Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Borden, Kent
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Borden: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
About our TR19 inspection in Borden
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Typical jobs include cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and confirming a clean reached the whole system, on deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and access surveys.
In a small place like Borden, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, 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.
- Where
- Borden (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Borden
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Borden is calmer for everyone.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Borden kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 20 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Borden. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Borden. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Borden are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Borden, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Borden is about 1 mile south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Borden and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Borden among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 9 miles away.
Work in ME9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on The Street, Mountview and Homestead View or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Borden: Heart's Delight (1 mile south-east), Tunstall (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile north-east), Highsted (2 miles south-east) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles west).
Landmarks near Borden
Around Borden, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Westlands School and Cromers Wood and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 1.4 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Court Hall Museum (1.6 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (1.7 miles north-east).
Nearby places to Borden
What else we do in Borden
Borden questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Borden in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Borden, the Food Standards Agency lists about 15 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Borden?
The local authority for Borden is Swale council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What is grease thickness testing?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, as suits the job.
Is Borden in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Borden.
Common problems we fix in Borden
When a site in Borden changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Borden Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Borden, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Proof of insurance
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a small place like Borden, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.