Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in St Leonards, Hampshire
Our technicians work in St Leonards on deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A hood coated in old grease
Canopy cleaning in St Leonards
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers baffle filters, wall canopies and plenum chambers, and the jobs we see most are grease dripping from the canopy edge and filters that never seem to stay clean.
Kitchens around a place like St Leonards 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- St Leonards (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
St Leonards kitchens: local notes
It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St Leonards. 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. St Leonards sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints or anywhere around St Leonards, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to St Leonards is St Leonard's Hospital, about 0.9 miles south-west.
St Leonards is in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in St Leonards, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. St Leonards is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 21 miles from St Leonards.
Work in BH24 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Cedar Avenue, Birch Close and Malmesbury Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside St Leonards, we cover Ashley Heath (1 mile north), St Ives (1 mile north-east), Matchams (1 mile south-east) and Avon Castle (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Lymington (14 miles east), New Milton (10 miles south-east), Ringwood (3 miles north-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in St Leonards
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Avon Heath Country Park. A little further out are St Leonard's Hospital (0.9 miles south-west) and Stapehill Abbey (3.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in St Leonards
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Common questions in St Leonards
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for St Leonards?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not 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 in villages like St Leonards?
Yes. St Leonards is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What accreditations do you have?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
You can have the canopy cleaned on its own, but it will not cover the ductwork or fan. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
Allow part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Your quote will give a time.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What the work involves, part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. With the filters out we can get to it and degrease it properly.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Around St Leonards, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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Do you need canopy cleaning in St Leonards?
Any canopy in St Leonards that is used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
School kitchens, at schools like St Ives Primary & Nursery School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
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Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Every filter is refitted and checked ready for the next service.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.