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TR19 Inspection in Anvil Green
Need TR19 inspection in Anvil Green? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Anvil Green
Can you work in Anvil Green outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Anvil Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Anvil Green is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, 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.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Anvil Green
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. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. The work covers insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and extracts that have never been grease tested.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Anvil Green (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Anvil Green
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Anvil Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Also near Anvil Green
More services for Anvil Green
TR19 inspection in Anvil Green: the local picture
Anvil Green sits within the area of Kent 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. About 52 miles out from central London, Anvil Green is part of the South East area we work across. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Kent and Canterbury Hospital is the nearest hospital to Anvil Green, about 5.1 miles north-east.
Anvil Green is about 5 miles south-west of Wincheap, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Anvil Green, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Anvil Green is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 22 miles away.
Every address in CT4 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Anvil Green, we cover Petham (2 miles north-east), Garlinge Green (2 miles north), Mystole (3 miles north), Upper Hardres (3 miles east) and Shalmsford Street (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (6 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-west), Folkestone (11 miles south-east) and Whitstable (10 miles north).
Landmarks near Anvil Green
Around Anvil Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Compasses Inn. Anvil Green’s nearest station is Chilham station, roughly 3.1 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (3.5 miles north-west) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.1 miles north-east).
Why it’s worth doing now in Anvil Green
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Anvil Green a current picture. Planning a trip to Anvil Green ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why Anvil Green businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat
- We are fully insured
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Anvil Green?
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Anvil Green shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Bartholomew or elsewhere in Anvil Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.