West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Poynings canopy cleaning
Our technicians work in Poynings on 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 as standard.
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Poynings
For canopies and hoods in Poynings, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. Before and after photos go into your report. If you have canopy gutters full of old fat and a sticky, discoloured canopy, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Poynings, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Poynings (BN45)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Common problems we fix in Poynings
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A hood coated in old grease
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Southlands Hospital (about 4.4 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Why it’s worth doing now in Poynings
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. If the system at a site near Poynings fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
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 go through it with you.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Poynings kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Poynings. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Poynings. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Poynings is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Portslade Manor is about 3.7 miles south), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Church of the Holy Trinity or anywhere around Poynings, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Poynings is about 4 miles north of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Poynings, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Poynings is one of them.
Work in BN45 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on The Street and Cora's Walk and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Poynings, we cover Fulking (1 mile south-west), Hangleton (3 miles south), Portslade (4 miles south), Castle Town (4 miles west) and Kingston by Sea (4 miles south). Further out, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (10 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (5 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (15 miles south-west).
Around Poynings
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Royal Oak pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hassocks station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.9 miles north-east) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Poynings include Wolstonbury Hill and Woods Mill.
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Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- 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 photos speak for themselves.
Do not let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Poynings: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Poynings?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can the work in Poynings be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. The report includes a recommended next clean date.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
What happens on the day
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Poynings.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Poynings and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.