Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in South Street, Greater London
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for commercial sites in South Street and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Canopy cleaning in South Street, done properly
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. We are often asked to deal with greasy streaks across the canopy and grease dripping from the canopy edge, across grease gutters, canopy light fittings and island canopies.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in South Street is usually done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- South Street (TN16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in South Street
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
Why it’s worth doing now in South Street
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. Shared walls, risers and roofs mean a problem at one London site seldom stays put.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
The plenum is the space behind the filters where air gathers before entering the duct. It catches whatever gets past the filters, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Places near South Street
What else we do in South Street
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in South Street is normally out of hours.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and South Street
Look up South Street on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 11 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 10 takeaways across South Street and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Environmental health officers from Bromley council inspect food businesses in South Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for South Street is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in South Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Charles Darwin School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Tandridge Priory, about 3.2 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
South Street is about 4 miles north-east of Oxted, in Greater London. We provide canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in South Street and the rest of Greater London. South Street is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for London, about 15 miles away.
We work across TN16 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Tatsfield (1 mile west), Force Green (2 miles south-east), Titsey (2 miles south-west), Westerham (2 miles south-east) and Moorhouse Bank (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include London (15 miles north-west), Stockwell (14 miles north-west), Orpington (6 miles north), Wimbledon (14 miles north-west), Kennington (15 miles north-west) and New Cross (13 miles north).
Landmarks near South Street
South Street’s nearest station is Oxted station, roughly 3.7 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tandridge Priory (3.2 miles south). The countryside around South Street includes West Kent Golf Course nature reserve and Betsom's Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
South Street: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in South Street?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for South Street. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in South Street?
Kitchens in South Street are inspected by Bromley council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in South Street?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will normally reply within one working day.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We will confirm how long when we quote.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.