Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Puddle Dock, Greater London
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Puddle Dock. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Canopy cleaning in Puddle Dock
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, 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 island canopies, baffle filters and grease gutters, and the jobs we see most are filters that clog soon after cleaning and smoke hanging around the canopy during service.
In a London area like Puddle Dock, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
We have been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Location
- Puddle Dock (RM14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, 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.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Puddle Dock is usually out of hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- 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
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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FAQs for Puddle Dock
Which fire service covers Puddle Dock?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What do you need to know about parking in Puddle Dock?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Puddle Dock makes the visit easier to plan. If the building has a loading slot system, we’ll book into it.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. When the gutters fill, it overflows onto the range, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A light fitting that does not work
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Puddle Dock
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
Different parts, different methods
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, so every face can collect grease. We clean all of them, inside and out.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. 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. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why Puddle Dock businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Puddle Dock kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 18 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Puddle Dock. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. The fire and rescue service for Puddle Dock is London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Spire Hartswood Hospital (about 2.8 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The James Oglethorpe Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Hare Hall is about 4.1 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Puddle Dock is about 3 miles north of South Ockendon, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Puddle Dock, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Puddle Dock is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 15 miles away.
Every address in RM14 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Puddle Dock, we cover Cranham (1 mile west), North Ockendon (1 mile south), Upminster (2 miles west), Great Warley (2 miles north) and Upminster Bridge (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Walthamstow (14 miles west), Orpington (15 miles south-west), Plaistow (12 miles west), Leyton (13 miles west), New Cross (15 miles south-west) and Romford (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Puddle Dock
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hall Mead School, among other places. Puddle Dock’s nearest station is Upminster station, roughly 1.9 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (1.7 miles west) and Spire Hartswood Hospital (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Puddle Dock includes Cranham Brickfields.