Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Bickley TR19 inspection
We cover Bickley for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
When to call us in Bickley
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
If you cook for passing trade around Bickley station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
How we handle TR19 inspection in Bickley
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. Typical jobs include an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and checking the result of a recent clean, on insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Bickley, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Bickley (BR1, BR2, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Bickley
Sites in Bickley that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bickley
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Kitchen extracts in Bickley
Food Standards Agency records include about 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Bickley, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. It’s Bromley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bickley. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bullers Wood School for Boys or anywhere near Bickley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Bridgeways Day Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bickley, about 1 mile south.
Bickley is about 1 mile east of Bromley, in Greater London. Bickley gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Bickley is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for London, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the BR1, BR2 and BR7 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Golf Road, The Avenue and Canon Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Bickley include Widmore (1 mile north), Elmstead (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west) and Sundridge (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Around Bickley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bird In Hand Public House, Holy Trinity College Bromley and Jubilee Country Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Bickley itself: Bickley station. Nearby you’ll also find Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.5 miles south-west) and The Mall (1.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Summer Hill and The Tarn.
What else we do in Bickley
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Bickley
Which environmental health team covers Bickley?
In Bickley, it’s Bromley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Bickley out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Bickley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 14 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection 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 accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
Why survey before a clean?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and send you a fixed quote.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Bickley saves time on the night.
- 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.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The number of sites or systems
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so grease isn’t left building in hidden parts.