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TR19 inspections in High Brooms
TR19 inspection for High Brooms and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
About our TR19 inspection in High Brooms
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks, and common reasons people get in touch are confirming a clean reached the whole system and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
For a smaller kitchen near High Brooms, 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- High Brooms (TN2, TN4, TN1)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Nearby places to High Brooms
What else we do in High Brooms
Common problems we fix in High Brooms
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to High Brooms is Kent and Sussex Hospital, about 1.2 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
High Brooms questions
Can you come to High Brooms after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in High Brooms doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around High Brooms out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 21 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of High Brooms. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® isn’t 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 insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- 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 arrange it.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
How we price TR19 inspection
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in High Brooms
The FSA’s data shows about 24 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in High Brooms and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. High Brooms 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. Kitchens in High Brooms get their food hygiene inspections from Tunbridge Wells council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For kitchens close to High Brooms station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as St John's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of High Brooms or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 14 miles away.
TR19 inspection in TN2, TN4 and TN1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around High Brooms: Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
Near you in High Brooms
In High Brooms, that means kitchens and buildings near St Gregory's Catholic School, Hilbert Woods and Longbow Court pub. High Brooms has its own railway station: High Brooms station. Other landmarks nearby include Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
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 work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near High Brooms when you book.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.