Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hurtmore, Surrey
We cover Hurtmore for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A filter housing caked in grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hurtmore
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the treatment is a thorough degrease of the hood, plenum and housing. The work covers island canopies, canopy light fittings and baffle filters, and people most often call us about poor capture at the hood and canopy gutters full of old fat.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Hurtmore (GU7)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hurtmore
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hurtmore is Milford Hospital, about 2.4 miles south.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If they look at the system before pricing
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hurtmore and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: 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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
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.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Nearby places to Hurtmore
Other services in Hurtmore
Kitchen extracts in Hurtmore
The FSA’s data shows about 15 pubs, bars and clubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hurtmore. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Hurtmore is Surrey 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. In Hurtmore, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Guildford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Loseley Park is about 1.5 miles north-east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Hurtmore, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hurtmore is about 4 miles south-west of Guildford, in Surrey. Anywhere in GU7, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: GU7. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Hurtmore Road, Hurtmore Chase and Northway or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Compton (1 mile north), Binscombe (1 mile east), Shackleford (1 mile west), Littleton (2 miles north-east) and Puttenham (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (4 miles north-east), Woking (8 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Farnham (7 miles west), Dorking (13 miles east) and Frimley (9 miles north-west).
Around Hurtmore
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Middlebriars Wood, Broadwater School and Loseley Fields Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Godalming station, roughly 1.2 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Charterhouse School Museum (0.6 miles south-east) and Milford Hospital (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Hurtmore includes Frith Hill and Farncombe Wood.
Common questions in Hurtmore
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hurtmore?
Kitchens in Hurtmore are inspected by Guildford council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in villages like Hurtmore?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. With nowhere to collect, the grease overflows, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
We clean the canopy inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. A canopy clean helps between full cleans, but the ducts and fan still need doing, and the report will say what was covered.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. 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. In a small place like Hurtmore, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
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. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we’ll show staff where it is.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.