West Berkshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Woolhampton
Canopy cleaning for Woolhampton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
Common questions in Woolhampton
Is Woolhampton within the area you cover?
Yes, Woolhampton is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Woolhampton in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Woolhampton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Typically because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. 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 long is a canopy clean?
Allow a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We will confirm how long when we quote.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Typically not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
About our canopy cleaning in Woolhampton
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 plenum chambers, wall canopies and grease gutters, and common reasons people get in touch are smoke hanging around the canopy during service and wet, greasy drips from the hood.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Woolhampton (RG7)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It won’t replace a professional clean, but it slows the build-up you can see.
Honest limits
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
Places near Woolhampton
Other services in Woolhampton
Part by part
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. We work along the canopy section by section, with pictures for each.
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, so every face can collect grease. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Grease, kitchens and Woolhampton
Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Woolhampton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Woolhampton falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you cook for passing trade around Midgham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Woolhampton C.E. Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Woolhampton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Woolhampton is about 3 miles north-west of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Wherever you are in the RG7 postcode area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Woolhampton is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 9 miles from Woolhampton.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for canopy cleaning. We cover sites on Woolhampton Hill, Bath Road and Reed Gardens and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Woolhampton: Aldermaston (1 mile south-east), Brimpton (2 miles south-west), Brimpton Common (2 miles south), Heath End (3 miles south) and Padworth (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (6 miles west), Thatcham (4 miles west), Burghfield Common (5 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles west), Hungerford (15 miles west) and Spencers Wood (9 miles east).
Near you in Woolhampton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Angel pub, among other places. Woolhampton has its own railway station: Midgham station. Nearby you’ll also find Yattendon Castle (4.9 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5 miles west). The countryside around Woolhampton includes Thatcham Reed Beds and Hosehill Lake.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Woolhampton.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Woolhampton
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why deal with it now?
In Woolhampton, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. In a place like Woolhampton, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
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 us?
- Every job surveyed first
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009