West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Wiston canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning across Wiston and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Canopy cleaning in Wiston
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. The work covers grease gutters, wall canopies and canopy light fittings, and people most often call us about canopy gutters full of old fat and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Wiston (BN44)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Wiston
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Wiston, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Kitchens in Wiston get their food hygiene inspections from Horsham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Wiston is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints Church or anywhere around Wiston, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens in and around Wiston, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Wiston is about 6 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. Anywhere in BN44, we can take on canopy cleaning. Wiston is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 12 miles away.
We cover every part of BN44 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Hole Street, Water Lane and Spithandle Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Wiston, we cover Ashington (1 mile north-west), Ashurst (2 miles north-east), Dial Post (3 miles north), Partridge Green (4 miles north-east) and Broomer's Corner (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Horsham (11 miles north), Worthing (6 miles south), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles south-east).
Around Wiston
Other landmarks nearby include Steyning Museum (2.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Chanctonbury Hill and Knepp Wildland.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Bent or broken filters
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
How we price canopy cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
FAQs for Wiston
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Wiston?
The local authority for Wiston is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Wiston?
Fire safety enforcement in Wiston 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.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Is Wiston in your area?
Yes. We cover Wiston and the rest of West Sussex, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Towns and villages near Wiston
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How the job changes from site to site
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that is emptied and cleaned too, and we’ll show staff where it is.
School and staff canteen kitchens
In a school or workplace canteen, the canopy is often the only part of the extract staff ever see. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Somewhere like Wiston, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Clean the baffle filters often
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log where an inspector can see it. Before and after pictures speak for themselves.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.