Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Purley
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Purley, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
What staff can safely do
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 they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
About our canopy cleaning in Purley
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. If you’re dealing with heavy deposits behind the grease filters and poor capture at the hood, we can help.
In a London area like Purley, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Purley (CR8, CR2, CR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.
Kitchen extracts in Purley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 77 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 58 takeaways in Purley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. Environmental health officers from Croydon council inspect food businesses in Purley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley), an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Purley War Memorial Hospital about less than half a mile north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Purley is about 2 miles south-west of Croydon, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the CR8 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Purley is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for canopy cleaning. London is in our area too, about 11 miles from Purley.
Our technicians cover all of CR8, CR2 and CR5 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as High Street, Church Road and Brighton Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. You’ll find Purley on the A2022, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Peaks Hill (1 mile north-west), Woodcote (1 mile west), Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north-west) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (13 miles north), Kensington (12 miles north), St Pancras (13 miles north) and Shoreditch (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Purley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Jolly Farmers pub, Laleham Lea School and Thomas More Catholic School and the streets around them. Purley has its own railway station: Purley station. Nearby you will also find Purley War Memorial Hospital (within half a mile north-east) and St George's Walk (2.7 miles north). Open spaces near Purley include Duppas Hill and Foxley Wood.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Purley is typically out of hours.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Photo reports with every job
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Towns and villages near Purley
Also in Purley
Do you need canopy cleaning in Purley?
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
For kitchens close to Purley station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Purley
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Purley out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 17 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Purley. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Is parking a problem for work in Purley?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Working overnight, as we often do in London, usually makes it simpler.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
When do you clean the canopy?
Only while we are working, and we work out of hours, so most kitchens do not lose a service. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. The report includes a recommended next clean date.
Do you cover Purley?
Yes. Purley is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. We work out the approach when we survey, from pictures or a visit.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
The whole canopy, inside and out. The plenum behind the filters is included because that is often the dirtiest part.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
A before and after photo report follows the clean. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.