Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Wroxton, Oxfordshire
We cover Wroxton for canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Wroxton
Can a school canteen extract in Wroxton be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Wroxton. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is Wroxton within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Wroxton is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What happens to the filters during the clean?
We take them out, clean them and put them back. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Grease that builds up inside the canopy has to go somewhere. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
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. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Canopy cleaning in Wroxton
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers island canopies, wall canopies and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and filters that clog soon after cleaning.
In a small place like Wroxton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, 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 to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Wroxton (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
Do you need canopy cleaning in Wroxton?
A canopy in Wroxton picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: it comes down to how long the kitchen cooks and what’s on the menu. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Broughton Castle is about 2.3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Where only the canopy is done, the report says so clearly.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What affects the quote in Wroxton
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Wroxton run smoothly.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Also in Wroxton
What canopy cleaning looks like in Wroxton
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Wroxton, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Wroxton is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Cherwell council inspect food businesses in Wroxton. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Wroxton Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Wroxton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Wroxton is about 2 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX15 postcode area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, about 23 miles from Wroxton.
Canopy cleaning in OX15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Main Street, Dark Lane and Mills Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Drayton (1 mile east), North Newington (1 mile south), Horley (1 mile north), Neithrop (2 miles south-east) and Ruscote (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Bure Park (15 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (11 miles south-west), Grimsbury (3 miles east), Bloxham (4 miles south), Bodicote (4 miles south-east) and Charlbury (14 miles south).
What’s near Wroxton
In Wroxton, that means kitchens and buildings near North Oxfordshire Academy, White Horse Public House and Drayton School, among other places. The closest station to Wroxton is Banbury station, about 3.1 miles east. A little further out are W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (0.8 miles north-west) and Hanwell Castle (1.8 miles north-east). Not far away are Crouch Hill.