Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in St Ives
Looking for canopy cleaning in St Ives? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
About our canopy cleaning in St Ives
We clean canopies in St Ives when the kitchen isn’t cooking: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for smoke hanging around the canopy during service and a sticky, discoloured canopy, across grease gutters, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- St Ives (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in St Ives
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why St Ives businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
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Common questions in St Ives
Can you work in St Ives outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in St Ives can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for St Ives?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers St Ives. 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.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, and they’re cleaned before going back in. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
The full canopy, inside and out, and the plenum behind it. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to St Ives and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Part by part
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, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, so every face can collect grease. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Canopy cleaning in St Ives: the local picture
The fire and rescue service for St Ives is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St Ives. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Leonard's Hospital (about 1.8 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near All Saints, or anywhere in St Ives, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
St Ives is in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of St Ives or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. St Ives is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 20 miles from St Ives.
Our technicians cover all of BH24 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Compton Beeches, Post Office Lane and Azalea Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside St Ives, we cover Ashley Heath (1 mile west), Avon Castle (1 mile south-east), St Leonards (1 mile south-west) and Matchams (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Totton (15 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Around St Ives
In St Ives, that means kitchens and buildings near Ringwood School, Ringwood Waldorf School and Avon Heath Country Park. Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (1.8 miles south-west). Open spaces near St Ives include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in St Ives
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation running down the canopy
For schools such as St Ives Primary & Nursery School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What affects the quote in St Ives
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.