Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Hastingleigh
Our technicians work in Hastingleigh on TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
About our TR19 inspection in Hastingleigh
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Hastingleigh and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. The work covers pre-clean surveys, access surveys and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about systems that need surveying before cleaning and sections of duct that can’t be reached.
Work in a small place like Hastingleigh starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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.
- Where
- Hastingleigh (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
TR19 inspection in Hastingleigh: the local picture
Kitchens in Hastingleigh get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Hastingleigh is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Bodsham Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Harvey Hospital about 3.9 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Hastingleigh, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hastingleigh is about 6 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Hastingleigh and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Hastingleigh among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 21 miles away.
We work across the TN25 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You’ll find streets such as The Street, Becket's Close and Tamley Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Hastingleigh include Folly Town (1 mile west), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (2 miles west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Bircholt Forstal (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (6 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
Around Hastingleigh
Typical jobs here are in premises near Spong Wood and The Bowl Inn, among other places. Hastingleigh’s nearest station is Wye station, about 3.2 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (3.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hastingleigh include Hatch Park.
What affects the quote in Hastingleigh
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Hastingleigh run smoothly.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
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, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
Common questions in Hastingleigh
Which council inspects kitchens in Hastingleigh?
That is Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hastingleigh. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you come out to Hastingleigh?
Yes, Hastingleigh is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do we have to follow TR19 by 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.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we will set the report out to match.
Leave it or put it right?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. Somewhere as small as Hastingleigh, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with photos after every visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Towns and villages near Hastingleigh
What else we do in Hastingleigh
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. That is why we test behind them.
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.