East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Sweethaws
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Sweethaws, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease channels that no longer drain
How we handle canopy cleaning in Sweethaws
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have poor capture at the hood and overflowing grease troughs and gutters, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Sweethaws, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Sweethaws (TN6)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Sweethaws
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Sweethaws. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Sweethaws is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Sweethaws, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Wealden council. 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.
A hospital like Crowborough War Memorial Hospital, about 1.3 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Sweethaws is about 2 miles south-west of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Sweethaws, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Brighton, about 18 miles from Sweethaws.
We work across TN6 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Sweethaws, we cover High Hurstwood (1 mile south), Crowborough (2 miles north-east), Fairwarp (2 miles south-west), Jarvis Brook (2 miles north-east) and Marden's Hill (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Lewes (12 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Uckfield (5 miles south), South Malling (12 miles south-west), Heathfield (7 miles south-east) and Southover (13 miles south-west).
What’s near Sweethaws
In Sweethaws, that means kitchens and buildings near The Crow & Gate inn, among other places. The closest station to Sweethaws is Crowborough station, about 2.2 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Tickerage Castle (4.6 miles south) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Crowborough Country Park.
Places near Sweethaws
What else we do in Sweethaws
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
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. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- The size of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It doesn’t solve:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. We clean it out so the grease has somewhere to go.
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. The joint between canopy and wall is a common grease trap, and we clean that join along with the inside of the hood.
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Sweethaws run smoothly.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Do you need canopy cleaning in Sweethaws?
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Beacon Academy or anywhere near Sweethaws, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Sweethaws
Do you cover smaller places like Sweethaws?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Sweethaws included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Sweethaws?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
A photo report shows the canopy and plenum before and after. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Why deal with it now?
A canopy clean in Sweethaws now stops the grease spreading further. It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, out of hours so service carries on. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. It’s simpler to plan the work at Sweethaws now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout