Medway · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Strood, Medway
Canopy cleaning for Strood, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
How we handle canopy cleaning in Strood
For canopies and hoods in Strood, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. You get photos of the canopy before and after. The work covers canopy light fittings, wall canopies and plenum chambers, and the jobs we see most are overflowing grease troughs and gutters and smoke hanging around the canopy during service.
Around a town like Strood, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Strood (ME2, ME1, ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Canopy cleaning in Strood: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 71 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 35 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Strood. Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. Strood sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Strood are the job of Medway council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Temple Manor is about 0.5 miles south-east), access may need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Elaine Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hospital like French Hospital, about 1.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Strood is about 3 miles north-west of Chatham, in Medway. Anywhere in ME2, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Strood among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
Every address in ME2, ME1 and ME3 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Ash Road, Gun Lane and Pine Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A2 and A226, Strood is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to Strood include Rochester (1 mile east), Borstal (1 mile south), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (2 miles south-west) and Upper Bush (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Luton (3 miles south-east), Park Wood (6 miles south-east) and Lordswood (5 miles south-east). Strood is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for canopy cleaning.
Near you in Strood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Rede Common, Temple School and Strood Academy. For rail, the closest station is Strood station, about 1 mile east. A little further out are Rochester Castle (1 mile east) and Six Poor Travellers House (1.2 miles east). For a walk, there’s Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Strood, and where the van can go.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- 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.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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FAQs for Strood
Can school kitchens in Strood be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 15 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Strood, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you work in Strood outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you cover Strood?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Strood included.
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What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
Leave it or put it right?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A clean canopy and plenum let the extract do its job. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001