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TR19 Inspection in Hanover
TR19 inspection for Hanover and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
TR19 inspection in Hanover, done properly
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. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you are dealing with cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and checking the result of a recent clean, we can put it right.
Around a smaller place like Hanover, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
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.
- Place
- Hanover (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Hanover
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For TR19 inspection in Hanover, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
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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. An inspection now gives a site in Hanover a current picture. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A site near Hanover normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Common questions in Hanover
Who inspects food businesses in Hanover?
The local authority for Hanover is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you get to a site in Hanover?
Yes, Hanover is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What is grease thickness testing?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Hanover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
What TR19 inspection looks like in Hanover
Hanover lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The Food Standards Agency lists about 243 pubs and bars and about 42 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hanover. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Hanover get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Annunciation or anywhere around Hanover, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Brighton General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hanover, about 0.6 miles east. If you cook for passing trade around Brighton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Hanover is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For TR19 inspection in and around Hanover, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Hanover included. Hanover is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
Here we cover the BN2, BN1 and BN50 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on Elmore Road, London Road and Milton Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Brighton (1 mile north), Carlton Hill (1 mile south), West Hill (1 mile west), Seven Dials (1 mile west) and Kemptown (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles south-east). Hanover is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for TR19 inspection.
What’s near Hanover
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Academy of Creative Training, Brighton Girls and The Dover Castle pub, among other places. The closest station to Hanover is Brighton station, about 0.6 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Old Police Cells Museum (0.8 miles south-west) and Brighton General Hospital (0.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.