West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Maplehurst canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning across Maplehurst and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
How we handle canopy cleaning in Maplehurst
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is normally in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. The work covers plenum chambers, baffle filters and island canopies, and people most often call us about a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and filters that never seem to stay clean.
In a village or hamlet like Maplehurst, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Maplehurst (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
What affects the quote in Maplehurst
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
If you need canopy cleaning in Maplehurst, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Maplehurst.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Advice
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
Nearby places to Maplehurst
Also in Maplehurst
Maplehurst questions
Do you cover smaller places like Maplehurst?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Maplehurst is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in Maplehurst?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Maplehurst keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it is not a full TR19 clean. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Bent or broken filters
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
Grease, kitchens and Maplehurst
Fire safety in Maplehurst falls to West Sussex 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. We cover Maplehurst, about 35 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Horsham Hospital is the nearest hospital to Maplehurst, about 4.3 miles north. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Maplehurst, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Maplehurst is about 4 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Maplehurst, we can take on canopy cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Maplehurst is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for canopy cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, about 14 miles from Maplehurst.
Work in RH13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Nuthurst Road, Park Lane and Copsale Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Maplehurst include Nuthurst (1 mile north), Southwater (2 miles north-west), Tower Hill (4 miles north-west), Brooks Green (4 miles west) and Horsham (4 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (9 miles north-east), Worthing (13 miles south), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-east), East Grinstead (15 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south).
Near you in Maplehurst
Maplehurst’s nearest station is Christs Hospital station, roughly 3.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Horsham Hospital (4.3 miles north) and Christs Hospital School Museum (3.5 miles north-west). Open spaces near Maplehurst include Knepp Wildland.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Maplehurst
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Andrew's CofE Primary School or anywhere near Maplehurst, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach