Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Marsh Green, Kent
Canopy cleaning for Marsh Green, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A filter housing caked in grease
Canopy cleaning in Marsh Green, done properly
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. Where that is the case, we’ll be clear that the ducts and fan are not included, so your records stay accurate. The work covers canopy light fittings, baffle filters and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and smoke hanging around the canopy during service.
Work in a small place like Marsh Green 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Marsh Green (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Marsh Green.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Marsh Green, ring 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 typically follows within one working day.
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What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Marsh Green: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Marsh Green?
The local authority for Marsh Green is Sevenoaks 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.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Marsh Green during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Marsh Green. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean when the kitchen is closed: after service, overnight or before opening. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
What happens if it’s left?
A blocked plenum and clogged filters cut the airflow at the canopy. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. If the system at a site near Marsh Green fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- We are fully insured
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Canopy cleaning in Marsh Green: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 takeaways in Marsh Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. Marsh Green sits within the area of Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in Marsh Green are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Queen Victoria Hospital is the nearest hospital to Marsh Green, about 3.8 miles south-west. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hever Castle is about 2.6 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Marsh Green Mission Church or anywhere around Marsh Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Marsh Green is about 5 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Marsh Green or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 21 miles from Marsh Green.
Work in TN8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Marsh Green Road and Greybury Lane and nearby roads. We also cover Stick Hill (2 miles east), Dormansland (2 miles south-west), Hammerwood (3 miles south), Cowden (3 miles south-east) and Lingfield (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (9 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles east), Tonbridge (10 miles east), Paddock Wood (14 miles east), Southborough (9 miles east) and Broadwater Down (9 miles south-east).
Around Marsh Green
Around Marsh Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Wheatsheaf Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Marsh Green is Edenbridge Town station, roughly 1.6 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Haxted Watermill Museum (1.5 miles north-west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles south-west).