Slough · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Slough
For deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Slough, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Grease channels that no longer drain
About our canopy cleaning in Slough
Every canopy we clean in Slough gets the same treatment: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. You get pictures of the canopy before and after. If you are dealing with canopy gutters full of old fat and a hood coated in old grease, we can put it right.
In Slough, extract cleaning fits around service: late at night, early in the morning or on a closed day. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A light fitting that does not work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
FAQs for Slough
Who inspects food businesses in Slough?
Food hygiene inspections in Slough are carried out by Slough council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Slough?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Slough. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
Allow a few hours for most canopies. Your quote will give a time.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Do we need to close the kitchen for a canopy clean?
We clean when you’re not cooking, so service is not affected. We work evenings, nights and weekends.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Access to the roof, the plant room and a parking space are worth sorting out before a visit in Slough.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- 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.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
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.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. A thorough clean puts that right.
Kitchen extracts in Slough
The FSA’s data shows about 14 pubs, bars and clubs and about 8 hotels and B&Bs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Slough. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Slough, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Slough council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Slough. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Upton Hospital about 0.9 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. For kitchens close to Slough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Herschel Grammar School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Slough is about 22 miles west of London, in Slough. From the centre of Slough to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 31 places across Slough, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Reading, about 17 miles from Slough.
Our technicians cover all of the SL1, SL3, SL2 and SL6 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on High Street, Station Road and London Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Slough is on the A4 and A332, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Slough include Chalvey (1 mile south), Cippenham (1 mile west), Britwell (1 mile north-west), Farnham Royal (2 miles north) and Huntercombe (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Datchet (3 miles south-east), Farnham Common (3 miles north), Poyle (5 miles south-east) and Colnbrook (4 miles south-east).
Near you in Slough
Around Slough, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Westgate School, Herschel Park and The Moon and Spoon pub. The closest station to Slough is Slough station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Upton Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Windsor Castle (2.1 miles south). Not far away are Taplow Lake and Burnham Beeches.
Why it’s worth doing now in Slough
Getting the canopy cleaned in Slough now saves a bigger job later. The work takes a few hours for most canopies, out of hours so service carries on. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Keeping the paperwork current for a site in Slough is easier than explaining why it is not.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.