Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Shawford
Canopy cleaning in Shawford from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
How we handle canopy cleaning in Shawford
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted so the kitchen is ready when we go. The work covers island canopies, plenum chambers and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are filters that clog soon after cleaning and condensation running down the canopy.
In a village or hamlet like Shawford, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Shawford (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
Towns and villages near Shawford
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Shawford: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Shawford?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Shawford keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Shawford?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shawford. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them because that’s often the dirtiest part.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you work in Shawford?
Yes. Shawford is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What affects the quote in Shawford
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition we find in the survey
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Common problems we fix in Shawford
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What insurance they carry
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Somewhere as small as Shawford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shawford
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Canopy cleaning in Shawford: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Shawford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Shawford is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Shawford get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Shawford is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, about 2.7 miles north. If you cook for passing trade around Shawford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Shawford is about 3 miles south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Shawford, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Shawford among them. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 8 miles from Shawford.
Every address in SO21 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Shawford Road and Pearson Lane, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. We also cover Compton (1 mile west), Twyford (1 mile south-east), South Down (1 mile south-west), Otterbourne (1 mile south-west) and St Cross (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (4 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Andover (15 miles north-west), Totton (11 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (4 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Shawford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bridge Inn and St. Cross Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Shawford itself: Shawford station. Nearby you’ll also find The Gurkha Museum (2.3 miles north) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (2.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Twyford Down and Hockley Meadows.