Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
South Harting canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around South Harting, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A hood coated in old grease
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in South Harting
Dripping edges and a sticky hood are the first things a visitor notices. What isn’t seen, behind the filters, tends to be worse. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. If you have poor capture at the hood and wet, greasy drips from the hood, we can help, from island canopies, wall canopies and grease gutters onwards.
For a kitchen in or near South Harting, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- South Harting (GU31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Towns and villages near South Harting
Also in South Harting
Signs you need canopy cleaning in South Harting
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Fat in that air settles on the inside of the hood, in its seams and on the filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Mary & St Gabriel, or anywhere in South Harting, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
The underside of an island canopy is in full view, so the finish matters. It’s degreased and photographed for your report.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. In a small place like South Harting, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Check all filters are fitted before 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.
Do not let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Kitchen extracts in South Harting
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central South Harting. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. In South Harting, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers South Harting. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Harting CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Historic houses near South Harting, such as Uppark about 1.2 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
South Harting is about 3 miles south-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in South Harting, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. South Harting is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 14 miles away.
Every address in GU31 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include The Square, Smithfield and Mill Lane, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around South Harting: East Harting (1 mile east), Nyewood (2 miles north-east), Elsted (2 miles east), Compton (3 miles south) and Dumpford (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Havant (9 miles south-west), Horndean (7 miles south-west), Alton (13 miles north), Waterlooville (9 miles south-west), Petersfield (3 miles north-west) and Purbrook (10 miles south-west).
Around South Harting
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Ship Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to South Harting is Petersfield station, about 3.7 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Bear Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Petersfield Community Hospital (3.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near South Harting include Iping and Stedham Commons and Oakham Hill.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Somewhere as small as South Harting, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
South Harting: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in South Harting?
South Harting is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in South Harting?
That’s Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in South Harting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that’s where grease hides.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean when you are not cooking, so service isn’t affected. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.