East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hurst Green, East Sussex
Canopy and hood cleaning for Hurst Green, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Common problems we fix in Hurst Green
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
About our canopy cleaning in Hurst Green
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about fat running down the front of the hood and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters.
Work in a small place like Hurst Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hurst Green (TN19)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Wall canopies
Long wall canopies often have several filter banks. Each section’s plenum and housing is cleaned in turn, with photos for each.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. A thorough clean puts that right.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Hurst Green: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Hurst Green?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire authority looks after Hurst Green?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How long is a canopy clean?
Size and build-up decide it. As a guide, it takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Is Hurst Green in your area?
Yes. Hurst Green is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Towns and villages near Hurst Green
Other services in Hurst Green
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hurst Green knowing what to expect.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- 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
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Hurst Green
At about 41 miles from central London, Hurst Green sits well inside the area we cover. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Hurst Green sits within the area of East Sussex 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.
Bateman's, about 4.4 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses near Hurst Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ticehurst House Hospital about 3.7 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hurst Green is about 11 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hurst Green and the rest of East Sussex. Hurst Green is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 17 miles from Hurst Green.
Every address in TN19 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Station Road, London Road and Great Oak or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Hurst Green: Cooper's Corner (1 mile north), Burgh Hill (1 mile west), Silver Hill (1 mile south-east), Etchingham (2 miles south-west) and Flimwell (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Hastings (11 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-west), Crowborough (13 miles west), St Leonards (12 miles south) and Hastings Old Town (12 miles south-east).
Near you in Hurst Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Robertsbridge Community College and The Old Bull Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Etchingham station, roughly 1.3 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Ticehurst House Hospital (3.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Bewl Water.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
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.