Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Branbridges TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Branbridges, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Branbridges
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. Typical jobs include heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and checking the result of a recent clean, on deposit thickness tests, access surveys and wet film thickness tests.
Work in a small place like Branbridges starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Branbridges (TN12, ME18)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Branbridges.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Questions from Branbridges
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Branbridges during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Branbridges. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can you work in Branbridges outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
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. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
What is grease thickness testing?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing 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 drop us a line and we’ll plan it.
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When to call us in Branbridges
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Branbridges, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep the route to access panels clear
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Why act early in Branbridges
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. If the system at a site near Branbridges fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- In business since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Branbridges
There are about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways in Branbridges and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Branbridges. 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. Branbridges sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as East Peckham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Commuter trade near Beltring station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Branbridges is about 2 miles north of Paddock Wood, in Kent. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Branbridges and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 7 miles from Branbridges.
All of TN12 and ME18 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Old Road, Torbay Road and Orchard Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Branbridges, we cover Beltring (1 mile south), East Peckham (1 mile west), Hale Street (1 mile north), Snoll Hatch (1 mile west) and Peckham Bush (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles west) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
Near you in Branbridges
Around Branbridges, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rose and Crown pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Beltring station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Hop Farm Museum (1 mile south) and Oakwood Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Branbridges include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.