Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Nuneham Courtenay canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Nuneham Courtenay, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A hood coated in old grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
About our canopy cleaning in Nuneham Courtenay
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically 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 common reasons people get in touch are fat running down the front of the hood and smoke hanging around the canopy during service.
Somewhere as small as Nuneham Courtenay, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Nuneham Courtenay (OX44)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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.
Canopy cleaning in Nuneham Courtenay: the local picture
Nuneham Courtenay is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Nuneham Courtenay get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Clifton Hampden Manor, about 2.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Nuneham Courtenay; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Marsh Baldon Church of England Controlled School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Nuneham Courtenay, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Nuneham Courtenay is about 4 miles east of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. If you need canopy cleaning in Nuneham Courtenay, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Nuneham Courtenay. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small.
All of OX44 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover the places around Nuneham Courtenay: Radley (2 miles west), Clifton Hampden (2 miles south), Long Wittenham (3 miles south), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles west) and Culham (4 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (4 miles north), Didcot (6 miles south), Bicester (15 miles north), Witney (14 miles north-west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (12 miles south-west).
What’s near Nuneham Courtenay
Around Nuneham Courtenay, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Oxford Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Radley station, roughly 1.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are FitzHarris Castle (3.7 miles west) and Littlemore Hospital (2.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Shotover and Wells Farm.
Nuneham Courtenay questions
Do you work overnight in Nuneham Courtenay?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Nuneham Courtenay?
That is South Oxfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Nuneham Courtenay. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Are the filters cleaned too?
They’re taken out, cleaned and refitted. We check each one seats properly, because gaps let grease through.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
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 is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The full canopy, inside and out, and the plenum behind it. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
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Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. That is a lot of grease on the canopy, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-up. Some kitchens need the canopy cleaning more often than the whole system, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. A planned visit to Nuneham Courtenay is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. The timing of a visit to Nuneham Courtenay is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.