Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Middle Stoke, Medway
We cover Middle Stoke for canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Poor capture at the hood
How we handle canopy cleaning in Middle Stoke
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. If you’re dealing with filters that never seem to stay clean and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Middle Stoke, 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.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Middle Stoke (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Middle Stoke is calmer for everyone.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Middle Stoke businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
When to call us in Middle Stoke
However carefully a kitchen in Middle Stoke is run, the canopy still collects grease. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Look out for these warning signs:
- A hood coated in old grease
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Middle Stoke, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether VAT is included
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Middle Stoke knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Middle Stoke questions
Does coastal air change anything about canopy cleaning in Middle Stoke?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Middle Stoke gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Do you work overnight in Middle Stoke?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
You get a photo report with before and after photos. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
Middle Stoke kitchens: local notes
Middle Stoke is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. In Middle Stoke, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Medway council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Middle Stoke is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Stoke Primary Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Middle Stoke is about 6 miles south-east of Canvey Island, in Medway. Across the ME3 area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 68 places across Medway, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 13 miles away.
All of ME3 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Burrows Lane and Grain Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Middle Stoke, we cover Lower Stoke (1 mile north), Stoke (1 mile west), North Street (1 mile south-west), Allhallows (1 mile north) and St Mary Hoo (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south-west), Chatham (8 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (8 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south-west).
What’s near Middle Stoke
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Nags Head pub, among other places. Not far away are Bishop Saltings.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters