West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Ifield canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Ifield? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
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.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
About our canopy cleaning in Ifield
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What is not seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it does not. If you have a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and overflowing grease troughs and gutters, we can put it right, from plenum chambers, wall canopies and grease gutters onwards.
In a smaller place like Ifield, 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. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Ifield (RH11, RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Ifield
What else we do in Ifield
Questions from Ifield
Do you work overnight in Ifield?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Ifield can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Will you come out to Ifield?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What’s TR19?
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.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The whole canopy, inside and out. The plenum behind the filters is included because that’s often the dirtiest part.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. We’ll make clear on the report which parts were cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Tell us when your site near Ifield is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
When to call us in Ifield
Grease does not build up any differently in Ifield: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. Frying and grilling load a canopy far faster than steaming or boiling.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Margaret's Church, or anywhere in Ifield, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
Grease, kitchens and Ifield
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 20 pubs and bars and about 10 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ifield. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Ifield is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Ifield get their food hygiene inspections from Crawley council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run a café or takeaway near Ifield station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. For schools such as St Margaret's CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Ifield is about 1 mile north-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ifield and the rest of West Sussex. Ifield is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Guildford is in our area too, about 18 miles from Ifield.
We work across RH11 and RH10 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Mill Lane, Hare Lane and Brock Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Gossops Green (1 mile south), Ifieldwood (1 mile west), Bewbush (1 mile south-west), Russ Hill (2 miles north-west) and Charlwood (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Ifield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ifield Community College, Target Hill Park and St Wilfrid's Catholic School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Ifield station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Crawley Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and County Mall (1.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ifield include Tilgate Lake.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Leave it or put it right?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Ifield businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Ifield and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.