West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Highbrook
Specialist canopy cleaning for Highbrook: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A hood coated in old grease
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Highbrook
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Highbrook
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. Common call-outs are for smoke hanging around the canopy during service and grease dripping from the canopy edge, across canopy light fittings, grease gutters and baffle filters.
Work in a small place like Highbrook 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 paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Highbrook (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. That is a lot of grease on the canopy, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Towns and villages near Highbrook
What else we do in Highbrook
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Highbrook run smoothly.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Highbrook, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. 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.
Related advice
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Bent or broken filters
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Highbrook
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Canopy cleaning around Highbrook
Look up Highbrook on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Highbrook. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. In Highbrook, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Highbrook. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near All Saints Church or elsewhere in Highbrook, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Peter's CofE Primary School or anywhere near Highbrook, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hospital like Princess Royal Hospital, about 4.6 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Highbrook is about 4 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Sites in Highbrook get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Highbrook.
All of RH17 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Highbrook, we cover Ardingly (1 mile south-west), Little London (1 mile west), Sharpthorne (2 miles north), West Hoathly (2 miles north) and Horsted Keynes (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (7 miles north-west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-west), East Grinstead (5 miles north) and Broadfield (7 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Highbrook
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Ardingly Inn, among other places. The closest station to Highbrook is Balcombe station, about 3.4 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Princess Royal Hospital (4.6 miles south) and Parish Museum (2.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Questions from Highbrook
Can you work in Highbrook outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Highbrook keeps running as normal. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Highbrook?
Kitchens in Highbrook are inspected by Mid Sussex council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Typically because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. With nowhere to collect, the grease overflows, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
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.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
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 to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.