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TR19 Inspection in Aldrington
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Aldrington. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Aldrington
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you are dealing with cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can help.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Aldrington gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Aldrington (BN3, BN41, BN42)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- 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
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Aldrington
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Aldrington shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hove Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Aldrington
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Grease, kitchens and Aldrington
At about 1 mile from the coast, Aldrington is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 65 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central Aldrington. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Aldrington sits within the area of East Sussex 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.
Commuter trade near Portslade station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Where a hall near St Philip's Church, or anywhere in Aldrington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Aldrington is about 1 mile south-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. If you need TR19 inspection in Aldrington, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, Aldrington included. Aldrington is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: BN3, BN41 and BN42. We cover sites on Wish Road, Saxon Road and Roman Road and the roads around them. We also cover Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-east), Hove (1 mile east), West Blatchington (1 mile north-east), Brunswick (2 miles east) and Prestonville (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles east), Hanover (3 miles east), Kemptown (3 miles east), Hollingdean (3 miles east) and Whitehawk (4 miles east).
Local landmarks in Aldrington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Drive Prep School, The Gather Inn and Hove Park School and the streets around them. The closest station to Aldrington is Portslade station, about 0.6 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Montefiore Hospital (1.7 miles east) and British Engineerium (1.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Aldrington include Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Aldrington
Does the sea air around Aldrington make a difference to TR19 inspection?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Aldrington than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Which fire authority looks after Aldrington?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Aldrington. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
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.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We plan the journey to Aldrington and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.