West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Heyshott Green, West Sussex
For canopy cleaning in Heyshott Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Canopy cleaning in Heyshott Green
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. If you have a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and fat running down the front of the hood, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Heyshott Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Heyshott Green (GU29)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When to call us in Heyshott Green
Grease doesn’t build up any differently in Heyshott Green: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Fat running down the front of the hood
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Midhurst Community Hospital about 2.3 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Clean the baffle filters often
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Leave it or put it right?
Fresh grease comes off far more easily than old. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, which makes a later clean slower and harder. With notice, the visit to Heyshott Green can be fitted around your bookings and events.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Heyshott Green: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Heyshott Green?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can the work in Heyshott Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Heyshott Green before we set off.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Nearby places to Heyshott Green
Also in Heyshott Green
Canopy cleaning around Heyshott Green
The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Heyshott Green. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Heyshott Green sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Heyshott Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St James, or anywhere in Heyshott Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Midhurst Rother College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Heyshott Green is about 9 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Anywhere in GU29, we can take on canopy cleaning. Heyshott Green is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: GU29. We also cover the places around Heyshott Green: Heyshott (1 mile south-east), Hoyle (1 mile east), Cocking Causeway (1 mile north-west), Cocking (1 mile south-west) and West Lavington (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (12 miles south), Chichester (9 miles south), Littlehampton (13 miles south-east), Emsworth (12 miles south-west), Rustington (14 miles south-east) and Storrington (12 miles east).
Landmarks near Heyshott Green
In Heyshott Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Unicorn Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Midhurst Community Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Midhurst Museum (1.9 miles north). Not far away are Graffham Common and Levin Down.