Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Lower Upnor canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Lower Upnor, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lower Upnor
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. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. If you are dealing with greasy streaks across the canopy and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, we can help, from grease gutters, baffle filters and wall canopies onwards.
Somewhere as small as Lower Upnor, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Lower Upnor (ME2)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Lower Upnor.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Lower Upnor
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Restoration House is about 2 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether VAT is included
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lower Upnor
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What affects the quote in Lower Upnor
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Questions from Lower Upnor
Is canopy cleaning any different in a coastal place like Lower Upnor?
It can. Salt air reaches Lower Upnor, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lower Upnor?
The local authority for Lower Upnor is Medway council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
You get a photo report with before and after photos. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Kitchen extracts in Lower Upnor
The coast is only about 2 miles from Lower Upnor. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Look up Lower Upnor on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 42 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 14 takeaways and sandwich shops in Lower Upnor and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Lower Upnor sits within the area of 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 Philip & St James or anywhere around Lower Upnor, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Chattenden Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Lower Upnor is about 2 miles north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Whether your site is in the middle of Lower Upnor or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Lower Upnor is one of 68 places in Medway where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 10 miles from Lower Upnor.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: ME2. You will find streets such as Galleon Way, Cutter Close and Schooner Walk, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover Upper Upnor (1 mile south-west), Chattenden (1 mile north), Wainscott (1 mile west), Hoo St Werburgh (2 miles north-east) and Cooling Street (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (3 miles south-east), Chatham (4 miles south), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south-west), Luton (3 miles south) and Park Wood (5 miles south-east).
Near you in Lower Upnor
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf, The Hundred of Hoo Academy and Waterfront University Technical College. Other local landmarks include Lower Lines Park (1.3 miles south-east) and The Ship pub (less than half a mile east). Lower Upnor’s nearest station is Strood station, about 1.6 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Upnor Castle (less than half a mile south) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.9 miles south). Open spaces near Lower Upnor include Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.