Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Frittenden TR19 inspection
We cover Frittenden for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Frittenden
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. Our TR19 audits give sites in Frittenden and across Kent a clear record of the system’s condition. If you are dealing with extracts that have never been grease tested and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Frittenden, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, 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.
- Place
- Frittenden (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
FAQs for Frittenden
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Frittenden?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you work in Frittenden outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Frittenden needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you cover Frittenden?
Yes. We cover Frittenden and the rest of Kent, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
How often should grease be tested?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Leave it or put it right?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you won’t know without measuring. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Frittenden
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like Frittenden are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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
Kitchen extracts in Frittenden
It’s Tunbridge Wells council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Frittenden. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Frittenden 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Frittenden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Benenden Hospital (about 3.8 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Frittenden Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Frittenden, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Frittenden is about 9 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Frittenden or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Frittenden among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Here we cover the TN17 postcode area for TR19 inspection. That includes premises on The Street, Inglis Close and Parish Avenue and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Frittenden: Sinkhurst Green (1 mile north), Knox Bridge (1 mile west), Cranbrook Common (2 miles south-west), Sissinghurst (2 miles south-west) and Staplehurst (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles north), Ashford (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Kings Hill (12 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Frittenden
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Bell And Jorrocks Public House. Frittenden’s nearest station is Headcorn station, roughly 2.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south) and Benenden Hospital (3.8 miles south).