West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Steyning
Canopy and hood cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Steyning. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Canopy cleaning in Steyning, done properly
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the treatment is a thorough degrease of the hood, plenum and housing. Common call-outs are for a sticky, discoloured canopy and drips from the canopy onto the range, across plenum chambers, baffle filters and canopy light fittings.
Around a smaller place like Steyning, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Steyning (BN44)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Tell us when your site near Steyning is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extracts in Steyning
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Steyning. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Steyning is West Sussex 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. In Steyning, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Horsham council. 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.
A hospital like Southlands Hospital, about 4.4 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Steyning CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Steyning is about 4 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Steyning and the rest of West Sussex. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the BN44 postcode area for canopy cleaning. You will find streets such as High Street, Market Field and Dog Lane, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Steyning, we cover Bramber (1 mile east), Botolphs (1 mile south-east), Upper Beeding (1 mile east), Sompting (4 miles south) and Findon Valley (4 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (12 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Steyning
Around Steyning, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Model Bakery The Norfolk Arms and Steyning Grammar School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lancing station, about 4.1 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Steyning Museum (within half a mile north) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Woods Mill and Chanctonbury Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, which means grease settles on all four sides. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Questions from Steyning
Do you work at weekends in Steyning?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Steyning does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Steyning?
That’s Horsham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Steyning. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you work in Steyning?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Steyning.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
It takes a few hours for most canopies. Your quote will give a time.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
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.
Do not let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters