Southampton · Canopy and hood cleaning
Northam canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Northam, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Northam
For canopies and hoods in Northam, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get photos of the canopy before and after. The work covers baffle filters, grease gutters and canopy light fittings, and the jobs we see most are filters that never seem to stay clean and heavy deposits behind the grease filters.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Northam gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos 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 ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Northam (SO14, SO19, SO18)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Northam
Sea air reaches Northam, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 310 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 109 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Northam. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Northam is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Commuter trade near Bitterne station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Where a hall near Church of St Augustine, or anywhere in Northam, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Northam is about 1 mile south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. For canopy cleaning in and around Northam, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, Northam included. Northam is one of 40 places in Southampton where we work for canopy cleaning.
Here we cover the SO14, SO19 and SO18 postcode area for canopy cleaning. You’ll find streets such as Sea Road, Lumpy Lane and Cross Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Northam: Peartree Green (1 mile south), Bitterne Manor (1 mile north), Itchen (1 mile south-east), St Mary's (1 mile south-west) and Bitterne (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west), Eling (5 miles west) and Rownhams (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Northam
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Inspire Enterprise Academy, East Park and The Engineers Arms and the streets around them. The closest station to Northam is Bitterne station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.8 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.2 miles west). Not far away are Netley Common.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Bent or broken filters
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
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Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Northam
Does coastal air change anything about canopy cleaning in Northam?
It can, as Northam is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Which council inspects kitchens in Northam?
Food hygiene inspections in Northam are carried out by Southampton council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. When the gutters fill, it overflows onto the range, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Northam?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Northam when you book.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Why deal with it now?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- A written report with photos after every visit
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
When to call us in Northam
Grease doesn’t build up any differently in Northam: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Northam is Royal South Hants Hospital, about 0.8 miles west.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and photos are included