West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning

Canopy and hood cleaning in Horsham, West Sussex

We cover Horsham for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.

  • Condensation running down the canopy
  • A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
  • Fat running down the front of the hood

Need canopy cleaning in Horsham?

What staff can safely do

Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.

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, and that’s where we come in.

About our canopy cleaning in Horsham

The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. If you have grease dripping from the canopy edge and wet, greasy drips from the hood, we can put it right, from plenum chambers, baffle filters and grease gutters onwards.

In Horsham, extract cleaning fits around service: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Sites with more than one kitchen can be cleaned in phases.

The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.

Location
Horsham (RH12, RH13, RH20, BN44)
Region
West Sussex
Reporting
Certificate and photo report
Price
Fixed quote, usually within a working day
When we work
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Call
0345 646 2711
Checked
30 October 2026
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Horsham questions

Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Horsham?

Kitchens in Horsham are inspected by Horsham council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.

Can you come to Horsham after we close?

Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Horsham does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.

Will I get a report after the canopy clean?

A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.

Do we need to close while you work?

Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.

How much does canopy cleaning cost in Horsham?

There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.

What’s TR19?

A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.

How long will it take to clean the canopy?

Allow an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. We will confirm how long when we quote.

What accreditations do you have?

BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.

Part by part

School and staff canteen kitchens

School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. Holidays and weekends work well.

Island canopies

An island canopy is open on all sides, so every face can collect grease. We clean all of them, inside and out.

What we do, step by step

We’re 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 part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. For a site in Horsham, tell us about parking, loading and how we reach the roof or plant room.

  1. We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
  2. Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
  3. With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
  4. Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
  5. Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.

Preparing for the visit

  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
  • Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
  • Clear the space around the work

How to get a quote

To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.

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Multi-site and managed buildings

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.

We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.

What a clean will not put right

We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:

  • Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
  • Electrical faults in the canopy
  • A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out

If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.

What we work on in Horsham

  • Plenum chambers
  • Island canopies
  • Canopy light fittings
  • Wall canopies
  • Baffle filters
  • Grease gutters

Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Horsham

Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:

  • Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
  • Whether several sites go on one quote
  • The times the site is available
  • Where the site is and how we reach it

We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.

What to send for a quote

There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:

  • Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
  • The site address and the type of premises
  • How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
  • Any previous report or certificate

Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.

Leave it or put it right?

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. For a site in Horsham with several systems, a planned schedule stops everything falling due at once.

Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.

Why book with us

  • We are fully insured
  • Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
  • We diagnose before we treat
  • A fixed price before any work starts

See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.

Kitchen extracts in Horsham

Food Standards Agency records list about 60 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 24 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Horsham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. In Horsham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Horsham council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Horsham. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.

A kitchen near Horsham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hospital like Horsham Hospital, about under half a mile north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Hope Chapel or elsewhere in Horsham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.

Horsham is about 31 miles south of London, in West Sussex. Across the RH12 area, we can take on canopy cleaning. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 17 miles from Horsham.

Canopy cleaning in RH12, RH13, RH20 and BN44 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Station Road, London Road and Market Square, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Main roads around Horsham include the A24 and A29, which makes travel easy for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Horsham, we cover Tower Hill (1 mile south-west), Broadbridge Heath (2 miles west), Holbrook (2 miles north), Warnham (2 miles north-west) and Southwater (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (7 miles north-east), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south-east), East Grinstead (14 miles east), Broadfield (5 miles east) and Storrington (11 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in West Sussex, Horsham has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.

Local landmarks in Horsham

In Horsham, that means kitchens and buildings near Millais School, Warnham Park and Kingslea Primary School and the streets around them. Horsham has its own railway station: Horsham station. Nearby you will also find Christs Hospital School Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Horsham Hospital (under half a mile north-west). For a walk, there’s Warnham LNR.

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