Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Hooley canopy cleaning
One call covers canopy and hood cleaning in Hooley: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
What affects the quote in Hooley
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
About our canopy cleaning in Hooley
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Common call-outs are for greasy streaks across the canopy and smoke hanging around the canopy during service, across baffle filters, island canopies and plenum chambers.
Kitchens in Hooley, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hooley (CR5, RH1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Canopy cleaning around Hooley
The Food Standards Agency lists about 9 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Hooley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Hooley falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Reigate and Banstead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hooley. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like St Lawrence's Hospital, about 2.5 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Coulsdon Sixth Form College for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Hooley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hooley is about 2 miles south-west of Coulsdon, in Greater London. From the centre of Hooley to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. You can also see our page for London, roughly 15 miles from Hooley.
All of CR5 and RH1 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Church Lane Avenue, Church Lane Drive and Brighton Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Hooley, we cover Netherne on-the-Hill (1 mile east), Merstham (2 miles south), Mugswell (2 miles south-west), Gatton (2 miles south) and South Merstham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include London (15 miles north), City of Westminster (15 miles north), Kensington (15 miles north), Brompton (14 miles north), Stockwell (12 miles north) and Orpington (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hooley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The White Hart pub and Shabden Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chipstead station, roughly 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find East Surrey Museum (3.4 miles east) and St Lawrence's Hospital (2.5 miles east). Not far away are Colley Hill and South London Downs National Nature Reserve.
Why deal with it now?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, which makes a later clean slower and harder. In Hooley, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What else we do in Hooley
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
FAQs for Hooley
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hooley?
Fire safety enforcement in Hooley is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hooley?
Food hygiene inspections in Hooley are carried out by Reigate and Banstead council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. The plenum behind the filters is included, since that’s where grease hides.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Hooley?
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. We fix the price before any work starts.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A canopy only holds so much grease. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. A thorough clean stops it.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. A thorough clean puts that right.
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. For a job in Hooley, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.