Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Wickham Common
Canopy cleaning across Wickham Common and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Wickham Common
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Canopy cleaning in Wickham Common
The canopy is the part of the extract everyone in the kitchen sees. Being first in line, it collects grease on the inside surfaces, along the seams and in the troughs. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and canopy light fittings, and the jobs we see most are a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and condensation running down the canopy.
In a small place like Wickham Common, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Wickham Common (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Clean the baffle filters often
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment where an inspector can see it. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
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.
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
Canopy cleaning in Wickham Common: the local picture
There are about 13 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Wickham Common, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. In Wickham Common, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Wickham Common falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Knowle Hospital (about 1.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wickham Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Wickham Common, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Wickham Common is about 3 miles north-east of Fareham, in Hampshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Wickham Common, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Wickham Common included. Wickham Common is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for canopy cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page, about 7 miles away.
Every address in PO17 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Southwick Road, Castle Farm Lane and Black Cottage Lane and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Crockerhill (1 mile south-west), Hundred Acres (1 mile north-east), Welborne (1 mile south-west), North Boarhunt (1 mile east) and North Fareham (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (6 miles south), Havant (8 miles east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles south-west) and Horndean (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Wickham Common
Around Wickham Common, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Old House Hotel, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fareham station, about 2.8 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Knowle Hospital (1.6 miles south-west) and Fareham Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south). Not far away are St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.
When to call us in Wickham Common
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere around Wickham Common, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Wickham Common questions
Can a school canteen extract in Wickham Common be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Wickham Common. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Wickham Common?
In Wickham Common, it’s Winchester City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The full canopy, inside and out, and the plenum behind it. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, and they’re cleaned before going back in. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. The timing of a visit to Wickham Common is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
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Why act early in Wickham Common
A canopy clean in Wickham Common now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, out of hours so service carries on. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Wickham Common is calmer for everyone.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition 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.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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