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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Charlton, West Sussex
Our technicians work in Charlton on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Managing agents and facilities teams in Charlton
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Charlton
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers access surveys, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are systems that need surveying before cleaning and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
Work in a small place like Charlton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, 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
- Charlton (PO18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs 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.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Towns and villages near Charlton
What else we do in Charlton
Grease, kitchens and Charlton
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Charlton, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Charlton is covered by West Sussex 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. Food hygiene inspections in Charlton are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
West Dean House, about 1.7 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Charlton; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Where a hall near The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or anywhere in Charlton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Charlton is about 5 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Charlton, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Charlton is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for TR19 inspection. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
TR19 inspection in PO18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Charlton Road and Knight's Hill, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Charlton: Singleton (1 mile west), East Dean (1 mile east), West Dean (2 miles west), Cocking (3 miles north) and Heyshott (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (9 miles south), Chichester (5 miles south), Selsey (12 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles south-east), Emsworth (10 miles south-west) and Rustington (12 miles south-east).
What’s near Charlton
A little further out are Chichester Centre (4.6 miles south) and Weald and Downland Gridshell (0.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Questions from Charlton
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Charlton?
Fire safety enforcement in Charlton is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Charlton?
In Charlton, it’s Chichester 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.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you work in Charlton?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Charlton.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What affects the quote in Charlton
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. 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 the area is cleaned down before we leave. Somewhere as small as Charlton, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
When to call us in Charlton
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
A hospital like Chichester Centre, about 4.6 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded