West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Wick canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Wick, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wick
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will give you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, typically within one working day. If you’re dealing with a filter housing caked in grease and a hood coated in old grease, we can put it right, from island canopies, wall canopies and baffle filters onwards.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Wick gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Wick (BN17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wick
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Nearby places to Wick
What else we do in Wick
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
Don’t let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
What the work involves, part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
In a pub or hotel, the canopy is often in view of staff all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. Cleaning it clears the drip.
Wick questions
Will you come out to Wick?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Wick included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does being near the coast affect canopy cleaning in Wick?
It can. Being within about 2 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Wick than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We will confirm how long when we quote.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters are removed, cleaned and put back. Each filter is checked for fit as it goes back, because gaps let grease through.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
The whole canopy, inside and out. The plenum behind the filters is included, since that’s where grease hides.
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 in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When to call us in Wick
Steam and condensation make canopy grease harder to deal with. As the canopy cools, condensation forms and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lyminster Primary School or anywhere near Wick, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Grease, kitchens and Wick
The coast is only about 2 miles from Wick. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 38 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 25 sandwich bars and takeaways in Wick and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. The fire and rescue service for Wick is West Sussex 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.
For kitchens close to Littlehampton station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Zachary Merton Hospital (about 2.3 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Wick is about 1 mile north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. From the centre of Wick to the outskirts, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Brighton is in our area too, around 18 miles away.
All of BN17 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Joyce Close, Willow Brook and Wheatcroft or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Wick is on the B2284, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for canopy cleaning. We also cover Lyminster (1 mile north), Toddington (1 mile east), Littlehampton (1 mile south-east), Climping (1 mile south-west) and Ford (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (7 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (10 miles east).
Landmarks near Wick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Littlehampton College, Locomotive Public House and The Littlehampton Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Wick is Littlehampton station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Zachary Merton Hospital (2.3 miles south-east) and Rustington Museum (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Wick includes Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Wick when you book.
- 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.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.