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Canopy and hood cleaning in Shopwyke, West Sussex

Canopy cleaning in Shopwyke from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.

  • Condensation and grease dripping together
  • A hood coated in old grease
  • Grease dripping from the canopy edge

Canopy cleaning in Shopwyke

Grease, kitchens and Shopwyke

According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 hotels and B&Bs across Shopwyke and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Shopwyke falls to 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. In Shopwyke, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.

If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Shopwyke, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Goodwood House, about 2.1 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Shopwyke; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. For schools such as Westbourne House School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.

Shopwyke is about 2 miles east of Chichester, in West Sussex. We provide canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shopwyke and the rest of West Sussex. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 15 miles away.

Work in PO20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Coach Road and Drayton Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Shopwyke: Maudlin (1 mile north), Westhampnett (1 mile north-west), Oving (1 mile east), Portfield (1 mile west) and Strettington (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south-east), Selsey (8 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles east).

Around Shopwyke

In Shopwyke, that means kitchens and buildings near The Coach And Horses Public House, The March CofE Primary School and Chichester High School For Girls, among other places. Shopwyke’s nearest station is Chichester station, about 1.9 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (1.5 miles west) and St Richard's Hospital (1.3 miles west). Open spaces near Shopwyke include Stoke Down.

Map of Shopwyke © OpenStreetMap contributors

Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Shopwyke

The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers baffle filters, plenum chambers and island canopies, and people most often call us about a filter housing caked in grease and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away.

In a village or hamlet like Shopwyke, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.

Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.

Place
Shopwyke (PO20)
Region
West Sussex
Reporting
Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
Quote
A fixed price before work begins
When we work
After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Reviewed
30 October 2026
Five Duct Doctor technicians in navy uniforms with the company vans

What happens on the day

The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. The timing of a visit to Shopwyke is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.

  1. First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
  2. The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
  3. We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
  4. The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
  5. Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Agree a time when the area can be out of use
  • Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
  • Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive

How to get a quote

To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.

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Related advice

Leave it or put it right?

Getting the canopy cleaned in Shopwyke now saves a bigger job later. It 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 worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.

One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.

Why us?

  • A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
  • Each visit written up, with pictures
  • Every job surveyed first
  • Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout

Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.

What staff can safely do

For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.

Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.

Multi-site and managed buildings

For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

How the job changes from site to site

Grease troughs and gutters

Where a trough drains into a grease cup, we empty and clean that as well, and we will show staff where it is.

Pub and hotel kitchens

Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. That’s a lot of grease on the canopy, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.

Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Shopwyke

Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:

  • The size of the system
  • Where the site is and how we reach it
  • What state the system is in
  • Working hours and out-of-hours timing

Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.

What to send for a quote

We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:

  • The postcode and the type of business
  • Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
  • The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
  • Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles

Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.

Shopwyke questions

Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Shopwyke in the summer holidays?

Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Shopwyke, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.

Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Shopwyke?

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shopwyke. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.

Which canopies and hoods do you clean?

Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.

Do you work in Shopwyke?

Yes. We work in Shopwyke and the rest of West Sussex, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.

When do you clean the canopy?

Only while we are working, and we work out of hours, so most kitchens do not lose a service. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.

Are you accredited?

We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.

Who has the legal duty for fire safety?

The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.

Do you offer maintenance contracts?

Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.

Aftercare tips

After the visit, a few habits help the work last:

  • Report new drips or smells from the canopy
  • Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
  • Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
  • Keep filters on a set cleaning routine

We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. It’s a short list of what to watch, not a sales pitch.

Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It does not reach the plenum, but it stops the outside building up.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
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