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TR19 Inspection in Chart Sutton
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Chart Sutton, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Do you need TR19 inspection in Chart Sutton?
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
A hospital like KIMS hospital, about 4.4 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Chart Sutton
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Chart Sutton and the rest of Kent. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Work in a small place like Chart Sutton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Chart Sutton (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
TR19 inspection around Chart Sutton
Look up Chart Sutton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 13 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Chart Sutton, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In Chart Sutton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Chart Sutton falls to 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.
Where a hall near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Chart Sutton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Langley Park Primary Academy or anywhere near Chart Sutton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Chart Sutton is about 3 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Chart Sutton, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Chart Sutton is one of them.
All of ME17 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Plough Wents Road, Amber Lane and Marsham Crescent, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Chart Sutton include Wierton (1 mile south-west), Five Wents (1 mile east), Warmlake (1 mile east), Langley (1 mile north-east) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (3 miles north-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Tonbridge (13 miles west) and Faversham (15 miles north-east).
Near you in Chart Sutton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Plough Inn, Cornwallis Academy and Senacre Technology College. Chart Sutton’s nearest station is Bearsted station, about 3.6 miles north. A little further out are KIMS hospital (4.4 miles north) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.1 miles north-east).
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Other services in Chart Sutton
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Questions from Chart Sutton
Do you cover smaller places like Chart Sutton?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Chart Sutton after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Chart Sutton can fit around your hours. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
How long does grease testing take?
Typically, the inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
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.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
There’s no standard 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 start, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Why act early in Chart Sutton
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. If the system at a site near Chart Sutton fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Chart Sutton businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Chart Sutton, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- 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
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, 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.