West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Worthing canopy cleaning
Specialist canopy cleaning for Worthing: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Canopy cleaning in Worthing, done properly
For canopies and hoods in Worthing, the work follows the same careful routine: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. Before and after pictures go into your report. If you have a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and fat running down the front of the hood, we can put it right.
In the busier parts of Worthing, kitchens are often on the ground floor with flats or offices above, with risers that run up the back of the building to roof level. A riser needs proper access to be cleaned top to bottom, and anything we cannot reach goes on the report.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Worthing (BN13, BN11, BN14, BN12)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Managed buildings in a place the size of Worthing often have sign-in, permits-to-work and key holders, and the visit is planned around them.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Worthing questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Worthing out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 18 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Worthing. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which environmental health team covers Worthing?
Kitchens in Worthing are inspected by Worthing council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
When do you clean the canopy?
We clean when the kitchen is closed: after service, overnight or before opening. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
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.
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When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- A light fitting that does not work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
Grease, kitchens and Worthing
The coast is only about 2 miles from Worthing. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Look up Worthing on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 183 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 81 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Worthing. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Food hygiene inspections in Worthing are the job of Worthing council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Worthing, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; The Acre is the nearest hospital to Worthing, about 1.2 miles south-east. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Durrington High School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Worthing is in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN13 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Worthing among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
All of BN13, BN11, BN14 and BN12 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Church Road, Market Place and High Street, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Worthing is on the A24 and A27, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Worthing include Salvington (1 mile north), Offington (1 mile north-east), Broadwater (1 mile east), Findon Valley (2 miles north) and East Worthing (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (13 miles west), Burgess Hill (15 miles north-east), Littlehampton (6 miles west), Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles east), Lancing (3 miles east) and Rustington (5 miles west). Worthing is among the bigger places we cover in West Sussex for canopy cleaning.
What’s near Worthing
Around Worthing, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The George And Dragon Public House, Durrington Minature Railway and Thomas A Becket First School and the streets around them. The closest station to Worthing is West Worthing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find The Acre (1.2 miles south-east) and Old Castle (less than half a mile east). Open spaces near Worthing include Highdown Hill and Widewater Lagoon.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Leave it or put it right?
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. A regular plan for a site in Worthing spreads the work out and keeps every system on track.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.