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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Farringdon, Greater London
One call covers TR19 inspection in Farringdon, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
FAQs for Farringdon
What do you need to know about parking in Farringdon?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Farringdon, and about any building rules on loading. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit normally gets round them.
Do you work overnight in Farringdon?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Farringdon needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
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.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
TR19 inspection in Farringdon, done properly
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, pictures and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. We’re often asked to deal with insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and sections of duct that can’t be reached, across insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests.
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. In Farringdon, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
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.
- Place
- Farringdon (EC1V, EC1R, EC1P)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Farringdon and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading is not affected.
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Farringdon
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 593 pubs and bars and about 190 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Farringdon, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Farringdon, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from the City of London Corporation. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Farringdon is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Finsbury Health Centre (about less than half a mile north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Where a hall near St John Clerkenwell, or anywhere in Farringdon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Farringdon is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. From the centre of Farringdon to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Farringdon is one of them.
TR19 inspection in EC1V, EC1R and EC1P follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Oat Lane, Shoe Lane and Long Lane or a nearby road, we can help. With the A1 and A4 close by, Farringdon is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Farringdon, we cover Smithfield (1 mile south), Clerkenwell (1 mile north), Holborn (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile south) and Temple Bar (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (4 miles south).
Local landmarks in Farringdon
Around Farringdon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Castle Public House, St Mary-at-Hill and Barts Health Archives. You will also find St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School (within half a mile north), Barbican Conservatory (within half a mile east) and Central Foundation Boys' School (0.8 miles east). Farringdon has its own railway station: Farringdon station. A little further out are Museum of the Order of St John (within half a mile north-east) and Gabriel's Wharf (0.9 miles south). The countryside around Farringdon includes Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
What affects the quote in Farringdon
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
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 go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Farringdon
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you run a café or takeaway near Farringdon station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. A busy site in Farringdon builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a London area like Farringdon, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.