Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Old Hawkinge
Our technicians work in Old Hawkinge on deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Fat running down the front of the hood
What we are called out for in Old Hawkinge
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Acrise Place is about 2.7 miles north-west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Canopy cleaning in Old Hawkinge
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. We are often asked to deal with an EHO comment about the canopy and greasy streaks across the canopy, on plenum chambers, wall canopies and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Old Hawkinge, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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
- Old Hawkinge (CT18)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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.
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-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. In a place like Old Hawkinge, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, which means grease settles on all four sides. We clean all of them, inside and out.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Old Hawkinge kitchens: local notes
At about 2 miles from the coast, Old Hawkinge is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in Old Hawkinge and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. The fire and rescue service for Old Hawkinge is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Old Hawkinge, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A hospital like Royal Victoria Hospital, about 2.1 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Old Hawkinge is about 1 mile east of Hawkinge, in Kent. If you need canopy cleaning in Old Hawkinge, please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Old Hawkinge. Old Hawkinge is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for canopy cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (30 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: CT18. That includes premises on Standen Lane and Church Hill and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Hawkinge (1 mile west), Densole (2 miles north-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north), Arpinge (2 miles west) and Selsted (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (5 miles east), Deal (11 miles north-east), Hythe (5 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Old Hawkinge
In Old Hawkinge, that means kitchens and buildings near East Cliff and Warren Country Park and White Horse pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central station, about 2.3 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Folkestone Castle (1.6 miles south-west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Old Hawkinge include Sugar Loaf Hill.
Old Hawkinge: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Old Hawkinge?
Yes, Old Hawkinge is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Old Hawkinge out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Old Hawkinge, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
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.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that 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 Old Hawkinge before we set off.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.