Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in New Town, Oxfordshire
Looking for canopy cleaning in New Town? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Condensation running down the canopy
About our canopy cleaning in New Town
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Typical jobs include condensation running down the canopy and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters, across island canopies, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers.
Somewhere as small as New Town, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- New Town (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in New Town
It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in New Town. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. New Town, about 44 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
Basildon Park, about 1.4 miles north, is one of the historic houses near New Town; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Stephen's Church, or anywhere in New Town, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Basildon C.E. Primary School or anywhere near New Town, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
New Town is about 7 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the RG8 postcode area, we can take on canopy cleaning. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 7 miles away.
Here we cover the RG8 postcode area for canopy cleaning. We cover sites on Wakemans and Pangbourne Road and nearby roads. We also cover Upper Basildon (1 mile north-west), Stubbles (2 miles west), Burnt Hill (3 miles west), Ashampstead (3 miles west) and Ashampstead Green (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Didcot (10 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles east), Benson (10 miles north) and Tilehurst (4 miles east).
What’s near New Town
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Beehive pub and St Andrew's School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Pangbourne station, roughly 1.6 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Yattendon Castle (3.5 miles west) and Battle Hospital (5.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hosehill Lake and Hartslock.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in New Town before we set off.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically 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
Questions from New Town
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in New Town during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of New Town. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for New Town?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for New Town. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The full canopy, inside and out, and the plenum behind it. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report that lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Managing agents and facilities teams in New Town
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Also near New Town
Also in New Town
How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy cannot draw air as it should. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. Somewhere as small as New Town, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in New Town
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning won’t do:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Keep the fan on through service
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.