Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in New Eltham
Specialist canopy cleaning for New Eltham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
How we handle canopy cleaning in New Eltham
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. We clean both, so the canopy is clean where it shows and where it doesn’t. If you have wet, greasy drips from the hood and a sticky, discoloured canopy, we can put it right.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in New Eltham, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- New Eltham (SE9, DA15, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
What affects the quote in New Eltham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Grease, kitchens and New Eltham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 121 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 44 takeaways in New Eltham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. New Eltham sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
If you run a café or takeaway near New Eltham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to New Eltham is Eltham Community Hospital, about 1.1 miles north-west.
New Eltham is about 1 mile south-east of Eltham, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the SE9 postcode area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, New Eltham among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 8 miles from New Eltham.
All of SE9, DA15 and BR7 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Green Lane, Gerda Road and Novar Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside New Eltham, we cover Eltham (1 mile north-west), Longlands (1 mile south-east), Coldharbour (1 mile south-west), Avery Hill (1 mile north) and Blackfen (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in New Eltham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Elmstead Wood and St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School, among other places. There’s a railway station in New Eltham itself: New Eltham station. A little further out are Metropolitan Police Museum (1.4 miles east) and Eltham Community Hospital (1.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near New Eltham include Summer Hill and The Tarn.
Also near New Eltham
What else we do in New Eltham
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in New Eltham.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Common questions in New Eltham
Who inspects food businesses in New Eltham?
Kitchens in New Eltham are inspected by Greenwich council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work overnight in New Eltham?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in New Eltham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them because that’s often the dirtiest part.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Why deal with it now?
Getting the canopy cleaned in New Eltham now saves a bigger job later. It takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
- In business since 2009
Signs you need canopy cleaning in New Eltham
Any canopy in New Eltham that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Poor capture at the hood
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
For schools such as Wyborne Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of insurance