East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Dukes Green TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Dukes Green on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Dukes Green: your questions answered
Can the work in Dukes Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Dukes Green can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Dukes Green?
That is Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Dukes Green. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Is Dukes Green in your area?
Yes. Dukes Green is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
About our TR19 inspection in Dukes Green
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. If you have checking the result of a recent clean and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and access surveys onwards.
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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Dukes Green (BN26)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Dukes Green
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Alfriston School or anywhere near Dukes Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What paperwork you get at the end
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Nearby places to Dukes Green
Also in Dukes Green
Managing agents and facilities teams in Dukes Green
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
TR19 inspection around Dukes Green
At about 3 miles from the coast, Dukes Green is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Dukes Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Dukes Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital is the nearest hospital to Dukes Green, about 3.8 miles west. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dukes Green (Alfriston Clergy House is about 0.5 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Dukes Green is about 3 miles north-east of Seaford, in East Sussex. Across the BN26 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 13 miles away.
Every address in BN26 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Dukes Green: Lullington (1 mile north-east), Alfriston (1 mile north), Winton (1 mile north), Milton Street (1 mile north-east) and Alciston (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (6 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-west), Lewes (8 miles north-west), Hailsham (6 miles north-east) and Uckfield (12 miles north).
Landmarks near Dukes Green
Around Dukes Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Dean's Place Hotel, among other places. Dukes Green’s nearest station is Berwick (Sussex) station, about 2.8 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (3.8 miles west) and Arlington Castle (1.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Dukes Green include Firle Beacon.
How it 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 an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. For a village or hamlet like Dukes Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.
Advice
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
How we price TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
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 we start.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Leave it or put it right?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. It’s simpler to plan the work at Dukes Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured