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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hollington, East Sussex
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hollington. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Why it’s worth doing now in Hollington
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Hollington a current picture. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Hollington at a time that suits you.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hollington
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hollington
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you are dealing with missing access panels found on survey and confirming a clean reached the whole system, we can help, from deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near Hollington, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Hollington (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Nearby places to Hollington
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Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Hollington
The coast is only about 2 miles from Hollington. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s data shows about 18 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and B&Bs registered in and around Hollington, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Hollington get their food hygiene inspections from Hastings council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Durhamford Manor is about 4.8 miles north), access may need planning. School kitchens, at schools like Hollington Primary Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Anne, or anywhere in Hollington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hollington is about 1 mile north-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Hollington gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 27 miles away.
Work in TN38, TN37 and TN34 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Kent Road, Duke Road and Ford Road and the roads around them. You will find Hollington on the A21, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Silverhill (1 mile south-east), Hastings (1 mile south-east), Baldslow (1 mile north), St Helen's (1 mile east) and St Leonards (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (14 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (14 miles north-west).
Near you in Hollington
Typical jobs here are in premises near William Parker Sports College, The Wishing Tree pub and Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Hollington is St Leonards Warrior Square station, about 1.4 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Hastings Castle (2.1 miles south-east) and Conquest Hospital (1.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Hollington include Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Common questions in Hollington
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Hollington out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 8 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hollington. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hollington?
Hollington is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we will survey first.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a place like Hollington, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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How we price TR19 inspection
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.