Medway · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Chatham Waterfront TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspection in Chatham Waterfront, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection in Chatham Waterfront, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings.
In a smaller place like Chatham Waterfront, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Chatham Waterfront (ME4, ME1, ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Chatham Waterfront
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Chatham Waterfront and across Medway. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Towns and villages near Chatham Waterfront
What else we do in Chatham Waterfront
Why it’s worth doing now in Chatham Waterfront
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. Around Chatham Waterfront, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Questions from Chatham Waterfront
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Chatham Waterfront out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 25 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Chatham Waterfront. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Chatham Waterfront?
That is Medway council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Chatham Waterfront. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
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 have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Is a quote from pictures 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.
Kitchen extracts in Chatham Waterfront
The coast is only about 3 miles from Chatham Waterfront. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 166 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 98 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Chatham Waterfront. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Kitchens in Chatham Waterfront get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St. Bartholomew's Hospital (about under half a mile west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Divine or anywhere around Chatham Waterfront, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A kitchen near Chatham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Chatham Waterfront is about 1 mile east of Rochester, in Medway. Sites in Chatham Waterfront get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Chatham Waterfront is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway we cover for TR19 inspection. Maidstone is in our area too, about 8 miles from Chatham Waterfront.
Here we cover the ME4, ME1 and ME7 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Local streets include New Road, Old Road and Ship Lane, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Chatham Waterfront sits on or near the A231, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Chatham Waterfront: Brompton (1 mile north-east), Rochester Riverside (1 mile north-west), Luton (1 mile south-east), Frindsbury (1 mile north-west) and Chatham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Rainham (4 miles south-east), Park Wood (4 miles south-east), Lordswood (3 miles south), Twydall (3 miles east), Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north-east) and Wigmore (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Chatham Waterfront
In Chatham Waterfront, that means kitchens and buildings near King's Arms, St John Fisher RC Comprehensive School and Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf. Nearby too are St Michael the Archangel Church (less than half a mile south), Fort Pitt Grammar School (0.5 miles south-west) and The Paddock (within half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Chatham Waterfront itself: Chatham station. A little further out are St. Bartholomew's Hospital (within half a mile west) and Rochester Castle (1 mile west). Open spaces near Chatham Waterfront include Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
What affects the quote in Chatham Waterfront
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For TR19 inspection in Chatham Waterfront, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We plan the journey to Chatham Waterfront and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures 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 work begins.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Chatham Waterfront
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so we arrange access ahead of time.