Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Hensting canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Hensting, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hensting
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you will get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers grease gutters, baffle filters and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and a sticky, discoloured canopy.
In a small place like Hensting, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hensting (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Hensting before we set off.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
For canopy cleaning in Hensting, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: 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.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
Different parts, different methods
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. Cleaning it clears the drip.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
Kitchen extracts in Hensting
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hensting. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Hensting, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hensting is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St John's Rooms And Chapel about 4.3 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hensting is about 3 miles north-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Hensting, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Hensting is one of them. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 7 miles away.
Work in SO50 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Hensting include Owslebury (1 mile north-east), Owslebury Bottom (1 mile north-east), Baybridge (2 miles east), Morestead (2 miles north) and Lane End (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (4 miles north), Gosport (15 miles south-east), Eastleigh (3 miles south-west), Fareham (11 miles south), Horndean (14 miles south-east) and Totton (11 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hensting
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ship Inn, among other places. The closest station to Hensting is Shawford station, roughly 2.2 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are St John's Rooms And Chapel (4.3 miles north) and Eastleigh Museum (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Hensting includes Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
Hensting questions
Can you get to a site in Hensting?
Yes. Hensting is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hensting?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hensting. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
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.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Hensting
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A hood coated in old grease
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Hensting, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What records you’ll receive afterwards