Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Broadstairs TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Broadstairs on TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection in Broadstairs, done properly
Taking on a kitchen in Broadstairs with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers access surveys, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Broadstairs, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Broadstairs (CT10, CT9, CT12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Broadstairs
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The site address and the type of premises
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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FAQs for Broadstairs
Can you work in Broadstairs outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Broadstairs out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 23 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Broadstairs, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
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.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How long does grease testing take?
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. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll plan it.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Broadstairs and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Why deal with it now?
If a kitchen in Broadstairs has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Dealt with now, it’s a planned visit around your hours rather than a callout when the site needs to be open.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Broadstairs businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What we’re called out for in Broadstairs
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
If you cook for passing trade around Broadstairs station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Broadstairs, and where the van can go.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Broadstairs kitchens: local notes
At about 1 mile from the coast, Broadstairs is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Look up Broadstairs on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 76 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Broadstairs. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Broadstairs sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School or anywhere near Broadstairs, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital about 2 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Broadstairs is about 16 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. If you need TR19 inspection in Broadstairs, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Broadstairs. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, around 40 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CT10, CT9 and CT12 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on High Street, Union Square and Church Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A254 and A255, Broadstairs is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to Broadstairs include Upton (1 mile south-west), St Peter's (1 mile north-west), Northwood (1 mile south-west), Kingsgate (2 miles north) and Northdown (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (13 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south-west), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (14 miles south-west).
Around Broadstairs
In Broadstairs, that means kitchens and buildings near The Charles Dickens School, The Charles Dickens School and The Little Albion Inn, among other places. There’s a railway station in Broadstairs itself: Broadstairs station. Nearby you will also find Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (2 miles north-west) and Westwood Cross (1.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.