Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Lower Swanwick canopy cleaning
Specialist canopy cleaning for Lower Swanwick: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
About our canopy cleaning in Lower Swanwick
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. We scrape the heavy deposits, then degrease the surfaces with methods that suit the build-up, using hot water or steam where it helps. We are often asked to deal with heavy deposits behind the grease filters and grease channels that no longer drain, across plenum chambers, island canopies and baffle filters.
Work in a small place like Lower Swanwick starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, 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.
- Place
- Lower Swanwick (SO31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Lower Swanwick
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lower Swanwick?
In Lower Swanwick, it’s Fareham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Is canopy cleaning any different in a coastal place like Lower Swanwick?
It can. Lower Swanwick is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean when you are not cooking, so service is not affected. We work evenings, nights and weekends.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. As a guide, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. The canopy and plenum are both cleaned, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
What else we do in Lower Swanwick
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Lower Swanwick before we set off.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Canopy cleaning in Lower Swanwick: the local picture
Lower Swanwick is within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops across Lower Swanwick 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. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Lower Swanwick. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a café or takeaway near Bursledon station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Leonard or elsewhere in Lower Swanwick, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Coldeast, about 1.2 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Lower Swanwick is about 2 miles west of Whiteley, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Lower Swanwick, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Lower Swanwick among them.
Here we cover the SO31 postcode area for canopy cleaning. That includes premises on Green Lane, Bridge Road and Station Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Lower Swanwick, we cover Swanwick (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury (1 mile south-east), Sarisbury Green (1 mile south), Park Gate (2 miles south-east) and Burridge (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (8 miles south-east), Havant (14 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (5 miles south-east) and Horndean (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Lower Swanwick
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Brookfield Community School and Language College and The Old Ship Inn. Lower Swanwick has its own railway station: Bursledon station. A little further out are St Andrew's Castle (2.4 miles south) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (less than half a mile north-east). The countryside around Lower Swanwick includes Swanwick Lakes.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
What affects the quote in Lower Swanwick
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.