West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in West Marden, West Sussex
Canopy and hood cleaning for West Marden, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- A filter housing caked in grease
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere like West Marden, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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About our canopy cleaning in West Marden
For canopies and hoods in West Marden, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. Before and after photos go into your report. If you’re dealing with a hood coated in old grease and condensation and grease dripping together, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near West Marden, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- West Marden (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need canopy cleaning in West Marden
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A hood coated in old grease
- Poor capture at the hood
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Uppark is about 2.6 miles north), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a survey comes first
Common questions in West Marden
Can the work in West Marden be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who is the fire and rescue service for West Marden?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Bent or broken filters
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
Why act early in West Marden
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, which makes a later clean slower and harder. A planned visit to West Marden is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
West Marden kitchens: local notes
West Marden, about 53 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. West Marden sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in West Marden, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 5.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
West Marden is about 5 miles east of Horndean, in West Sussex. West Marden gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. West Marden is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 11 miles from West Marden.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: PO18. We also cover the places around West Marden: Forestside (1 mile south-west), Chalton (3 miles north-west), Blendworth (4 miles west), Buriton (5 miles north-west) and Nursted (5 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (13 miles south-east), Chichester (8 miles south-east), Selsey (14 miles south), Emsworth (5 miles south), Portfield (8 miles south-east) and Yapton (14 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in West Marden
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Coach And Horses Public House, among other places. West Marden’s nearest station is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 2.8 miles south-west. A little further out are Havant War Memorial Hospital (5.6 miles south-west) and Clanfield Earthwork (4.1 miles north-west). Open spaces near West Marden include Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Compton Down.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. It catches whatever gets past the filters, and it’s cleaned every time we clean the canopy.
School and staff canteen kitchens
In a school or workplace canteen, the canopy is often the only part of the extract staff ever see. The canopy and plenum are both cleaned, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.