Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Havant, Hampshire
Canopy cleaning for Havant and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
Canopy cleaning in Havant
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers canopy light fittings, grease gutters and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are grease dripping from the canopy edge and grease channels that no longer drain.
Many kitchens in a town like Havant were fitted into buildings built for something else, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Sections we cannot reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Havant (PO9, PO11, PO7)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
More services for Havant
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. It’s a short list of what to watch, not a sales pitch.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Canopy cleaning in Havant: the local picture
At about 2 miles from the coast, Havant is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 47 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Havant. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. The fire and rescue service for Havant is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as Trosnant Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Francis or elsewhere in Havant, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Havant is about 18 miles east of Southampton, in Hampshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Havant, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Havant. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Havant among them.
Here we cover the PO9, PO11 and PO7 postcode area for canopy cleaning. That includes premises on Colemore Square, Market Parade and Juniper Square and the roads around them. Havant is on the A27 and A3(M), which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Leigh Park (1 mile north), Denvilles (1 mile south-east), Durrants (2 miles north-east), Langstone (2 miles south) and Warblington (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (8 miles south-west), Fareham (9 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north), Hedge End (14 miles west), Petersfield (10 miles north) and Locks Heath (12 miles west). Havant is among the bigger places we cover in Hampshire for canopy cleaning.
Local landmarks in Havant
In Havant, that means kitchens and buildings near The Perseverance pub, St Albans Church and Havant College. The nearest railway station is Havant station, roughly 0.6 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (0.6 miles south) and Havant Museum (0.9 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Southmoor Nature Reserve.
FAQs for Havant
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Havant?
Food hygiene inspections in Havant are carried out by Havant council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Havant out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 7 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Havant. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
When do you clean the canopy?
The clean is done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
How the job changes from site to site
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. The whole system still needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance, and the canopy is part of it.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. With the filters out we can get to it and scrape it clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
When to call us in Havant
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms, carrying grease with it. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Grease filters blocking between washes
For kitchens close to Havant station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
How we price canopy cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Three things shape a visit in Havant: when you’re closed, where we can park and how we get to the system.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.