Surrey · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Old Malden
We cover Old Malden for canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A hood coated in old grease
How we handle canopy cleaning in Old Malden
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. Where that is the case, we’ll be clear that the ducts and fan aren’t included, so your records stay accurate. If you have a sticky, discoloured canopy and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters, we can help.
Around a smaller place like Old Malden, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Old Malden (KT19, KT4, KT5)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Old Malden
There are about 102 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 61 sandwich bars and takeaways in Old Malden and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Old Malden sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Epsom and Ewell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Old Malden. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Old Malden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tolworth Hospital about 0.9 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you cook for passing trade around Tolworth station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Old Malden is about 2 miles north-west of Ewell, in Surrey. Wherever you are in the KT19 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, and Old Malden is one of them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
We cover every part of KT19, KT4 and KT5 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Curtis Road, Rowden Road and Grafton Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Worcester Park (1 mile east), Tolworth (1 mile north-west), Stoneleigh (1 mile south-east), Berrylands (1 mile north-west) and Chessington (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Woking (14 miles west), Epsom (3 miles south), Horley (14 miles south), Redhill (10 miles south-east), Egham (13 miles west) and Reigate (10 miles south).
Around Old Malden
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Richard Challoner School, The Plough Inn Public House and Hogsmill LNR. Old Malden’s nearest station is Tolworth station, about 0.5 miles west. A little further out are Bentall Centre (3 miles north-west) and Tolworth Hospital (0.9 miles west). Open spaces near Old Malden include The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
Why deal with it now?
A blocked plenum and clogged filters cut the airflow at the canopy. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Old Malden at a time that suits you.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Old Malden
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
Also near Old Malden
Other services in Old Malden
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
Questions from Old Malden
Can you work in Old Malden outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Old Malden can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Old Malden out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 27 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Old Malden. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do we need to close while you work?
Normally not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
How long is a canopy clean?
It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Your quote will give a time.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
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.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a place like Old Malden are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.