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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Falconwood, Greater London
TR19 inspection in Falconwood from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
How we handle TR19 inspection in Falconwood
Before any clean in Falconwood, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about missing TR19 certificates or history and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
In a London area like Falconwood, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
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.
- Where
- Falconwood (DA16, DA15, SE9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so panels can be added.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Falconwood and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Places near Falconwood
Other services in Falconwood
Leave it or put it right?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. A building in Falconwood may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
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 will explain each part.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Falconwood questions
Does London parking affect a job in Falconwood?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Working overnight, as we often do in London, usually makes it simpler.
Which fire authority looks after Falconwood?
Falconwood is in the area of London Fire Brigade. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Common problems we fix in Falconwood
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Bishop Ridley Church, or anywhere in Falconwood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Falconwood kitchens: local notes
Look up Falconwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 104 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 77 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Falconwood. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Falconwood is covered by 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. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Falconwood is Memorial Hospital, about 1.4 miles north-west. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Falconwood is about 2 miles north-east of Eltham, in Greater London. Across the DA16 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. You can also see our page for London, roughly 9 miles from Falconwood.
TR19 inspection in DA16, DA15 and SE9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Hook Lane, Gordon Road and Kent Avenue or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Falconwood include Blackfen (1 mile south), East Wickham (1 mile north), Avery Hill (1 mile south-west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile north-west) and New Eltham (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
What’s near Falconwood
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough and Harrow pub, Shoulder of Mutton Green and Harris Academy Falconwood, among other places. The nearest railway station is Welling station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.2 miles east) and Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s The Tarn and Summer Hill.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Falconwood saves time on the night.
- 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.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.