Hertfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Shephall canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shephall. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Condensation running down the canopy
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
About our canopy cleaning in Shephall
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers island canopies, plenum chambers and grease gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and overflowing grease troughs and gutters.
For a smaller kitchen near Shephall, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Shephall (SG2, SG1)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Shephall
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Shephall during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Shephall, the Food Standards Agency lists about 28 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work at weekends in Shephall?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. With the filters out we can get to it and scrape it clean.
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, which means grease settles on all four sides. We clean all of them, inside and out.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Shephall
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips, carrying grease with it. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
What we are most often called out for:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Aston Bury is about 1.6 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Around Shephall, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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What canopy cleaning looks like in Shephall
The FSA’s data shows about 21 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shephall. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Shephall get their food hygiene inspections from Stevenage council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Shephall is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Lister Hospital (about 2.7 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Peartree Spring Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Shephall is about 1 mile south of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Shephall get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, and Shephall is one of them. London is in our area too, about 27 miles from Shephall.
Our technicians cover all of SG2 and SG1 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Unwin Road, Oxleys Road and Burwell Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Shephall, we cover Aston (1 mile east), Bragbury End (1 mile south-east), Knebworth (2 miles south), Hook's Cross (2 miles south-east) and Woolmer Green (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), St Albans (12 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (14 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (6 miles south), Harpenden (9 miles south-west) and Hitchin (6 miles north-west).
Around Shephall
Around Shephall, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Coopers Inn, The Heathcote School and Barnwell School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Stevenage station, about 1.4 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Benington Castle (2.6 miles east) and Lister Hospital (2.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Ridlins Mire.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.