Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Shoreham
Our technicians work in Shoreham on canopy and hood cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A hood coated in old grease
- Grease channels that no longer drain
About our canopy cleaning in Shoreham
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. The work covers grease gutters, wall canopies and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are wet, greasy drips from the hood and overflowing grease troughs and gutters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Shoreham (TN14)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Bent or broken filters
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. In a small place like Shoreham, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Shoreham?
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Poor capture at the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sevenoaks Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shoreham, about 3.2 miles south.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
A before and after photo report follows the clean. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Canopy cleaning in Shoreham: the local picture
Look up Shoreham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Shoreham 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. The fire and rescue service for Shoreham is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shoreham. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shoreham Village School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Shoreham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Shoreham is about 4 miles north of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Shoreham, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Shoreham is one of them. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
All of TN14 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on High Street, Boakes Meadow and Church Street and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Badgers Mount (1 mile west), Sepham Heath (1 mile south-west), Twitton (1 mile south), Otford (2 miles south) and Lullingstone (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east), Tonbridge (10 miles south-east) and Northfleet (10 miles north-east).
What’s near Shoreham
Around Shoreham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Raspberry Hall Park and The Old George Inn. Shoreham has its own railway station: Shoreham (Kent) station. A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Otford Heritage Centre (1.9 miles south). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve.
Different parts, different methods
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. It catches whatever gets past the filters, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. The whole system still needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance, and the canopy is part of it.
Questions from Shoreham
Which fire service covers Shoreham?
Fire safety enforcement in Shoreham is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you cover smaller places like Shoreham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
The clean is done out of hours: after service, overnight or before opening. Equipment under the canopy needs to be off and cool.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.