Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Hawbush Green canopy cleaning
Specialist canopy cleaning for Hawbush Green: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Condensation running down the canopy
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hawbush Green
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers canopy light fittings, grease gutters and plenum chambers, and common reasons people get in touch are wet, greasy drips from the hood and canopy gutters full of old fat.
For a kitchen in or near Hawbush Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Hawbush Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A canopy clean in Hawbush Green now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, done while the kitchen is closed. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Hawbush Green is calmer for everyone.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Hawbush Green businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Hawbush Green
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
A kitchen near Cressing station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
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When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- A light fitting that does not work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
What canopy cleaning looks like in Hawbush Green
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Hawbush Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Hawbush Green falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s Braintree council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hawbush Green. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hawbush Green is William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 2.7 miles north-west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Hawbush Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hawbush Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Anywhere in CM77, we can take on canopy cleaning. Hawbush Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Here we cover the CM77 postcode area for canopy cleaning. We cover sites on Laxton Lane, Witham Road and Polecat Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Hawbush Green: Tye Green (1 mile west), Long Green (1 mile north-west), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Near you in Hawbush Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Willows Public House and Alec Hunter Academy. The closest station to Hawbush Green is Cressing station, roughly 0.7 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hawbush Green include Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Hawbush Green questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hawbush Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Hawbush Green is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hawbush Green in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Hawbush Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long is a canopy clean?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You will know before any work starts.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Before and after pictures go into a report that lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hawbush Green.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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 usually come back within one working day.