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TR19 Inspection in Almodington
TR19 inspection for Almodington and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Almodington
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in Almodington and the rest of West Sussex. We are often asked to deal with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and checking the result of a recent clean, on wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Almodington, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Almodington (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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’s our job.
Common problems we fix in Almodington
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Birdham CE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
FAQs for Almodington
Who is the fire and rescue service for Almodington?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Almodington. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Does being near the coast affect TR19 inspection in Almodington?
It can. Almodington is within about 3 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
How long does grease testing take?
Expect it to take anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How often should grease be tested?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Almodington
Sea air reaches Almodington, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Almodington. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Almodington. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like St Richard's Hospital, about 5.2 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Earnley Church, or anywhere in Almodington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Almodington is about 4 miles north-west of Selsey, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Almodington or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Almodington is one of them. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 11 miles away.
We work across PO20 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Second Avenue, Batchmere Road and Third Avenue or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Almodington, we cover Somerley (1 mile north-west), Earnley (1 mile south-west), Birdham (1 mile north), Highleigh (1 mile east) and Shipton Green (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (6 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (4 miles south-east), Littlehampton (13 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles north-west) and Rustington (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Almodington
The nearest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 4.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). Not far away are Pilsey Island.
Towns and villages near Almodington
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What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Almodington run smoothly.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Almodington
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.