West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
West Wittering canopy cleaning
One call covers canopy and hood cleaning in West Wittering, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A filter housing caked in grease
When to call us in West Wittering
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
School kitchens, at schools like West Wittering Parochial Church of England School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- If they look at the system before pricing
Canopy cleaning in West Wittering, done properly
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. We scrape the heavy deposits, then degrease the surfaces with methods that suit the build-up, using hot water or steam where it helps. If you have filters that clog soon after cleaning and a greasy hood noticed by an inspector, we can put it right, from plenum chambers, canopy light fittings and wall canopies onwards.
For a kitchen in or near West Wittering, 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.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- West Wittering (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
West Wittering: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for West Wittering?
Fire safety enforcement in West Wittering is handled by 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.
Do you cover smaller places like West Wittering?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Wittering included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We will make clear on the report which parts were cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we are there, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Before and after pictures go into a report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a few hours for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near West Wittering, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
West Wittering kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 1 mile from West Wittering. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency data counts about 17 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops across West Wittering and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Every kitchen among them that cooks under a canopy has a hood, plenum and filters collecting grease. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers West Wittering. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in West Wittering, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
West Wittering is about 6 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. We provide canopy cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in West Wittering and the rest of West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, West Wittering among them. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 8 miles away.
Every address in PO20 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Royce Way, Elmstead Gardens and Locksash Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside West Wittering, we cover East Wittering (2 miles south-east), Shipton Green (2 miles north-east), Somerley (2 miles east), Earnley (2 miles east) and Birdham (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (9 miles east), Chichester (6 miles north-east), Selsey (6 miles south-east), Emsworth (5 miles north), Portfield (7 miles north-east) and Yapton (13 miles east).
Around West Wittering
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Wittering pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Nutbourne station, about 4.6 miles north. Open spaces near West Wittering include Pilsey Island.
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 hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What the work involves, part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Towns and villages near West Wittering
Also in West Wittering
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Filters are back in place and seated properly, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.