West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Rowfant
Canopy cleaning in Rowfant from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A filter housing caked in grease
Canopy cleaning in Rowfant
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. A dirty canopy passes more grease further into the system. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. We’re often asked to deal with a filter housing caked in grease and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection, across island canopies, grease gutters and canopy light fittings.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Rowfant (RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Rowfant
Can you come to Rowfant after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Rowfant needn’t be disturbed. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rowfant?
Food hygiene inspections in Rowfant are carried out by Mid Sussex council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Is Rowfant in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Rowfant.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
If your staff spot something 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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It will not replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Rowfant
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
The process
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. Somewhere as small as Rowfant, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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How the job changes from site to site
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.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Rowfant
Any canopy in Rowfant that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Turners Hill CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What canopy cleaning looks like in Rowfant
Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Rowfant. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Rowfant. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Rowfant is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Langley Green Hospital is the nearest hospital to Rowfant, about 4 miles west. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Gravetye Manor is about 2.7 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Rowfant is about 4 miles east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Across the RH10 area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Rowfant is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for canopy cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, about 20 miles from Rowfant.
Our technicians cover all of the RH10 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Copthorne (2 miles north-west), Worth (2 miles west), Pound Hill (2 miles west), Maidenbower (2 miles south-west) and Keeper's Corner (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (4 miles west), Horsham (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles east) and Broadfield (5 miles west).
Near you in Rowfant
The nearest railway station is Three Bridges station, about 2.6 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find County Mall (3.6 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (4 miles west). Not far away are Hedgecourt Lake.