Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Upton, Greater London
Canopy cleaning for Upton and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Canopy cleaning in Upton, done properly
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. Where that is the case, we’ll be clear that the ducts and fan are not included, so your records stay accurate. We are often asked to deal with filters that never seem to stay clean and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection, on canopy light fittings, island canopies and baffle filters.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Upton is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Upton (DA6, DA7, DA16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Upton
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
Upton questions
Who inspects food businesses in Upton?
That is Bexley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Upton. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Upton during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Upton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 36 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Upton?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, and we clear up before we go. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Upton.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Upton
Air straight off the range hits the canopy first. Grease from the vapour lands on the canopy’s inner surfaces, its joints and its filters, and the plenum behind them collects the rest.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Upland Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What canopy cleaning looks like in Upton
Food Standards Agency data counts about 187 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 103 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Upton. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. It’s Bexley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upton. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
For kitchens close to Bexleyheath station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Church and community hall kitchens, near Trinity Baptist Church or anywhere around Upton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Upton is about 1 mile east of Welling, in Greater London. We carry out canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Upton and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Upton among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 10 miles from Upton.
Our technicians cover all of the DA6, DA7 and DA16 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Lion Road, Upton Road and Freta Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Upton: Bexleyheath (1 mile east), Crook Log (1 mile west), Blendon (1 mile south-west), Bexley (1 mile south) and Welling (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles west), City of Westminster (13 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles west), Kensington (15 miles west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Around Upton
Around Upton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near St Catherine's Catholic School, Danson Park and Bexleyheath Academy. Upton has its own railway station: Bexleyheath station. Nearby you’ll also find Bexley Hospital (under half a mile south-west) and Broadway Shopping Centre (0.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and Wansunt Pit.
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How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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.