Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Preston Candover, Hampshire
Canopy cleaning for commercial sites in Preston Candover and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Canopy cleaning in Preston Candover
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. We are often asked to deal with wet, greasy drips from the hood and grease filters blocking between washes, across wall canopies, island canopies and grease gutters.
In a small place like Preston Candover, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Preston Candover (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
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Common problems we fix in Preston Candover
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.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Preston Candover Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Preston Candover, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Questions from Preston Candover
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Preston Candover?
Fire safety enforcement in Preston Candover is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you work in Preston Candover outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Preston Candover can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Are the filters cleaned too?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it won’t cover the ductwork or fan. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them because that is often the dirtiest part.
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’s causing it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. Cleaning it clears the drip.
Grease, kitchens and Preston Candover
Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Preston Candover. 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. About 50 miles out from central London, Preston Candover is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St. Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Preston Candover, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Preston Candover, such as Hall Place about 3.6 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Preston Candover is about 7 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Preston Candover, we can take on canopy cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Reading, about 20 miles away.
Work in RG25 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Stenbury Drive, Farriers Close and Garden Close, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover Upper Wield (2 miles south-east), Brown Candover (2 miles south-west), Totford (3 miles south-west), Northington (4 miles south-west) and Bighton (5 miles south). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (7 miles north), Winchester (11 miles south-west), Fleet (15 miles north-east), Andover (15 miles west), Alton (7 miles east) and Petersfield (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Preston Candover
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Purefoy Arms Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (2.4 miles south). For a walk, there’s Farleigh Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Preston Candover
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Preston Candover and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Preston Candover.
- 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.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.