West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
South Mundham canopy cleaning
For deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in South Mundham, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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.
Canopy cleaning in South Mundham
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. Common call-outs are for a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and canopy gutters full of old fat, on canopy light fittings, wall canopies and grease gutters.
Somewhere as small as South Mundham, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- South Mundham (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
Places near South Mundham
Also in South Mundham
South Mundham kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from South Mundham. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Look up South Mundham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of South Mundham. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Food hygiene inspections in South Mundham are the job of Arun council’s environmental health team. 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.
For schools such as North Mundham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Stephen, or anywhere in South Mundham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
South Mundham is about 3 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. From the centre of South Mundham to the outskirts, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. South Mundham is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 14 miles from South Mundham.
We cover every part of the PO20 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Manor Lane and Honer Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Fisher (1 mile west), Street End (2 miles south-west), Sidlesham Common (2 miles west), Nyetimber (2 miles south-east) and Sidlesham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (3 miles east), Chichester (3 miles north), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles north-west) and Rustington (11 miles east).
Landmarks near South Mundham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Chichester High School For Girls and Avisford. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, about 2.5 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Chichester Castle (3 miles north) and Chichester Cathedral Treasury (2.7 miles north-west).
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Somewhere as small as South Mundham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Your questions about canopy cleaning in South Mundham
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for South Mundham?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work at weekends in South Mundham?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in South Mundham keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you work in South Mundham?
Yes. Our technicians work in South Mundham, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Why deal with it now?
A canopy clean in South Mundham 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. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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 to a regular schedule.
When to call us in South Mundham
However carefully a kitchen in South Mundham is run, the canopy still collects grease. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Richard's Hospital is the nearest hospital to South Mundham, about 3.1 miles north.
What your quote should include
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach