Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Netteswell, Essex
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for commercial sites in Netteswell and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
About our canopy cleaning in Netteswell
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 wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies, and people most often call us about a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and a greasy hood noticed by an inspector.
In a smaller place like Netteswell, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Netteswell (CM20, CM18, CM19)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Netteswell kitchens: local notes
Look up Netteswell on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 100 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 40 takeaways and sandwich shops across Netteswell and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Netteswell. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Harlow council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Netteswell. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Freshwaters Primary Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Commuter trade near Harlow Town station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Netteswell is about 1 mile west of Harlow, in Essex. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Netteswell and the rest of Essex. Netteswell is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 16 miles from Netteswell.
We cover every part of the CM20, CM18 and CM19 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Park Lane, School Lane and Maddox Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Netteswell include the A1019, which makes travel easy for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Netteswell, we cover Harlow (1 mile east), Mark Hall South (1 mile east), Mark Hall North (1 mile north-east), Latton (1 mile south-east) and Bush Fair (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (9 miles south), Waltham Abbey (7 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (13 miles north-east), Epping (5 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (10 miles north-east).
What’s near Netteswell
Around Netteswell, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Brays Grove, BMAT STEM Academy and Garden Tiger pub. The closest station to Netteswell is Harlow Town station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Harlow Mill (1.6 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (0.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Hunsdon Mead.
Part by part
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. A thorough clean puts that right.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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Netteswell: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Netteswell?
The local authority for Netteswell is Harlow council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Netteswell?
Netteswell is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
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.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean when you are not cooking, so most kitchens do not lose a service. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly ready for the next service.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Tell us when your site near Netteswell is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What we are called out for in Netteswell
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms and runs with the grease. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Poor capture at the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Princess Alexandra Hospital about 0.8 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first