Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in St. Ebbes
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St. Ebbes. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Poor capture at the hood
- Condensation and grease dripping together
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in St. Ebbes
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted so the kitchen is ready when we go. If you’re dealing with grease channels that no longer drain and a sticky, discoloured canopy, we can help.
For a smaller kitchen near St. Ebbes, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- St. Ebbes (OX1, OX2)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Tell us when your site near St. Ebbes is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- 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
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
St. Ebbes kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 92 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 14 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around St. Ebbes, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for St. Ebbes is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Oxford City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St. Ebbes. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For kitchens close to Oxford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Radcliffe Infirmary (about 0.6 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
St. Ebbes is about 1 mile west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Sites in St. Ebbes get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, St. Ebbes among them.
Work in OX1 and OX2 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on New Road, Shoe Lane and Osney Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. St. Ebbes is on the A420, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in St John Street area (1 mile north), Grandpont (1 mile south), Osney (1 mile west), Jericho (1 mile north-west) and St Clement's (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
Around St. Ebbes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School, Oxford University Parks and The Royal Blenheim pub, among other places. You’ll also find Cheney School (1.6 miles east) and Radcliffe Camera (within half a mile north-east). The closest station to St. Ebbes is Oxford station, roughly 0.5 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Radcliffe Infirmary (0.6 miles north) and Oxford Castle (less than half a mile north-west). Open spaces near St. Ebbes include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Headington Hill.
Questions from St. Ebbes
Who is the fire and rescue service for St. Ebbes?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers St. Ebbes. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will you come out to St. Ebbes?
Yes, St. Ebbes is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not usually. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. 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.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When to call us in St. Ebbes
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
For schools such as Oxford Media & Business School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
Everything about an island canopy is on show, so the finish matters. We degrease it thoroughly and photograph the result.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. Holidays and weekends work well.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Filters are back in place and seated properly ready for the next service.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.