Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Lower Burgate, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Lower Burgate on deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Canopy cleaning in Lower Burgate, done properly
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. The work covers plenum chambers, canopy light fittings and grease gutters, and people most often call us about wet, greasy drips from the hood and a filter housing caked in grease.
Somewhere as small as Lower Burgate, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Lower Burgate (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy cannot draw air as it should. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder for less. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. A fault that closes a site in a village like Lower Burgate affects everyone who depends on it.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. Holidays and weekends work well.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Lower Burgate
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For canopy cleaning in Lower Burgate, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
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.
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.
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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Lower Burgate.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Signs you need canopy cleaning in Lower Burgate
Any canopy in Lower Burgate that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Poor capture at the hood
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Lower Burgate, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included
Places near Lower Burgate
Other services in Lower Burgate
Lower Burgate kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in Lower Burgate and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Fire safety in Lower Burgate falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Food hygiene inspections in Lower Burgate are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. 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.
Breamore House, about 2.2 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Lower Burgate; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Burgate School and Sixth Form tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Lower Burgate is in Hampshire. From the centre of Lower Burgate to the outskirts, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Lower Burgate is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Southampton, around 17 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of SP6 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Kingfisher Drive, Grebe Place and Salisbury Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Lower Burgate: Tinkers Cross (1 mile west), Upper Burgate (1 mile north), Fordingbridge (1 mile south-west), Horseport (1 mile south) and Criddlestyle (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Totton (12 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (15 miles south) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Lower Burgate
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Fordingbridge Infant School and The George Inn, among other places. Other landmarks nearby include Godshill Castle Hill (1 mile east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Blashford Lakes.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Lower Burgate: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lower Burgate?
The local authority for Lower Burgate is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you work in Lower Burgate outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Lower Burgate does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from photos or a visit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean all three and point out anything that is causing it.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.