West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Burgess Hill TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Burgess Hill: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Burgess Hill
Taking on a kitchen in Burgess Hill with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. If you are dealing with kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, we can help, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests onwards.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Burgess Hill, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Burgess Hill (RH15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and we clear up before we go. Three things shape a visit in Burgess Hill: when you’re closed, where we can park and how we get to the system.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
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. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
Look out for any of the following:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Commuter trade near Burgess Hill station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
What affects the quote in Burgess Hill
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- A single visit or a regular plan
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Grease, kitchens and Burgess Hill
Look up Burgess Hill on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 44 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 27 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Burgess Hill. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Burgess Hill. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Burgess Hill falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like The Dene Hospital about 1.7 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Burgess Hill is about 9 miles north of Brighton, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Burgess Hill or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Burgess Hill is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for TR19 inspection. Brighton is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Here we cover the RH15 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on Church Road, Station Road and Lower Church Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Burgess Hill on the A273 and B2036, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Jacob's Post (1 mile west), World's End (1 mile north-east), Abbotsford (1 mile north-west), Goddards Green (2 miles west) and Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-east), East Grinstead (13 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (10 miles south-west). Burgess Hill is one of the larger places we cover in West Sussex for TR19 inspection.
What’s near Burgess Hill
Typical jobs here are in premises near Burgess Hill Girls, Oakmeeds Community College and The Six Gold Martlets pub and the streets around them. Burgess Hill has its own railway station: Burgess Hill station. A little further out are Burgess Hill Museum (under half a mile south-west) and Clayton Castle (3.4 miles south). For a walk, there’s Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Burgess Hill questions
Which fire service covers Burgess Hill?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Burgess Hill. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Burgess Hill during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Burgess Hill, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
When should we have our next grease test?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Large or multiple systems take longer, so phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll plan it.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.