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TR19 inspections in Herne
Looking for TR19 inspection in Herne? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Herne
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Herne and across Kent a clear record of the system’s condition. The work covers pre-clean surveys, access surveys and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are uncertainty over how often to clean and checking the result of a recent clean.
In a smaller place like Herne, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Herne (CT6)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Kitchen extracts in Herne
At about 2 miles from the coast, Herne is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 27 pubs, bars and clubs in Herne and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Herne is 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Herne Church of England Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital is the nearest hospital to Herne, about 3.7 miles west.
Herne is about 1 mile south of Herne Bay, in Kent. Wherever you are in the CT6 postcode area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Herne is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 27 miles from Herne.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CT6. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on St Martin's View, Ridley Close and Herne Street or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Herne: Hunters Forstal (1 mile north-east), Eddington (1 mile north-west), Herne Common (1 mile south-west), Bullockstone (1 mile west) and Broomfield (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (5 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east), Whitstable (4 miles west) and Deal (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Herne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Curtis Wood and Herne Bay High School, among other places. Herne’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 1.2 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.7 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (4.4 miles west). The countryside around Herne includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep to the recommended interval
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Herne
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Herne and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
What we do, step by step
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Herne can usually be finished without a second trip.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
When to call us in Herne
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Herne shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Martin or elsewhere in Herne, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether they’re fully insured
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
Nearby places to Herne
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Common questions in Herne
Does the sea air around Herne make a difference to TR19 inspection?
Yes, to a degree: at about 2 miles from the coast, Herne gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Which fire authority looks after Herne?
Herne is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What is post-clean verification?
Verification means repeat readings and pictures once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.