Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Stratford canopy cleaning
Need canopy cleaning in Stratford? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Condensation and grease dripping together
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
About our canopy cleaning in Stratford
Every canopy we clean in Stratford gets the same treatment: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. Before and after photos go into your report. We’re often asked to deal with heavy deposits behind the grease filters and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, on plenum chambers, island canopies and grease gutters.
Kitchens in Stratford, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Stratford (E15, E20, E3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What canopy cleaning looks like in Stratford
Look up Stratford on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 496 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 273 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Stratford. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. Stratford is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run a café or takeaway near Stratford (London) station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Sutton House is about 2.1 miles west), access may need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Stratford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Stratford is about 5 miles north-east of London, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Stratford, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Stratford is one of them.
Work in E15, E20 and E3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Gay Road, Cam Road and Eve Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Stratford, we cover Maryland (1 mile east), East Village (1 mile north-west), Temple Mills (1 mile north-west), West Ham (1 mile south-east) and Hackney Wick (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
Near you in Stratford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Carpenters Primary School, The Two Puddings pub and Sarah Bonnell School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Stratford itself: Stratford (London) station. Nearby you’ll also find Stratford Centre (less than half a mile south-east) and V&A East (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near Stratford include Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
FAQs for Stratford
Which fire authority looks after Stratford?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work overnight in Stratford?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Stratford needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How long is a canopy clean?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. Typically it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
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 send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. For a job in Stratford, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- 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.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Fresh grease comes off far more easily than old. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. In Stratford, a planned overnight visit is much easier than closing unexpectedly.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
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What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.