Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Hackington
We cover Hackington 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.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
TR19 inspection in Hackington
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are missing TR19 certificates or history and insurers asking for TR19 evidence.
Somewhere as small as Hackington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Hackington (CT2)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Hackington
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Hackington questions
Do you work at weekends in Hackington?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Hackington does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you cover smaller places like Hackington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
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.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Hackington
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do 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. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Hackington.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- 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.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Hackington
Sites in Hackington that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. If the system at a site near Hackington fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- In business since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Grease, kitchens and Hackington
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Hackington, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Hackington is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Canterbury City council inspect food businesses in Hackington. 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.
Where a hall near Church of St Cosmus and St Damian, or anywhere in Hackington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, about 1.7 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Archbishop's School or anywhere near Hackington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hackington is about 2 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. Hackington gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Hackington is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 24 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CT2. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Link Road, Fleets Lane and Darwin Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Tyler Hill (1 mile north-west), Blean (1 mile west), Honey Hill (2 miles north-west), Radfall (2 miles north) and Denstroude (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Hackington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Edmund's School, Ye Olde Beverlie Inn and St Stephen's Junior School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Canterbury West station, about 1.4 miles south. Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (2 miles south) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.9 miles south). Open spaces near Hackington include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.