East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Lewes canopy cleaning
For deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Lewes, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
Canopy cleaning in Lewes, done properly
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. The work covers island canopies, canopy light fittings and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and canopy gutters full of old fat.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Lewes, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, 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.
- Location
- Lewes (BN7, BN8, BN6, RH15)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Lewes
Any canopy in Lewes that is used for cooking will gather grease in the end. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Grease filters blocking between washes
A hospital like Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 0.5 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
Questions from Lewes
Can school kitchens in Lewes be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Lewes, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work in Lewes outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Lewes needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Do you cover Lewes?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Lewes included.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Different parts, different methods
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 can quote for the whole system.
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.
Also in Lewes
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours for most canopies. Work in Lewes is typically booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
Canopy cleaning in Lewes: the local picture
Look up Lewes on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 50 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lewes. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Environmental health officers from Lewes council inspect food businesses in Lewes. 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. Lewes sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John sub Castro, or anywhere in Lewes, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you cook for passing trade around Lewes station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Lewes is about 7 miles north-east of Brighton, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN7 postcode area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Lewes is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 7 miles from Lewes.
Here we cover the BN7, BN8, BN6 and RH15 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Local streets include Market Lane, Market Street and High Street, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. Main roads around Lewes include the A26 and A275, so getting to you is simple for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Lewes include South Malling (1 mile north-east), Southover (1 mile south-east), Cliffe (1 mile east), Offham (1 mile north-west) and Hamsey (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south). Lewes is one of the larger places we cover in East Sussex for canopy cleaning.
Around Lewes
Typical jobs here are in premises near Priory School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and Railway Land. The nearest railway station is Lewes station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Lewes Victoria Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Lewes includes Offham Hill and Malling Down.
Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy cannot draw air as it should. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job