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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Earlsfield, Greater London
Specialist TR19 inspection for Earlsfield: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: 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 pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Earlsfield is usually out of hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in Earlsfield
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. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are uncertainty over how often to clean and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Earlsfield is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Earlsfield (SW18, SW17, SW19)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Earlsfield
What else we do in Earlsfield
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Earlsfield kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 62 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Earlsfield and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Wandsworth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Earlsfield. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
If you run a café or takeaway near Earlsfield station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. For schools such as Beatrix Potter Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St James' Hospital about 1 mile east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Earlsfield is about 2 miles north-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Earlsfield and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Earlsfield is one of them.
Here we cover the SW18, SW17 and SW19 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Burr Road, Acuba Road and Mount Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Southfields (1 mile north-west), Summerstown (1 mile south), Wandsworth (1 mile north), Tooting Bec (1 mile south-east) and Tooting (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles north-east), City of Westminster (5 miles north), Marylebone (5 miles north), Kensington (4 miles north), St Pancras (6 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Earlsfield
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hillcroft School, Southfields Academy and Leather Bottle pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Earlsfield itself: Earlsfield station. Other landmarks nearby include Southside Wandsworth (0.8 miles north-west) and St James' Hospital (1 mile east). Not far away are Battersea Park Lake and Wandle Meadow Nature Park.
Common questions in Earlsfield
Who inspects food businesses in Earlsfield?
Kitchens in Earlsfield are inspected by Wandsworth council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire authority looks after Earlsfield?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Earlsfield. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
Do you cover Earlsfield?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Earlsfield included.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How we price TR19 inspection
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Why it’s worth doing now in Earlsfield
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. For a site in Earlsfield, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Testing shows whether the interval suits.