Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hornchurch, Greater London
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Hornchurch, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Canopy cleaning in Hornchurch
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. A dirty canopy passes more grease further into the system. We start the check-up there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. If you are dealing with a hood coated in old grease and a filter housing caked in grease, we can put it right, from island canopies, baffle filters and canopy light fittings onwards.
Kitchens in Hornchurch, 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, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hornchurch (RM12, RM11, RM14, RM1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Hornchurch
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hornchurch?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Hornchurch. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you come to Hornchurch after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We will confirm how long when we quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. A thorough clean stops it.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We will make clear on the report which parts were cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
The filters are removed, cleaned and put back. Each filter is checked for fit as it goes back, because gaps let grease through.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
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.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with pictures for each.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Hornchurch.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Hornchurch kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 157 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 59 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hornchurch. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. London Fire Brigade covers Hornchurch. 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. Food hygiene inspections in Hornchurch are the job of Havering council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St George's Hospital about 0.9 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint George's Church or elsewhere in Hornchurch, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Hornchurch is about 6 miles south-west of Brentwood, in Greater London. Sites in Hornchurch get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Hornchurch among them. We also work in London, around 14 miles away.
Work in RM12, RM11, RM14 and RM1 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on High Street, The Avenue and Stanley Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Hornchurch on the A125, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Hornchurch: Upminster Bridge (1 mile east), Heath Park (1 mile north-west), Emerson Park (1 mile north-east), Hacton (2 miles south) and Ardleigh Green (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (14 miles west), St Pancras (14 miles west), Shoreditch (13 miles west), Walthamstow (10 miles west), Hoxton (13 miles west) and Whitechapel (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Hornchurch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College, J.J. Moon's pub and St. Andrew's Park. The closest station to Hornchurch is Emerson Park station, about 0.7 miles north. Nearby you will also find Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.9 miles east) and The Brewery (1.8 miles north-west). The countryside around Hornchurch includes Hornchurch Cutting.
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How we price canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
When to call us in Hornchurch
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. Left to fill up, they spill over, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Langtons Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate