Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Shiplake, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Shiplake on deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Common questions in Shiplake
Do you work overnight in Shiplake?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Shiplake needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Shiplake out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Shiplake. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Do you work in Shiplake?
Yes. We cover Shiplake and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Who is the responsible person?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Canopy cleaning in Shiplake
For canopies and hoods in Shiplake, the work follows the same careful routine: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. Before and after photos go into your report. The work covers wall canopies, canopy light fittings and island canopies, and people most often call us about filters that never seem to stay clean and an EHO comment about the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Shiplake, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Shiplake (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Canopy cleaning in Shiplake: the local picture
Look up Shiplake on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Shiplake and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Shiplake sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Shiplake are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A kitchen near Wargrave station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. For schools such as Shiplake Church of England School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Shiplake is about 3 miles north of Woodley, in Oxfordshire. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Shiplake and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Shiplake among them.
We cover every part of RG9 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Shiplake, we cover Charvil (2 miles south), Twyford (2 miles south-east), Ruscombe (2 miles south-east), Hare Hatch (2 miles east) and The Holt (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Benson (12 miles north-west), Chinnor (14 miles north), Tilehurst (7 miles south-west), Wallingford (12 miles north-west), Little Heath (7 miles west) and Oakley (14 miles north).
Local landmarks in Shiplake
Around Shiplake, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Plough pub, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and Loddon Nature Reserve. The closest station to Shiplake is Wargrave station, roughly 0.9 miles east. Nearby you will also find Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.2 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near Shiplake include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Shiplake.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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 any work starts.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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How we price canopy cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
For canopy cleaning in Shiplake, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
What the work involves, part by part
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. A thorough clean puts that right.
Common problems we fix in Shiplake
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Shiplake, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Shiplake
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Filters are back in place and seated properly, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.