West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Shipton Green canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Shipton Green and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
About our canopy cleaning in Shipton Green
Every canopy we clean in Shipton Green gets the same treatment: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get photos of the canopy before and after. The work covers island canopies, wall canopies and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are grease channels that no longer drain and fat running down the front of the hood.
Somewhere as small as Shipton Green, 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.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Shipton Green (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Shipton Green
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How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
What we are called out for in Shipton Green
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Richard's Hospital (about 5.2 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Questions from Shipton Green
Can sea air affect canopy cleaning in Shipton Green?
It can. Salt air reaches Shipton Green, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Which fire authority looks after Shipton Green?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shipton Green. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Do we need to close the kitchen for a canopy clean?
We clean when the kitchen is closed: after service, overnight or before opening. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
A before and after photo report follows the clean. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Shipton Green.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Shipton Green
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Why it’s worth doing now in Shipton Green
A canopy clean in Shipton Green now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. It’s simpler to plan the work at Shipton Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shipton Green
- Fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
Kitchen extracts in Shipton Green
The coast is only about 1 mile from Shipton Green. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Shipton Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Shipton Green is West Sussex 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.
Where a hall near St Nicholas' Church, or anywhere in Shipton Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Birdham CE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Shipton Green is about 5 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Sites in Shipton Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Shipton Green is one of them. We also work in Portsmouth, about 10 miles from Shipton Green.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: PO20. Local streets include Shipton Green Lane and Itchenor Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Somerley (1 mile south-east), Birdham (1 mile east), Almodington (2 miles south-east), Earnley (2 miles south) and East Wittering (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (7 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (5 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (5 miles north-west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Around Shipton Green
The closest station to Shipton Green is Bosham station, about 3.6 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Pilsey Island.