Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Acol
We cover Acol for TR19 inspections and grease testing. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Questions from Acol
Which environmental health team covers Acol?
The local authority for Acol is Thanet council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Will you come out to Acol?
Yes, Acol is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It works whoever carried out the clean.
How often should grease be tested?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Acol
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you are dealing with sections of duct that can’t be reached and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can put it right, from access surveys, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Acol, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Acol (CT7)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so grease isn’t left building in hidden parts.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Towns and villages near Acol
What else we do in Acol
What affects the quote in Acol
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Acol.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us 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 typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. With notice, the visit to Acol can be fitted around your bookings and events.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Acol businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Grease, kitchens and Acol
The coast is only about 2 miles from Acol. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Acol on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 19 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Acol. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Acol sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mildreds Church or anywhere around Acol, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Historic houses near Acol, such as Quex Park about 0.8 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. A hospital like Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, about 3.6 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Acol is about 4 miles south-west of Margate, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Acol and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Acol among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 35 miles from Acol.
Work in CT7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as The Street, Dilnot Lane and Margate Hill, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Mount Pleasant (1 mile south), Birchington (1 mile north), Way (1 mile south-east), Minster (2 miles south) and Westgate-on-Sea (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (11 miles south-west), Margate (4 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south), Ramsgate (4 miles east), Broadstairs (5 miles east) and Whitstable (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Acol
Typical jobs here are in premises near King Ethelbert School and Crown & Sceptre pub, among other places. The closest station to Acol is Birchington-On-Sea station, about 1.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (3.6 miles north-east) and Powell-Cotton Museum (0.7 miles north). Open spaces near Acol include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.