Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Highstreet TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Highstreet, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
How we handle TR19 inspection in Highstreet
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are confirming a clean reached the whole system and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit.
For a kitchen in or near Highstreet, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Highstreet (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
TR19 inspection around Highstreet
Highstreet is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops across Highstreet and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Highstreet, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Swale council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A TR19® clean in Highstreet doesn’t stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too.
Highstreet is about 3 miles south-west of Whitstable, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Highstreet, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Highstreet is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, about 20 miles from Highstreet.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: ME13. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Thanet Way and Highstreet Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Highstreet include Waterham (1 mile west), Dargate (1 mile south-west), Seasalter (1 mile north), Hernhill (2 miles south-west) and Slutshole (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles west), Whitstable (3 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles west) and Herne Bay (7 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Highstreet
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Foxes Cross Bottom, among other places. The closest station to Highstreet is Whitstable station, roughly 3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (3.6 miles north-east) and Tankerton Castle (3.3 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Also in Highstreet
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Highstreet?
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital about 3.6 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Highstreet
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Highstreet?
It can. Salt air reaches Highstreet, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Which environmental health team covers Highstreet?
In Highstreet, it’s Swale council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, 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. Somewhere like Highstreet, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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 usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Highstreet and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Leave it or put it right?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. With notice, the visit to Highstreet can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.