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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Coldharbour, Kent
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Coldharbour, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Coldharbour
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. Typical jobs include cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, on wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys.
Work in a small place like Coldharbour 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Coldharbour (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Coldharbour
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Kitchen extracts in Coldharbour
Look up Coldharbour on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Coldharbour. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Coldharbour. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Coldharbour is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ightham Mote is about 2.2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 3.4 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Coldharbour is about 2 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Coldharbour, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Coldharbour is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (12 miles or so).
We work across TN11 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Coldharbour, we cover Hildenborough (1 mile south-west), Hilden Park (1 mile south), Watt's Cross (1 mile west), Budds (1 mile north) and Stocks Green (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles south), Gravesend (15 miles north) and Northfleet (15 miles north).
What’s near Coldharbour
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hugh Christie Technology College and The Flying Dutchman Public House, among other places. The closest station to Coldharbour is Hildenborough station, about 1.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Tonbridge Castle (2.2 miles south) and The Milne Museum (2 miles south). The countryside around Coldharbour includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Coldharbour
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
What happens if it’s left?
Sites in Coldharbour that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Coldharbour businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Coldharbour
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
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How it works
There are three stages on the day: 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, which takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a small place like Coldharbour, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Coldharbour: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Coldharbour out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 8 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Coldharbour. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Can you get to a site in Coldharbour?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Coldharbour is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What is post-clean verification?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What is grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so it matters in practice.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.