West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Fittleworth, West Sussex
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Fittleworth, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Fittleworth
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Fittleworth
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Fittleworth and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. If you’re dealing with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Fittleworth, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
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
- Fittleworth (RH20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading isn’t affected.
Common problems we fix in Fittleworth
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Fittleworth CofE Village School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Fittleworth: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Fittleworth?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Fittleworth needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Fittleworth?
The local authority for Fittleworth is Chichester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Places near Fittleworth
What else we do in Fittleworth
Kitchen extracts in Fittleworth
Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Fittleworth. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. We cover Fittleworth, about 42 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Old Place Manor, about 2.1 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Fittleworth; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Fittleworth, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Fittleworth is about 11 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. From the centre of Fittleworth to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Fittleworth is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover for TR19 inspection. Guildford is in our area too, about 20 miles from Fittleworth.
Here we cover the RH20 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Fairmead Close, School Lane and Greatpin Croft and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Bedham (1 mile north), Lower Horncroft (1 mile south), Coates (1 mile south-west), Hardham (2 miles south-east) and Coldwaltham (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (13 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (13 miles south-west), Chichester (13 miles south-west), Littlehampton (11 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Fittleworth
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Swan Hotel. Fittleworth’s nearest station is Pulborough station, roughly 1.9 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coates Castle (1.5 miles south-west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (2.5 miles west). Not far away are Bignor Hill and The Mens.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a small place like Fittleworth, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Without readings, you’re guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Fittleworth rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Never cook with filters missing
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.