Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Headcorn TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Headcorn, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Questions from Headcorn
Can the work in Headcorn be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Headcorn can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Do you work in villages like Headcorn?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Headcorn included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
About our TR19 inspection in Headcorn
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. If you have missing access panels found on survey and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and insurer audits onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Headcorn, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Headcorn (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Book the next test on the date in the report
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. A planned visit to Headcorn fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Headcorn businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A written report with photos after each visit
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Headcorn
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
If you need TR19 inspection in Headcorn, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Places near Headcorn
What else we do in Headcorn
What TR19 inspection looks like in Headcorn
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Headcorn, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Headcorn sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Headcorn are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Headcorn Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Benenden Hospital (about 5.8 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Peter's and St Paul's Church or anywhere around Headcorn, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Headcorn is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. For TR19 inspection in and around Headcorn, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Headcorn included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Headcorn among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (8 miles or so).
We work across TN27 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and Knight's Way and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Headcorn: Hearnden Green (1 mile north-west), Southernden (2 miles north-east), Swift's Green (2 miles east), Lashenden (2 miles south) and Smarden Bell (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (11 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (15 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles north-west).
Around Headcorn
In Headcorn, that means kitchens and buildings near The Kings Arms Inn And Shop Adjoining To Right, among other places. There’s a railway station in Headcorn itself: Headcorn station. Nearby you’ll also find Sutton Valence Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Benenden Hospital (5.8 miles south).
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Headcorn.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.