Brighton and Hove · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Falmer
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Falmer, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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 we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For TR19 inspection in Falmer, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Falmer
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Falmer and the rest of Brighton and Hove. The work covers deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are missing TR19 certificates or history and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts.
In a village or hamlet like Falmer, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Falmer (BN1)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Falmer
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Falmer and across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
What we are called out for in Falmer
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
For schools such as Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Falmer, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
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.
TR19 inspection in Falmer: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Falmer. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Falmer is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Lewes council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Falmer. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Falmer station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere in Falmer, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Falmer is about 3 miles north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Anywhere in BN1, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Here we cover the BN1 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Streets in the area include Middle Street, Park Street and Mill Street, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Kingston near Lewes (2 miles east), Iford (3 miles east), Ovingdean (3 miles south), Rottingdean (3 miles south) and Roedean (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Brighton (3 miles south-west), Brighton and Hove (5 miles west), Hove (5 miles south-west), Carlton Hill (4 miles south-west), Hanover (3 miles south-west) and West Hill (4 miles south-west).
Around Falmer
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Swan Inn, University of Sussex Library and Stanmer Park. Falmer has its own railway station: Falmer station. Well-known places in the area include Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (within half a mile south-west) and Lewes Castle (3.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Bevendean Down and Newmarket Hill.
Common questions in Falmer
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Falmer?
Falmer is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Falmer?
In Falmer, it’s Lewes council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so it matters in practice.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It works whoever carried out the clean.
How often should grease be tested?
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.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.