Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Temple Bar, Greater London
Canopy cleaning in Temple Bar from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Temple Bar questions
Can parking be tricky for a job in Temple Bar?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Temple Bar, and about any building rules on loading. Working overnight, as we often do in London, usually makes it simpler.
Can school kitchens in Temple Bar be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 86 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Temple Bar. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
Allow a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Your quote will give a time.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not usually. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
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. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Canopy cleaning in Temple Bar, done properly
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers baffle filters, canopy light fittings and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are filters that clog soon after cleaning and drips from the canopy onto the range.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Temple Bar is typically done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
A before and after photo report follows the clean. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
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.
Canopy cleaning in Temple Bar: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 528 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 201 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Temple Bar. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. London Fire Brigade covers Temple Bar. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like St Clement Danes CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A kitchen near City Thameslink station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Church and community hall kitchens, near Temple Church or anywhere around Temple Bar, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Temple Bar or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Temple Bar among them.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: WC2B, WC2E and EC1N. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A4 and A40 close by, Temple Bar is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to Temple Bar include Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Temple Bar
In Temple Bar, that means kitchens and buildings near British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School and the streets around them. You’ll also find Lincoln's Inn Fields (within half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (less than half a mile north-east). Temple Bar has its own railway station: City Thameslink station. Well-known places in the area include Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (under half a mile south-west). Not far away are Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
In pubs and hotels, the kitchen may be busy for much of the day. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, so it may need cleaning between full TR19 cleans.
Wall canopies
At the back of the canopy, behind the filters, grease builds up unseen. We remove the filters to reach it and scrape it clean.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
Places near Temple Bar
Other services in Temple Bar
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. In a London area like Temple Bar, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
For 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. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
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What happens if it’s left?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Heat from the range bakes canopy grease into a hard, dark layer, which makes a later clean slower and harder. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.