Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Tickham canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Tickham, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A filter housing caked in grease
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
About our canopy cleaning in Tickham
We clean canopies in Tickham when the kitchen isn’t cooking: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. If you have heavy deposits behind the grease filters and an EHO comment about the canopy, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Tickham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Tickham (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Canopy cleaning around Tickham
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Tickham, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Tickham is covered by Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in Tickham are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Tickham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Historic houses near Tickham, such as Belmont House and Gardens about 3.2 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Tickham is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Tickham or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Tickham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 13 miles away.
Every address in ME9 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Nouds Lane and Tickham Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Lewson Street (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Teynham (1 mile north) and Deerton Street (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
What’s near Tickham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Plough Inn. The closest station to Tickham is Teynham station, about 1.4 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (1.9 miles south).
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Check all filters are fitted before service
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. It’s a short list of what to watch, not a sales pitch.
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.
Part by part
Island canopies
The underside of an island canopy is in full view so a clean, even finish matters. It’s degreased and photographed for your report.
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Tickham
Which council inspects kitchens in Tickham?
That is Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Tickham. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Tickham?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tickham. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We will make clear on the report which parts were cleaned, so your records stay accurate.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
When do you clean the canopy?
The clean is done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Equipment under the canopy needs to be off and cool.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, and they’re cleaned before going back in. Any that are damaged are noted on the report.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Bent or broken filters
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Tickham
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
Common problems we fix in Tickham
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- A hood coated in old grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Poor capture at the hood
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lynsted and Norton Primary School or anywhere near Tickham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
How the visit works
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 the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Tickham.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- 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.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after photos go into your report.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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What affects the quote in Tickham
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
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 make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For canopy cleaning in Tickham, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.