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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Flansham, West Sussex
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Flansham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Flansham
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you have surveys needed before quoting a full clean and sites with gaps in their extract records, we can help, from access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests onwards.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Flansham (PO22)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Flansham
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and photos.
Nearby places to Flansham
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What we are called out for in Flansham
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Bilsham Chapel, or anywhere in Flansham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Flansham: your questions answered
Does the sea air around Flansham make a difference to TR19 inspection?
It can, as Flansham is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Flansham in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Flansham. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and send you a fixed quote.
What 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 any work starts.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Typically, the inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, pictures and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Grease, kitchens and Flansham
Flansham lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 20 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 8 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Flansham. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in Flansham are the job of Arun council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School or anywhere near Flansham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital about 1.7 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Flansham is about 2 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Flansham, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
All of PO22 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Flansham, we cover Bilsham (1 mile east), Lidsey (2 miles north-west), Shripney (2 miles west), Yapton (2 miles north-east) and Barnham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (11 miles east), Chichester (7 miles west), Selsey (8 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles east), Lancing (14 miles east) and Emsworth (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Flansham
In Flansham, that means kitchens and buildings near Felpham Community College and The Brooks Local Nature Reserve and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Barnham station, about 1.9 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Tote Copse Castle (3.1 miles north-west) and Bognor Regis Museum (2.3 miles south-west).
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Somewhere as small as Flansham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.