Greater London · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Highgate TR19 inspection
We cover Highgate for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
TR19 inspection in Highgate, done properly
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, photos and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers access surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Highgate, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Highgate questions
Can you come to Highgate after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Highgate doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which council inspects kitchens in Highgate?
In Highgate, it’s Haringey council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, whoever did the clean.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. A building in Highgate may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Highgate businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Highgate kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 64 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Highgate. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. It’s Haringey council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Highgate. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like St Michael's Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Highgate Private Hospital (about 0.6 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Commuter trade near Upper Holloway station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Highgate or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
All of N6, N19 and NW5 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
What’s near Highgate
Around Highgate, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Angel Inn, St Aloysius RC College and Whittington Park. The closest station to Highgate is Upper Holloway station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Highgate Private Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Montfichet's Tower (4.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Highgate
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In Highgate, as across London, we normally work overnight or at weekends and hand the site back ready to open.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.