Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Luddesdown, Kent
Canopy cleaning in Luddesdown from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Canopy cleaning in Luddesdown, done properly
Every canopy we clean in Luddesdown gets the same treatment: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. Before and after pictures go into your report. If you have a hood coated in old grease and filters that never seem to stay clean, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Luddesdown starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Luddesdown (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
Canopy cleaning in Luddesdown: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 8 pubs, bars and clubs in Luddesdown and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Luddesdown falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Gravesham council inspect food businesses in Luddesdown. 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.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Luddesdown is French Hospital, about 4.7 miles east. Cobham College, about 1.2 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Luddesdown; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Meopham School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Luddesdown is about 4 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. We carry out canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Luddesdown and the rest of Kent. Luddesdown is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for canopy cleaning. Maidstone is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: DA13. If your site is just outside Luddesdown, we cover Henley Street (1 mile north), Gold Street (1 mile north-west), Foxendown (1 mile west), Sole Street (1 mile north-west) and Round Street (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles north) and Tonbridge (13 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Luddesdown
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Golden Lion pub and Camer Park Country Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Sole Street station, roughly 1.2 miles north-west. A little further out are French Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Rochester Castle (4.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Ranscombe Farm and Gad's Hill.
Luddesdown: your questions answered
Will you come out to Luddesdown?
Yes. Luddesdown is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can a school canteen extract in Luddesdown be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Luddesdown, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
We clean canopies in commercial kitchens of every kind. Whatever is cooked under it, the canopy is cleaned the same thorough way, with the equipment off and cool.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You’ll know before work begins.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Clean the baffle filters often
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
What affects the quote in Luddesdown
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
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. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. The whole system still needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance, and the canopy is part of it.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Luddesdown, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.