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Doddington TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Doddington, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
What happens if it’s left?
Sites in Doddington that have never measured grease can’t tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. With notice, the visit to Doddington can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Doddington businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We are fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
TR19 inspection in Doddington
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. If you have insurers asking for TR19 evidence and uncertainty over how often to clean, we can help.
In a small place like Doddington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Doddington (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Doddington before we set off.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Related advice
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
Do you need TR19 inspection in Doddington?
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Doddington shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Beheading of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Doddington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
Kitchen extracts in Doddington
About 40 miles out from central London, Doddington is part of the South East area we work across. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Doddington are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Doddington (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.3 miles east), fitting access panels needs care.
Doddington is about 5 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. If you need TR19 inspection in Doddington, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Doddington included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Doddington among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 11 miles away.
Work in ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include The Street, Old Lenham Road and Northdown, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Doddington: Wichling (1 mile south-west), Bluetown (1 mile north-west), Newnham (1 mile east), Hollybushes (1 mile west) and Payden Street (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Canterbury (13 miles east), Sittingbourne (5 miles north), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (6 miles north-east).
What’s near Doddington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Chequers Inn and Doddington Place Gardens, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, about 4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (1.4 miles east).
Questions from Doddington
Do you work in villages like Doddington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Doddington?
Food hygiene inspections in Doddington are carried out by Swale council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
An inspection takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Large or multiple systems take longer, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will plan it.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.