West Berkshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Mortimer canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Mortimer, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Mortimer questions
Which fire authority looks after Mortimer?
That’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Mortimer?
Kitchens in Mortimer are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Mortimer?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
About our canopy cleaning in Mortimer
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll send you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, normally within one working day. If you have overflowing grease troughs and gutters and condensation and grease dripping together, we can help.
Kitchens around a place like Mortimer are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Mortimer (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Mortimer
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, and we clear up before we go. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Mortimer.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Mortimer kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Mortimer and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Mortimer. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Mortimer is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mortimer St John's C.E. Infant School or anywhere near Mortimer, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stratfield Saye House is about 3.6 miles south-east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Mortimer Methodist Church or anywhere around Mortimer, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Mortimer is about 4 miles north-east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. From the centre of Mortimer to the outskirts, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Reading, about 6 miles away.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for canopy cleaning. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on The Street, Croft Road and Leigh Field or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Stratfield Mortimer (1 mile east), Mortimer West End (1 mile south-west), Goddard's Green (2 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (2 miles north) and Wokefield (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (11 miles west), Thatcham (8 miles west), Speenhamland (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles east), Calcot (5 miles north) and Shaw (11 miles west).
Around Mortimer
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Willink School, The Willink School and Padworth Common Local Nature Reserve and the streets around them. The closest station to Mortimer is Mortimer station, about 1.4 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Calleva Museum (2 miles south-west) and Beaumys Castle (3.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hosehill Lake.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
A hotel or pub kitchen can rarely close for long. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Mortimer
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For canopy cleaning in Mortimer, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.