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TR19 inspections in Cliffe Woods
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Cliffe Woods. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
About our TR19 inspection in Cliffe Woods
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Cliffe Woods and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests, and people most often call us about kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and missing access panels found on survey.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Cliffe Woods (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cliffe Woods
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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Cliffe Woods questions
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Cliffe Woods?
It can, as Cliffe Woods is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you work in villages like Cliffe Woods?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Expect it to take anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How often should grease be tested?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Cliffe Woods
Cliffe Woods lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Kitchens in Cliffe Woods get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Cliffe Woods is covered by Kent 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; French Hospital is the nearest hospital to Cliffe Woods, about 3.1 miles south. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Cliffe Woods Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Cliffe Woods is about 3 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. Whether your site is in the middle of Cliffe Woods or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Cliffe Woods among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Work in ME3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Cardens Road, View Road and Brewer Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Mockbeggar (1 mile south-west), Church Street (1 mile west), Lower Higham (2 miles west), Cliffe (2 miles north) and Higham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles south-east), Chatham (5 miles south), Rochester (3 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Local landmarks in Cliffe Woods
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Hundred of Hoo Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Higham station, about 1.5 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Huguenot Museum (3.1 miles south) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). The countryside around Cliffe Woods includes Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Leave it or put it right?
Sites in Cliffe Woods that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. In a place like Cliffe Woods, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Trading since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Common problems we fix in Cliffe Woods
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Missing access panels found on survey
Historic houses near Cliffe Woods, such as Temple Manor about 3.1 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before booking
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What affects the quote in Cliffe Woods
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Cliffe Woods.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.