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TR19 Inspection in Bermondsey
TR19 inspection across Bermondsey and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
About our TR19 inspection in Bermondsey
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is 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. Common call-outs are for surveys needed before quoting a full clean and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, on wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Bermondsey, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
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, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16, SE5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Bermondsey
Can a school canteen extract in Bermondsey be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 108 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Bermondsey, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bermondsey?
That’s Southwark council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bermondsey. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
How long does grease testing take?
It takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
What happens if it’s left?
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. Planning ahead in Bermondsey lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Bermondsey businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after every visit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What a clean will not put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Bermondsey
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a job in Bermondsey, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Bermondsey
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Boutcher Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Nearby places to Bermondsey
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What TR19 inspection looks like in Bermondsey
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 271 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 48 hotels and guest houses across Bermondsey and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Bermondsey get their food hygiene inspections from Southwark council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. London Fire Brigade covers Bermondsey. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Guy's Hospital, about 0.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For kitchens close to London Bridge station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Bermondsey is about 1 mile east of London, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bermondsey and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Bermondsey among them.
Our technicians cover all of SE1, SE16 and SE5 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. We cover sites on Crown Square, Fire Station Square and Layard Square and nearby roads. Bermondsey sits on or near the A100 and B202, so getting to you is simple for TR19 inspection. We also cover Walworth (1 mile south-west), London (1 mile west), South Bermondsey (1 mile south-east), Surrey Canal (1 mile south-east) and Surrey Quays (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (4 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles north-west), Kensington (5 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north-west), Walthamstow (7 miles north) and Hoxton (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Bermondsey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Asylum for the deaf and dumb, St Mary-at-Hill and Harris Academy Bermondsey, among other places. Other local landmarks include Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.5 miles north), Bermondsey Spa Gardens (under half a mile south) and Simon the Tanner pub (less than half a mile west). For rail, the closest station is London Bridge station, roughly 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Fashion and Textile Museum (under half a mile west) and Guy's Hospital (0.7 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Bellenden Road Nature Garden.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.