Thurrock · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Biggin
We cover Biggin for TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Biggin questions
Do you work in villages like Biggin?
Yes, Biggin is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Biggin?
Fire safety enforcement in Biggin is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
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.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How much time does an inspection need?
Typically, the inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. System size and access decide the rest.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Biggin
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. The work covers post-clean checks, access surveys and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are sites with gaps in their extract records and confirming a clean reached the whole system.
Somewhere as small as Biggin, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Biggin (RM16)
- Wider area
- Thurrock
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Biggin kitchens: local notes
Biggin is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs, bars and clubs registered across Biggin and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Biggin, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Thurrock council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Gravesham Community Hospital about 2.2 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Biggin, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Biggin is about 2 miles east of Grays, in Thurrock. Every kind of commercial site in Biggin, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Biggin is one of 26 towns, villages and districts in Thurrock where we work for TR19 inspection. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of RM16 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Other places close to Biggin include West Tilbury (1 mile east), Chadwell St Mary (1 mile north), Tilbury (1 mile south-west), Orsett Heath (1 mile north-west) and Little Thurrock (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Stanford-le-Hope (4 miles north-east), South Ockendon (5 miles north-west), Balstonia (4 miles north-east), Corringham (5 miles north-east), Aveley (6 miles west) and South Stifford (3 miles west).
What’s near Biggin
Typical jobs here are in premises near Thurrock and Basildon College, The Kings Head pub and The Gateway Academy, among other places. Biggin’s nearest station is Tilbury Town station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Community Hospital (2.2 miles south) and Walton Hall Museum (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Thurrock Thameside Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
What happens on the day
Your staff do not 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Biggin knowing what to expect.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Biggin
Sites in Biggin that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why us?
- A written report with photos after every visit
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Never cook with filters missing
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
How we price TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Common problems we fix in Biggin
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tilbury Pioneer Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.