Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Hackney Central TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspection in Hackney Central, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hackney Central
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: 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. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. We are often asked to deal with insurers asking for TR19 evidence and sections of duct that can’t be reached, on pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and wet film thickness tests.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Hackney Central, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hackney Central (E8, E9, E2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026

What happens if it’s left?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. It’s better booked as a planned job in Hackney Central than handled as an emergency.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Towns and villages near Hackney Central
Also in Hackney Central
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Hackney Central?
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael and All Angels or anywhere around Hackney Central, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you will receive afterwards
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Hackney Central is no exception.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Kitchen extracts in Hackney Central
There are about 856 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 215 takeaways and sandwich shops across Hackney Central and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Hackney Central is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Hackney council inspect food businesses in Hackney Central. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hackney Central is German Hospital, about within half a mile north-west. Commuter trade near London Fields station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Hackney Central is about 1 mile north-east of Hoxton, in Greater London. For TR19 inspection in and around Hackney Central, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, Hackney Central included. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Hackney Central among them.
We cover every part of E8, E9 and E2 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as Brett Road, Tudor Road and Forest Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Hackney Central sits on or near the A107 and A1207, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Hackney Central: London Fields (1 mile south), Dalston (1 mile west), Hackney (1 mile east), Cambridge Heath (1 mile south) and Kingsland (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (4 miles south-west), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south-west) and Walthamstow (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hackney Central
In Hackney Central, that means kitchens and buildings near Haggerston Park, The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and The Urswick School, among other places. You’ll also find Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.9 miles south-west) and Baxter's Court pub (under half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Hackney Central itself: London Fields station. Other landmarks nearby include German Hospital (less than half a mile north-west) and Hackney Walk (0.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
FAQs for Hackney Central
Do you work at weekends in Hackney Central?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hackney Central needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire authority looks after Hackney Central?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Hackney Central. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
Do you work in Hackney Central?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Hackney Central included.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys