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TR19 Inspection in Aylesford
We cover Aylesford for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
TR19 inspection in Aylesford, done properly
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers access surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and people most often call us about kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
Kitchens around a place like Aylesford are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Aylesford (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Tell us when your site near Aylesford is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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 typically come back within one working day.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
FAQs for Aylesford
Can school kitchens in Aylesford be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Aylesford, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Aylesford?
The local authority for Aylesford is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you cover Aylesford?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Aylesford.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Towns and villages near Aylesford
What else we do in Aylesford
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What affects the quote in Aylesford
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
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
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
What TR19 inspection looks like in Aylesford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Aylesford. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Aylesford falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. In Aylesford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
School kitchens, at schools like Aylesford Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Commuter trade near Aylesford station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Maidstone Hospital about 1.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Aylesford is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Aylesford and the rest of Kent. Aylesford is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for TR19 inspection.
We cover every part of ME20 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Station Road, High Street and Hall Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Aylesford, we cover Ditton (1 mile west), Allington (1 mile south-east), East Malling (2 miles west), Well Street (2 miles south-west) and Fant (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Aylesford
In Aylesford, that means kitchens and buildings near Aylesford School, The Chequers pub and Ditton Quarry. There’s a railway station in Aylesford itself: Aylesford station. Other landmarks nearby include Allington Castle (1.7 miles east) and Medway megaliths (1.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.