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Collier Row TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection in Collier Row from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Collier Row kitchens: local notes
Look up Collier Row on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 155 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 38 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Collier Row. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. In Collier Row, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Havering council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
School kitchens, at schools like Rise Park Infant School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hare Hall is about 1.7 miles east), access may need planning.
Collier Row is about 1 mile north of Romford, in Greater London. Collier Row gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Collier Row is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 13 miles away.
Every address in RM1, RM5 and RM7 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Elm Road, Percy Road and Seymer Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Collier Row, we cover Rise Park (1 mile north-east), Romford (1 mile south), Marks Gate (1 mile west), Chadwell Heath (2 miles south-west) and Rush Green (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include London (13 miles south-west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (15 miles west), St Pancras (13 miles west), Shoreditch (12 miles south-west) and Walthamstow (8 miles west).
Near you in Collier Row
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Colley Rowe Inn, Marshalls Park Academy and Raphael Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Romford station, about 1.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find Romford Shopping Hall (1 mile south) and Oldchurch Hospital (1.5 miles south). Not far away are Bedfords Park.
About our TR19 inspection in Collier Row
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. The work covers deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are sections of duct that can’t be reached and insurers asking for TR19 evidence.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Collier Row is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Collier Row (RM1, RM5, RM7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Collier Row
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Questions from Collier Row
Do you work at weekends in Collier Row?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Collier Row keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Collier Row?
Fire safety enforcement in Collier Row is handled by London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
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.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What is grease thickness testing?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
How long does grease testing take?
Expect it to take a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. The visit is timed so cooking isn’t disrupted.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Collier Row.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- File every inspection report with your certificates
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Collier Row?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Collier Row is Oldchurch Hospital, about 1.5 miles south.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.