East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Bexhill-on-Sea TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bexhill-on-Sea. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
TR19 inspection in Bexhill-on-Sea, done properly
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Bexhill-on-Sea and the rest of East Sussex. The work covers pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about confirming a clean reached the whole system and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
Many kitchens in a town like Bexhill-on-Sea were fitted into buildings built for something else, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Bexhill-on-Sea (TN39, TN40)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Bexhill-on-Sea
Other services in Bexhill-on-Sea
Grease, kitchens and Bexhill-on-Sea
At about 1 mile from the coast, Bexhill-on-Sea is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 95 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 29 takeaways across Bexhill-on-Sea and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Bexhill-on-Sea are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Bexhill Hospital, about 0.5 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Bexhill station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Bexhill-on-Sea is in East Sussex. For TR19 inspection in and around Bexhill-on-Sea, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Bexhill-on-Sea. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Bexhill-on-Sea among them. We also work in Brighton, about 26 miles from Bexhill-on-Sea.
Work in TN39 and TN40 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on London Road, High Street and Station Road and nearby roads. Bexhill-on-Sea sits on or near the A259 and A269, so getting to you is simple for TR19 inspection. We also cover Sidley (1 mile north), Watermill (2 miles north), Lunsford's Cross (2 miles north-west), Hooe Common (3 miles north-west) and Russell's Green (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (4 miles east), Hailsham (9 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles east), Polegate (10 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (6 miles east). Being one of East Sussex’s larger places, Bexhill-on-Sea has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Bexhill-on-Sea
Around Bexhill-on-Sea, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Picture Playhouse pub, Bexhill High Academy and Egerton Park. The closest station to Bexhill-on-Sea is Bexhill station, about 0.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Bexhill Hospital (0.5 miles north-east) and Bexhill Costume And Social History Museum (0.6 miles south-east). Not far away are Senlac Hill and Gillham Wood.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- File every inspection report with your certificates
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
What we are called out for in Bexhill-on-Sea
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as King Offa Primary Academy or anywhere near Bexhill-on-Sea, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Bexhill-on-Sea: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Bexhill-on-Sea be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bexhill-on-Sea. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Bexhill-on-Sea?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
When should we have our next grease test?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, whichever suits the system.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, with recommendations where something needs doing.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Why act early in Bexhill-on-Sea
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Bexhill-on-Sea businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Bexhill-on-Sea and give a fixed quote.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.