Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Selling, Kent
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Selling, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A hood coated in old grease
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Selling
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Selling Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Selling, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Canopy cleaning in Selling
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. We are often asked to deal with poor capture at the hood and condensation and grease dripping together, on wall canopies, plenum chambers and island canopies.
In a small place like Selling, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Selling (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Selling
In Selling, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Selling is calmer for everyone.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Selling businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Selling questions
Do you work overnight in Selling?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Selling needn’t be disturbed. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can a school canteen extract in Selling be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Selling. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Are you insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it won’t cover the ductwork or fan. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Never run the range with a filter out
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Filters are back in place and seated properly ready for the next service.
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.
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Wall canopies
Long wall canopies often have several filter banks. We work along the canopy section by section, with pictures for each.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
Places near Selling
Other services in Selling
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Selling, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Canopy cleaning in Selling: the local picture
We cover Selling, about 47 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Selling. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A kitchen near Selling station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Belmont House and Gardens, about 3.4 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Selling; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. From the centre of Selling to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Selling among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: ME13. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Around Selling
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Lion Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Selling station, roughly 0.8 miles north-east. A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).