Brighton and Hove · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
Our technicians work in Seven Dials on canopy cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A hood coated in old grease
- A filter housing caked in grease
Canopy cleaning in Seven Dials, done properly
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. Common call-outs are for heavy deposits behind the grease filters and condensation and grease dripping together, across baffle filters, grease gutters and canopy light fittings.
For a smaller kitchen near Seven Dials, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Bent or broken filters
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
Why it’s worth doing now in Seven Dials
For a kitchen in Seven Dials, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- In business since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. We work along the canopy section by section, with photos for each.
Plenums and filter housings
The plenum is the space behind the filters where air gathers before entering the duct. It catches whatever gets past the filters, so it’s scraped and degreased on every canopy clean.
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Your questions about canopy cleaning in Seven Dials
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Seven Dials?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Does the sea air around Seven Dials make a difference to canopy cleaning?
It can, as Seven Dials is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
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.
Is Seven Dials in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Seven Dials included.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. 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.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Seven Dials
Seven Dials lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 808 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 157 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Seven Dials, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Seven Dials. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Luke's Church Prestonville or anywhere around Seven Dials, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Royal Pavilion, about 0.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Seven Dials; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For canopy cleaning in and around Seven Dials, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Seven Dials. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: BN1, BN3 and BN50. That includes premises on Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue and the roads around them. Seven Dials sits on or near the A2010, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (6 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, Seven Dials has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
Around Seven Dials
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Stanford Junior School, The Cow pub and St. Ann's Well Gardens and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Seven Dials itself: Brighton station. Other landmarks nearby include Montefiore Hospital (under half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). Not far away are Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Seven Dials
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Seven Dials and across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Seven Dials?
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Commuter trade near Brighton station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote shows VAT
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Everything the job in Seven Dials needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- 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.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.