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TR19 inspections in Appledore
TR19 inspection in Appledore from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Appledore
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. Typical jobs include sites with gaps in their extract records and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across post-clean checks, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests.
Work in a small place like Appledore starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Appledore (TN26)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection in Appledore: the local picture
Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Appledore. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Appledore, about 50 miles from central London, is within our usual area. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Appledore, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Appledore is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN26 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Appledore is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 20 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: TN26. Local streets include The Street, Old Way and Court Lodge Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Appledore Heath (1 mile north), Stone in Oxney (1 mile south-west), Reading Street (2 miles west), Stone Corner (3 miles west) and Brattle (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (8 miles north-east), Hythe (13 miles east), Tenterden (5 miles north-west), Kennington (10 miles north-east), New Romney (7 miles south-east) and Staplehurst (14 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Appledore
For rail, the closest station is Appledore (Kent) station, roughly 1.3 miles east. A little further out are Brenzett Aeronautical Museum (3.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Appledore includes Orlestone Forest.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Appledore questions
Which environmental health team covers Appledore?
That’s Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Appledore. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Appledore?
Fire safety enforcement in Appledore 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 protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Any access problems are flagged so they can be sorted first.
Can you price the work without visiting?
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.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays so meals are not affected.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Appledore
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Smallhythe Place is about 3.9 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Why it’s worth doing now in Appledore
If a kitchen in Appledore has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Appledore rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Towns and villages near Appledore
What else we do in Appledore
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Appledore.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.