East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Upper Wellingham, East Sussex
Specialist canopy cleaning for Upper Wellingham: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
What happens if it’s left?
Getting the canopy cleaned in Upper Wellingham now saves a bigger job later. The work takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Canopy cleaning in Upper Wellingham
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. If you are dealing with grease dripping from the canopy edge and grease filters blocking between washes, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Upper Wellingham (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Upper Wellingham can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Upper Wellingham kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Upper Wellingham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upper Wellingham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Upper Wellingham sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Glyndebourne, about 2.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Upper Wellingham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Upper Wellingham is about 2 miles north-east of Lewes, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN8 postcode area, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Upper Wellingham is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for canopy cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: BN8. Other places close to Upper Wellingham include Barcombe Mills (1 mile north), Norlington (1 mile south-east), Barcombe (1 mile north-west), Barcombe Cross (2 miles north-west) and Broyle Side (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (9 miles south), Hailsham (10 miles east), Crowborough (12 miles north-east), Uckfield (5 miles north-east) and Newhaven (8 miles south).
What’s near Upper Wellingham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Cock Inn. The nearest railway station is Cooksbridge station, roughly 2.1 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Lewes Castle (2.6 miles south-west) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Malling Down and Cliffe Hill.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Upper Wellingham
Do you work in villages like Upper Wellingham?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Upper Wellingham included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Upper Wellingham?
That’s Lewes council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Upper Wellingham. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Upper Wellingham?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
When to call us in Upper Wellingham
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Upper Wellingham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Keep the fan on through service
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.