West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Nutbourne, West Sussex
We cover Nutbourne for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Nutbourne
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers wall canopies, plenum chambers and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about poor capture at the hood and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters.
In a small place like Nutbourne, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Nutbourne (PO18, PO10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Nutbourne and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
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.
Questions from Nutbourne
Will you come out to Nutbourne?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Nutbourne is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Is canopy cleaning any different in a coastal place like Nutbourne?
It can, as Nutbourne is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Are you insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t 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 cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean all three and point out anything that is causing it.
What we’re called out for in Nutbourne
However carefully a kitchen in Nutbourne is run, the canopy still collects grease. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Poor capture at the hood
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
School kitchens, at schools like Chidham Parochial Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the price is fixed
What a clean won’t put right
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
Towns and villages near Nutbourne
Other services in Nutbourne
Nutbourne kitchens: local notes
At about 2 miles from the coast, Nutbourne is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Nutbourne. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Nutbourne. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 4.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Wilfrid's Church and Hall or elsewhere in Nutbourne, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Nutbourne is about 5 miles west of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Nutbourne and the rest of West Sussex. Nutbourne is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 9 miles from Nutbourne.
Work in PO18 and PO10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Flatt Road, Pottery Lane and Main Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Nutbourne include Hambrook (1 mile north), Chidham (1 mile south-east), Bosham (2 miles south-east), Broadbridge (2 miles east) and West Ashling (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (9 miles south-east), Chichester (5 miles east), Selsey (9 miles south-east), Portfield (5 miles east), Yapton (12 miles east) and East Wittering (5 miles south).
Near you in Nutbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Eames Farm and Bourne Community College. Nutbourne has its own railway station: Nutbourne station. A little further out are Warblington Castle (3.6 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (2.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Nutborne Marshes and Stoke Down.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Why act early in Nutbourne
If the canopy waits for the next full clean, grease keeps adding up. In a busy kitchen, the canopy and plenum can need attention between TR19 cleans, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
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