Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Hatchet Green
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Hatchet Green, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Somewhere like Hatchet Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
For canopy cleaning in Hatchet Green, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hatchet Green
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers island canopies, canopy light fittings and grease gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and grease filters blocking between washes.
Work in a small place like Hatchet Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Hatchet Green (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hatchet Green
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Look out for any of the following:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
School kitchens, at schools like Hale Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Different parts, different methods
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, we empty and clean that as well, and we’ll show staff where it is.
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
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What affects the quote in Hatchet Green
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How big the system is
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we will tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Hatchet Green
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
Questions from Hatchet Green
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hatchet Green?
The local authority for Hatchet Green is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hatchet Green?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hatchet Green. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
How long is a canopy clean?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. You will know before any work starts.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
Kitchen extracts in Hatchet Green
The fire and rescue service for Hatchet Green is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Hatchet Green get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Breamore House, about 2.6 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Hatchet Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Salisbury District Hospital (about 5.8 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Hatchet Green is in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SP6 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Hatchet Green is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 15 miles away.
We cover every part of the SP6 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Hatchet Close and Hatchet Green, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. We also cover North Charford (1 mile east) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Totton (10 miles east), Chandler's Ford (15 miles east), Romsey (11 miles east), New Milton (15 miles south), Ringwood (9 miles south) and Marchwood (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Hatchet Green
Around Hatchet Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Woodfalls Inn and The Trafalgar School at Downton, among other places. A little further out are Downton Moot Close (1.6 miles north-west) and Salisbury District Hospital (5.8 miles north-west).
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.