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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hawkenbury, Kent
TR19 inspection for Hawkenbury, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
About our TR19 inspection in Hawkenbury
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and access surveys, and people most often call us about kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and missing access panels found on survey.
Kitchens around a place like Hawkenbury are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Hawkenbury (TN2, TN1)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hawkenbury
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
What we are most often called out for:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
If you run a café or takeaway near Tunbridge Wells station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Proof of insurance
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Kitchen extracts in Hawkenbury
The Food Standards Agency lists about 26 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hawkenbury. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Hawkenbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Hawkenbury sits within the area of 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.
Where a hall near St Peter's Church, or anywhere in Hawkenbury, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Claremont Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hawkenbury is about 1 mile south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Hawkenbury, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Maidstone, about 15 miles from Hawkenbury.
We work across the TN2 and TN1 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Forest Road, Nelson Road and Dorset Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile north-west), Broadwater Down (1 mile west), Bells Yew Green (2 miles south-east), High Brooms (2 miles north) and Rusthall (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles north), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (6 miles north-east) and Park Wood (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hawkenbury
In Hawkenbury, that means kitchens and buildings near Dunorlan Park, The Hawkenbury pub and The Skinners’ Kent Academy. Hawkenbury’s nearest station is Tunbridge Wells station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (1 mile north-west) and The Amelia (1 mile north-west). Not far away are Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Also near Hawkenbury
Also in Hawkenbury
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Hawkenbury
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. For a place like Hawkenbury, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, 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 work begins.
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Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Hawkenbury questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Hawkenbury in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 11 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hawkenbury. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hawkenbury?
In Hawkenbury, it’s Tunbridge Wells council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, with recommendations where something needs doing.
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. None of it is left on site.
Is Hawkenbury in your area?
Yes. Hawkenbury is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Are you accredited?
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.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, as suits the job.