Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Hollingbourne
Canopy cleaning across Hollingbourne and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A hood coated in old grease
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hollingbourne
For canopies and hoods in Hollingbourne, the work follows the same careful routine: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. You get photos of the canopy before and after. If you’re dealing with grease filters blocking between washes and condensation and grease dripping together, we can help, from baffle filters, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Hollingbourne, 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 have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Hollingbourne (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, and we clear up before we go. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hollingbourne knowing what to expect.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Hollingbourne, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Hollingbourne questions
Do you work at weekends in Hollingbourne?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Hollingbourne can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hollingbourne?
The local authority for Hollingbourne is Maidstone council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it is not a full TR19 clean. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
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. We’ll tell you what to expect.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean all three and point out anything that’s causing it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Hollingbourne?
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hollingbourne Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they recommend a next date
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
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 Hollingbourne: the local picture
Look up Hollingbourne on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hollingbourne. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. The fire and rescue service for Hollingbourne is Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hollingbourne are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. 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.
If you run a café or takeaway near Hollingbourne station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Where a hall near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Hollingbourne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hollingbourne is about 5 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Anywhere in ME17, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Work in ME17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Upper Street, Pilgrims Way and Hollingbourne Hill, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Eyhorne Street (1 mile south-west), Broad Street (1 mile north-west), Chegworth (2 miles south), Ashbank (2 miles south-west) and Broomfield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Faversham (11 miles east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Hollingbourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Glyder House Sugar Loaves Public House, among other places. Hollingbourne’s nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 0.6 miles west. Nearby you will also find Laundry Museum (0.9 miles south-west) and Leeds Castle (1.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hollingbourne include Detling Hill.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hollingbourne
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. Planning a trip to Hollingbourne ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hollingbourne
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
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