Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Foots Cray
TR19 inspection for commercial sites in Foots Cray and across Greater London. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
TR19 inspection in Foots Cray
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Foots Cray is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. 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
- Foots Cray (DA14, BR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection looks like in Foots Cray
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 24 pubs and bars in Foots Cray and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Foots Cray falls to 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. Environmental health officers from Bexley council inspect food businesses in Foots Cray. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Orchard Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Mary's Hospital about 0.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Danson House is about 2.8 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Foots Cray is about 1 mile south-east of Sidcup, in Greater London. If you need TR19 inspection in Foots Cray, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, Foots Cray included. Foots Cray is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 11 miles away.
Every address in DA14 and BR5 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Cray Road, Evry Road and The Avenue, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Being close to the A223, Foots Cray is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Ruxley (1 mile east), Albany Park (1 mile north-west), Upper Ruxley (1 mile east), Sidcup (1 mile north-west) and North Cray (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (13 miles north-west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Foots Cray
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Foots Cray Meadows, Kemnal Technology College and Walsingham School. The nearest railway station is Sidcup station, roughly 1.4 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (0.6 miles west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Warren.
What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
What affects the quote in Foots Cray
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Before any visit in Foots Cray, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- 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
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we will tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Also near Foots Cray
What else we do in Foots Cray
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, as grease can build up there too.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Foots Cray
Can a school canteen extract in Foots Cray be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 17 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Foots Cray, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Foots Cray?
Kitchens in Foots Cray are inspected by Bexley council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
When should we have our next grease test?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.