Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Wildmoor, Hampshire
For canopy and hood cleaning in Wildmoor, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Grease, kitchens and Wildmoor
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Wildmoor and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Wildmoor falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wildmoor. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital about 4.1 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. The Vyne, about 3 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Wildmoor; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Wildmoor is about 4 miles north-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Wildmoor, canopy cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Wildmoor is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
We work across RG27 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Other places close to Wildmoor include Chineham (1 mile west), Water End (2 miles south), Andwell (2 miles south), Old Basing (2 miles south-west) and Lychpit (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (4 miles south-west), Farnborough (11 miles east), Fleet (8 miles east), Aldershot (12 miles east), Alton (10 miles south) and Yateley (9 miles east).
Landmarks near Wildmoor
Wildmoor’s nearest station is Bramley (Hants) station, about 2.8 miles north-west. A little further out are Festival Place (3.7 miles south-west) and Basing House (2.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Wildmoor includes The Mill Field.
About our canopy cleaning in Wildmoor
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. A dirty canopy passes more grease further into the system. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers canopy light fittings, island canopies and grease gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are filters that clog soon after cleaning and a sticky, discoloured canopy.
Somewhere as small as Wildmoor, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Wildmoor (RG27)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Wildmoor
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wildmoor?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wildmoor. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Wildmoor be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 6 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Wildmoor. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned as well.
Why deal with it now?
For a kitchen in Wildmoor, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. It’s simpler to plan the work at Wildmoor now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
What affects the quote in Wildmoor
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How big the system is
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
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 give you a fixed price before any work starts.
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 times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
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.
What the work involves, part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Wall canopies
A wall-mounted canopy runs along the back of the range. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we’re called out for in Wildmoor
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.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St. Leonard or anywhere around Wildmoor, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What paperwork you get at the end
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Keep the fan on through service
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that is cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the canopy cleaning, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Wildmoor knowing what to expect.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- 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 photos are taken.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.