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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Deptford, Greater London
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Deptford, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Deptford.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in Deptford
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. Typical jobs include kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and missing TR19 certificates or history, on insurer audits, access surveys and pre-clean surveys.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Deptford, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Deptford (SE8, SE10, SE14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Deptford
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- 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
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Why it’s worth doing now in Deptford
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it as part of every survey.
Common problems we fix in Deptford
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 in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tidemill Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What hours they’ll be on site
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Towns and villages near Deptford
Also in Deptford
What TR19 inspection looks like in Deptford
Look up Deptford on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 428 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 256 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Deptford. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. Fire safety in Deptford falls to London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Where a hall near St. Paul's, or anywhere in Deptford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Miller General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Deptford, about under half a mile south-east.
Deptford is about 3 miles south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Deptford or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Deptford among them.
TR19 inspection in SE8, SE10 and SE14 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Mill Lane, Dixon Road and Clare Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Deptford sits on or near the A2209, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in New Cross (1 mile south-west), St Johns (1 mile south), Millwall (1 mile north), Isle of Dogs (1 mile north-east) and North Greenwich (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Near you in Deptford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Addey and Stanhope School, Sue Godfrey Nature Park and Deptford Arms, among other places. There’s a railway station in Deptford itself: Deptford station. A little further out are Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles east) and Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Deptford include Sue Godfrey Nature Park and Tower Hill.
Questions from Deptford
Is parking a problem for work in Deptford?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Deptford makes the visit easier to plan. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Which environmental health team covers Deptford?
In Deptford, it’s Lewisham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.