Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Southwood canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for Southwood, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A hood coated in old grease
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Canopy cleaning in Southwood
If the canopy in Southwood is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and you’ll get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers island canopies, plenum chambers and grease gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy deposits behind the grease filters and filters that clog soon after cleaning.
Kitchens around a place like Southwood are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Southwood (GU14, GU51)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Southwood
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Common questions in Southwood
Which council inspects kitchens in Southwood?
Kitchens in Southwood are inspected by Rushmoor council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Southwood out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 14 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Southwood, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that is where grease hides.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Southwood kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 12 pubs, bars and clubs in Southwood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Southwood. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Southwood get their food hygiene inspections from Rushmoor council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Fleet Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southwood, about 2.2 miles west. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Southwood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Southwood is about 1 mile west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Southwood gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
We cover every part of the GU14 and GU51 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Fleet Road, Kennels Lane and Summit Avenue and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Southwood: Cove (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile east), North Camp (2 miles east), Mytchett (3 miles east) and Aldershot (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (13 miles west), Alton (12 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north-west), Bordon (13 miles south), Hook (7 miles west) and Popley (12 miles west).
Near you in Southwood
Around Southwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near National Aerospace Library, Ancells Farm Park and Cove School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fleet station, about 1.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Hart Shopping Centre (2.1 miles west) and Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (2.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Southwood include Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.
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The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. For a place like Southwood, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
The plenum is the space behind the filters where air gathers before entering the duct. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, so it’s scraped and degreased on every canopy clean.
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.
Common problems we fix in Southwood
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips and runs with the grease. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Southwood Infant School or anywhere near Southwood, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What affects the quote in Southwood
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Problems your staff have spotted
For canopy cleaning in Southwood, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.