Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Wilmington, Kent
We cover Wilmington for canopy cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A hood coated in old grease
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Canopy cleaning in Wilmington
If the canopy in Wilmington is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and you’ll get a fixed price, typically within one working day. If you have drips from the canopy onto the range and filters that clog soon after cleaning, we can help, from island canopies, baffle filters and grease gutters onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Wilmington, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Wilmington (DA2, DA5, DA1)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Keep the fan on through service
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after photos speak for themselves.
Do not 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.
Why act early in Wilmington
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. With notice, the visit to Wilmington can be fitted around your bookings and events.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
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Your questions about canopy cleaning in Wilmington
Do you work at weekends in Wilmington?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Wilmington needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Wilmington?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wilmington. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Before and after pictures go into a report that lists what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. We also offer a filter exchange service for between cleans.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Somewhere like Wilmington, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Canopy cleaning around Wilmington
The Food Standards Agency lists about 21 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in and around Wilmington, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Dartford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wilmington. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Wilmington sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School kitchens, at schools like Wilmington Grammar School for Girls for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wilmington is West Hill Hospital, about 1.4 miles north-east.
Wilmington is about 2 miles south-west of Dartford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Wilmington, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Wilmington among them. London is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
We cover every part of DA2, DA5 and DA1 for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Common Lane, Parsons Lane and Oakfield Lane and the roads around them. Being close to the A2, Wilmington is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Bowmans (1 mile north), Joyden's Wood (1 mile west), Puddledock (1 mile south-west), Coldblow (1 mile north-west) and Crayford (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (10 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Kings Hill (14 miles south-east), Swanscombe (5 miles east) and Windmill Hill (8 miles east).
What’s near Wilmington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Dartford Heath, The Plough pub and Wilmington Primary School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Crayford station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Stone Castle (4 miles east) and West Hill Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Wilmington includes Wansunt Pit.
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Common problems we fix in Wilmington
Grease does not build up any differently in Wilmington: it comes down to how long the kitchen cooks and what’s on the menu. Frying and grilling load a canopy far faster than steaming or boiling.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A hood coated in old grease
- Condensation running down the canopy
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Barnabas or anywhere around Wilmington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that’s emptied and cleaned too, and we will show staff where it is.
Wall canopies
Wall canopies sit against a wall over a cooking line. Grease often collects where the canopy meets the wall, so we clean along it as well as the inner skin.