Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Lower Higham, Medway
Specialist canopy cleaning for Lower Higham: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lower Higham
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. The work covers grease gutters, baffle filters and plenum chambers, and the jobs we see most are filters that clog soon after cleaning and grease dripping from the canopy edge.
Work in a small place like Lower Higham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Lower Higham (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Some troughs drain to a cup or drawer, we empty and clean that as well, and we’ll show staff where it is.
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
FAQs for Lower Higham
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lower Higham out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Lower Higham. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Is canopy cleaning any different in a coastal place like Lower Higham?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Lower Higham than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Lower Higham
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
Places near Lower Higham
Other services in Lower Higham
What affects the quote in Lower Higham
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Canopy cleaning in Lower Higham: the local picture
Sea air reaches Lower Higham, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways across Lower Higham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. The fire and rescue service for Lower Higham 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around Lower Higham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Higham Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as French Hospital (about 3.3 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Lower Higham is about 3 miles north-west of Rochester, in Medway. For canopy cleaning in and around Lower Higham, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Lower Higham included. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Lower Higham among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: ME3. Whether your site is on Canal Road, Chalk Road and Chequers Street or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Church Street (1 mile north), Higham (1 mile south), Mockbeggar (1 mile east), Gadshill (1 mile south) and Cliffe Woods (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south-east), Rochester (3 miles south-east), Rainham (8 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south-east).
Near you in Lower Higham
In Lower Higham, that means kitchens and buildings near Strood Academy, Broomhill Park and The Chequers pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Lower Higham itself: Higham station. A little further out are French Hospital (3.3 miles south-east) and Upnor Castle (3.1 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
Why act early in Lower Higham
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-up. In a busy kitchen, the canopy and plenum can need attention between TR19 cleans, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. A planned visit to Lower Higham is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Lower Higham businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Lower Higham can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.