Southampton · Canopy and hood cleaning
St Mary's canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St Mary's. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
How we handle canopy cleaning in St Mary's
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers baffle filters, wall canopies and canopy light fittings, and common reasons people get in touch are an EHO comment about the canopy and condensation and grease dripping together.
In a smaller place like St Mary's, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- St Mary's (SO14, SO15, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in St Mary's, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in St Mary's
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in St Mary's during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 32 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of St Mary's, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers St Mary's?
Food hygiene inspections in St Mary's are carried out by Southampton council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report that lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. We will tell you what to expect.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How the job changes from site to site
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Pub and hotel kitchens
A hotel or pub kitchen can rarely close for long. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in St Mary's
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
St Mary's kitchens: local notes
St Mary's lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 309 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 109 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of St Mary's. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. It’s Southampton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St Mary's. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to St Mary's is Royal South Hants Hospital, about 0.5 miles north. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hope Community School Southampton tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around St Mary's, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
St Mary's is about 1 mile south of Southampton, in Southampton. Anywhere in SO14, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
We cover every part of the SO14, SO15 and SO18 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on New Road, Ogle Road and Marsh Lane and nearby roads. If your site is just outside St Mary's, we cover Northam (1 mile north-east), Inner Avenue (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile east), Southampton (1 mile north) and Bitterne Manor (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chartwell Green (3 miles north-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Maybush (3 miles north-west), Coxford (3 miles north-west), Lordswood (3 miles north-west) and Eling (4 miles west).
Landmarks near St Mary's
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Joiners pub, Woolston School and Houndwell Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Southampton Central station, roughly 0.8 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (2.5 miles south-east) and Bargate Guildhall Museum (less than half a mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Netley Common.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Because the survey comes first, a visit to St Mary's can normally be finished without a second trip.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after photos go into your report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
For canopy cleaning in St Mary's, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. 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.