Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
East End of London TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for East End of London, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Why act early in East End of London
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Planning ahead in East End of London lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in East End of London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
TR19 inspection in East End of London, done properly
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are extracts that have never been grease tested and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in East End of London, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- East End of London (E1, E1W, E98)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in East End of London.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. 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.
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Questions from East End of London
Do you clean school canteen extracts around East End of London out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around East End of London, the Food Standards Agency lists about 94 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work in East End of London outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
Managing agents and facilities teams in East End of London
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What we are called out for in East End of London
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.
What we are most often called out for:
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Commuter trade near Shadwell station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Places near East End of London
Other services in East End of London
TR19 inspection around East End of London
Food Standards Agency records list about 1,304 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 399 sandwich bars and takeaways across East End of London and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). 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 usually cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier. East End of London sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in East End of London, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to East End of London is The Royal London Hospital, about under half a mile north-west.
East End of London is about 1 mile east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of East End of London or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. East End of London is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients.
Here we cover the E1, E1W and E98 postcode area for TR19 inspection. We cover sites on New Road, Glamis Road and Steel's Lane and the roads around them. We also cover Stepney (1 mile north-east), Ratcliff (1 mile south-east), Wapping (1 mile south-west), St George in the East (1 mile south-west) and Shadwell (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (4 miles west), Marylebone (4 miles west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north) and Hampstead (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in East End of London
In East End of London, that means kitchens and buildings near Stepney Green Park, George Tavern and Bishop Challoner Boys' School, among other places. Also close by are St Mellitus College (within half a mile south-west) and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.1 miles west). There’s a railway station in East End of London itself: Shadwell station. Other landmarks nearby include Tower of London (1 mile south-west) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill and Lavender Pond.