Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Lordswood, Medway
Canopy and hood cleaning in Lordswood, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
What we’re called out for in Lordswood
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St David's Church, or anywhere in Lordswood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether VAT is included
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lordswood
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. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. If you’re dealing with condensation and grease dripping together and filters that never seem to stay clean, we can help, from canopy light fittings, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Lordswood, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. 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.
- Location
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
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Kitchen extracts in Lordswood
Look up Lordswood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 15 takeaways across Lordswood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Lordswood. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Lordswood is Kent 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.
A hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital, about 3 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School or anywhere near Lordswood, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Anywhere in ME5, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, and Lordswood is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: ME5 and ME7. You’ll find streets such as Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Being one of Medway’s larger places, Lordswood has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
Around Lordswood
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub. The closest station to Lordswood is Chatham station, about 3.2 miles north. A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Lordswood questions
Who inspects food businesses in Lordswood?
Kitchens in Lordswood are inspected by Medway council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Lordswood?
Fire safety enforcement in Lordswood is handled by Kent 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.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line while the fan strains. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. Around Lordswood, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Lordswood businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Honest limits
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a place like Lordswood, we fit the visit around your hours.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- 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
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.