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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Battersea, Greater London
For TR19 inspections and grease testing in Battersea, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
About our TR19 inspection in Battersea
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, pictures and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. If you have sections of duct that can’t be reached and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, we can help.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Battersea, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Battersea (SW11, SW18, SW4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
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 couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. In a London area like Battersea, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Related advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Battersea
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 660 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 142 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Battersea. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. London Fire Brigade covers Battersea. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Christ Church CofE Primary School or anywhere near Battersea, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Battersea is Battersea General Hospital, about 0.8 miles north.
Battersea is about 3 miles south-east of Kensington, in Greater London. From the centre of Battersea to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Work in SW11, SW18 and SW4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as York Road, Este Road and Home Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Battersea is on the A3207, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Battersea include Clapham Junction (1 mile north-west), Sands End (1 mile north-west), Chelsea Harbour (1 mile north-west), Wandsworth (1 mile south-west) and Clapham (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles north-east), City of Westminster (4 miles north), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (3 miles north-west), St Pancras (5 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Battersea
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Falcon pub, Emanuel School and Imperial Park. There’s a railway station in Battersea itself: Clapham Junction station. Well-known places in the area include Baynard's Castle (4.4 miles north-east) and Southside Wandsworth (1.3 miles south-west). The countryside around Battersea includes Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
Questions from Battersea
How do you handle parking and loading in Battersea?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Battersea during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Battersea, the Food Standards Agency lists about 34 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll book around them.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
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 can quote for the whole system.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
When to call us in Battersea
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Where a hall near Clapham Welsh Presbyterian Church, or anywhere in Battersea, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.