Slough · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Upton, Slough
Our technicians work in Upton on canopy cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Poor capture at the hood
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, we empty and clean that as well, and we’ll show staff where it is.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. Canopy cleans are done late at night or early in the morning so the kitchen keeps trading.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Upton
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. The work covers island canopies, baffle filters and grease gutters, and the jobs we see most are filters that never seem to stay clean and greasy streaks across the canopy.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Upton gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Upton (SL1, SL3, SL2)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Upton
Also in Upton
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
What we are called out for in Upton
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Fat running down the front of the hood
For kitchens close to Slough station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Questions from Upton
Can you come to Upton after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Upton can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Can school kitchens in Upton be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 45 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Upton. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
How long is a canopy clean?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We’ll tell you what to expect.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Tell us when your site near Upton is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Upton kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 18 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 10 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses across Upton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Upton is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Upton are the job of Slough council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Laurence or anywhere around Upton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Upton Hospital (about less than half a mile north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Upton is about 1 mile south-east of Slough, in Slough. Sites in Upton get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 31 places across Slough, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Reading, about 17 miles away.
Every address in SL1, SL3 and SL2 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Mere Road, Upton Road and High Street, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. Being close to the M4 and A332, Upton is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover Middlegreen (2 miles east), Langley (2 miles east), George Green (2 miles north-east), Wexham Court (2 miles north) and Wexham Street (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Britwell (3 miles north-west), Burnham (3 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (3 miles north), Huntercombe (3 miles north-west), Farnham Common (4 miles north) and Farnham Royal (3 miles north-west). Upton is among the bigger places we cover in Slough for canopy cleaning.
Local landmarks in Upton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Red Cow Public House, Upton Court Grammar School and Long Close School. Upton’s nearest station is Slough station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Windsor Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Museum of Eton Life (1.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Upton includes Stoke Common and Taplow Lake.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: 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.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.