Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Camden Town TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in Camden Town? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
About our TR19 inspection in Camden Town
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. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are sections of duct that can’t be reached and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Camden Town is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Camden Town (NW1, N1C, NW5, NW3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Camden Town
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Michael's Church, or anywhere in Camden Town, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
FAQs for Camden Town
Which environmental health team covers Camden Town?
In Camden Town, it’s Camden council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can a school canteen extract in Camden Town be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 83 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Camden Town. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so it matters in practice.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What about areas you can’t get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Camden Town is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get 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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Camden Town
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Camden Town kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 1,612 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 468 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Camden Town. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Fire safety in Camden Town falls to London Fire Brigade. 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. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
For kitchens close to Camden Road station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Camden Town is about 2 miles north of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Sites in Camden Town get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Camden Town is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of NW1, N1C, NW5 and NW3 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Camden High Street, Greenland Road and Camden Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Camden Town sits on or near the A400 and B512, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Camden Town include Agar Town (1 mile east), Kentish Town (1 mile north-west), Chalk Farm (1 mile north-west), Somers Town (1 mile south-east) and Primrose Hill (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (3 miles south-east), Kensington (4 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles east), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles south-east) and Ruislip (12 miles west).
What’s near Camden Town
In Camden Town, that means kitchens and buildings near The Camden School for Girls, North Bridge House School and The Camden Eye pub, among other places. Also close by are Lewis Cubitt Park (0.7 miles east) and Vaughan Williams Memorial Library (less than half a mile west). Camden Town has its own railway station: Camden Road station. Nearby you will also find St Pancras Hospital (0.5 miles south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (2.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s St. James's Park Lake and Adelaide Nature Reserve.
Why it’s worth doing now in Camden Town
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Camden Town businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.