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TR19 inspections in Furnace Green
For TR19 inspection in Furnace Green, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
When to call us in Furnace Green
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
A hospital like Crawley Hospital, about 2 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Proof of insurance
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Furnace Green
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Furnace Green and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. Typical jobs include heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, across wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and access surveys.
Kitchens around a place like Furnace Green are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Furnace Green (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Furnace Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 32 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 20 sandwich bars and takeaways across Furnace Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. It’s Crawley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Furnace Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Furnace Green. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Andrew's Church, or anywhere in Furnace Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Brook Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Furnace Green is about 2 miles south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Furnace Green and the rest of West Sussex. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Furnace Green among them. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 18 miles from Furnace Green.
All of RH10 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Marion Road, Holder Road and Bolton Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Furnace Green, we cover Pease Pottage (2 miles south-west), Worth Abbey (2 miles east), Balcombe Lane (2 miles south-east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east) and Staplefield (4 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (7 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (14 miles south-west) and Bewbush (3 miles west).
Near you in Furnace Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Oriel High School, The Charcoal Burner pub and Tilgate Park. For rail, the closest station is Three Bridges station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Crawley Museum (1.8 miles north-west) and Crawley Hospital (2 miles north-west). The countryside around Furnace Green includes Tilgate Lake.
What happens if it’s left?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. A quieter site near Furnace Green still needs its system looked after.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Furnace Green
Which council inspects kitchens in Furnace Green?
In Furnace Green, it’s Crawley council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Furnace Green?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Furnace Green. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can you quote from pictures?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. For a site near Furnace Green, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.