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TR19 Inspection in Farningham
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Farningham, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
About our TR19 inspection in Farningham
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. We are often asked to deal with surveys needed before quoting a full clean and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, on access surveys, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits.
Somewhere as small as Farningham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Farningham (DA4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Why it’s worth doing now in Farningham
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. A fault that closes a site in a village like Farningham affects everyone who depends on it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How we price TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
TR19 inspection in Farningham: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 7 pubs, bars and clubs registered in Farningham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Farningham is Kent 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. In Farningham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, or anywhere in Farningham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Anthony Roper Primary School or anywhere near Farningham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Lullingstone Castle is about 1.8 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Farningham is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. For TR19 inspection in and around Farningham, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Farningham. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Farningham among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: DA4. You’ll find streets such as High Street, London Road and South Hall Close, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Farningham include Eynsford (1 mile south-west), Horton Kirby (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-east), Speed Gate (2 miles east) and Fawkham Green (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
What’s near Farningham
Around Farningham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Pied Bull pub, among other places. The closest station to Farningham is Eynsford station, roughly 1.4 miles south-west. A little further out are Eynsford Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Darenth Park Hospital (4.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include The Warren.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Design faults in the extract system
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Farningham
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like Farningham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Farningham: your questions answered
Will you come out to Farningham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you work overnight in Farningham?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Farningham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is post-clean verification?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.