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TR19 inspections in Arlington
Our technicians work in Arlington on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Arlington
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Arlington and the rest of East Sussex. Common call-outs are for systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, on insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and access surveys.
In a village or hamlet like Arlington, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Arlington (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Arlington questions
Which fire authority looks after Arlington?
Fire safety enforcement in Arlington is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is Arlington within the area you cover?
Yes. Arlington is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
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 do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
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Other services in Arlington
Managing agents and facilities teams in Arlington
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Somewhere as small as Arlington, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
For 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’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
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How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
What we’re called out for in Arlington
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
What we are most often called out for:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Michelham Priory, about 1.5 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Arlington; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
TR19 inspection around Arlington
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Arlington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Arlington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Arlington is covered by 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Hellingly Hospital Railway is the nearest hospital to Arlington, about 4.1 miles north-east. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Pancras or elsewhere in Arlington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Arlington is about 3 miles south-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN26 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Arlington among them. We also work in Brighton, around 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: BN26. We also cover the places around Arlington: Wickstreet (1 mile north), Berwick (1 mile west), Wilmington (2 miles south), Selmeston (2 miles west) and Milton Street (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (6 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-west), Lewes (8 miles west), Hailsham (3 miles north-east) and Crowborough (14 miles north).
What’s near Arlington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Yew Tree Inn. The closest station to Arlington is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 1.2 miles west. A little further out are Agricultural Museum (2 miles south) and Hellingly Hospital Railway (4.1 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Combe Hill.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Arlington
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.