Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Horton Heath canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for commercial sites in Horton Heath and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Poor capture at the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Canopy cleaning in Horton Heath
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. 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. If you’re dealing with condensation running down the canopy and greasy streaks across the canopy, we can help, from grease gutters, plenum chambers and canopy light fittings onwards.
In a smaller place like Horton Heath, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Horton Heath (SO50)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Horton Heath kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Horton Heath. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Horton Heath is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Horton Heath are the job of Eastleigh council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Moorgreen Hospital (about 2 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Fair Oak Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Horton Heath is about 2 miles south-east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Horton Heath or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Horton Heath is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients.
We cover every part of SO50 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on The Lillies, Botley Road and Centaury Gardens and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Fair Oak (1 mile north), Durley (2 miles east), Boorley Green (2 miles south-east), Wintershill (2 miles east) and Durley Street (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (7 miles north), Gosport (12 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles south-east), Fareham (8 miles south-east), Horndean (13 miles east) and Totton (9 miles west).
Near you in Horton Heath
In Horton Heath, that means kitchens and buildings near The Old George Public House, Wyvern Technology College and Wyvern Technology College, among other places. The closest station to Horton Heath is Hedge End station, roughly 1.4 miles south. Nearby you will also find Moorgreen Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (2.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
The process
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. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Your opening hours decide when we come to Horton Heath, not ours.
- 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.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What affects the quote in Horton Heath
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Horton Heath?
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Poor capture at the hood
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Cross or elsewhere in Horton Heath, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
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Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Electrical faults in the canopy
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Horton Heath
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Keep the fan on through service
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that’s cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. It’s a short list of what to watch, not a sales pitch.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Horton Heath
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Horton Heath?
That is Eastleigh council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Horton Heath. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is Horton Heath within the area you cover?
Yes. Horton Heath is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What is TR19?
A BESA 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 happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.