East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Balls Green, East Sussex
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Balls Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Balls Green
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. Typical jobs include heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean, across deposit thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks.
In a small place like Balls Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Balls Green (TN7)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Balls Green
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Balls Green?
Food hygiene inspections in Balls Green are carried out by Wealden council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Which fire service covers Balls Green?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Balls Green. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How long does grease testing take?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, so give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will plan it.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Never cook with filters missing
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Visits to a village like Balls Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Why act early in Balls Green
If a kitchen in Balls Green has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. A fault that closes a site in a village like Balls Green affects everyone who depends on it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Balls Green businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Balls Green
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 can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
How we price TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Balls Green
About 29 miles out from central London, Balls Green is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Balls Green sits within the area of East Sussex 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.
For schools such as St Michael's Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Balls Green (Bassetts Manor is about 2.2 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Crowborough War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Balls Green, about 3.8 miles south.
Balls Green is about 4 miles north of Crowborough, in East Sussex. From the centre of Balls Green to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Balls Green is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Every address in TN7 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hartfield (1 mile west), Ashurst (2 miles north-east), Groombridge (2 miles east), Teasley Mead (2 miles north) and Stone Cross (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crowborough (4 miles south), Uckfield (10 miles south), Heathfield (11 miles south-east), Wadhurst (9 miles east), Ridgewood (10 miles south) and Ringmer (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Balls Green
The closest station to Balls Green is Ashurst Kent station, roughly 1.7 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Bolebroke Castle (1.8 miles north-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (3.8 miles south). For a walk, there’s Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we will tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys