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Holmethorpe TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Holmethorpe: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing access panels found on survey
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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, and that’s where we come in.
TR19 inspection in Holmethorpe, done properly
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are insurers asking for TR19 evidence and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
In a smaller place like Holmethorpe, 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 cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Holmethorpe (RH1, RH9)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Holmethorpe
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
For TR19 inspection in Holmethorpe, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Why deal with it now?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. Booking now means the visit to Holmethorpe is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- File every inspection report with your certificates
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Holmethorpe.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Holmethorpe
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like East Surrey Hospital about 2.2 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Questions from Holmethorpe
Which fire service covers Holmethorpe?
Holmethorpe is in the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work in villages like Holmethorpe?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Holmethorpe is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
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.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Holmethorpe?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
Other services in Holmethorpe
TR19 inspection around Holmethorpe
Food Standards Agency records list about 46 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 20 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Holmethorpe. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In Holmethorpe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Reigate and Banstead council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Holmethorpe falls to Surrey 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like East Surrey College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Redhill station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Holmethorpe is about 1 mile north-east of Redhill, in Surrey. Sites in Holmethorpe get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Holmethorpe is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for commercial clients. We also work in London, about 17 miles from Holmethorpe.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RH1 and RH9. That includes premises on Mill Lane, Devon Road and Orpin Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in South Merstham (1 mile north-east), Redhill (1 mile south-west), Gatton (1 mile north-west), Nutfield (1 mile south-east) and Merstham (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Epsom (8 miles north-west), Horley (5 miles south), Ewell (8 miles north-west), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Caterham (4 miles north-east) and Dorking (8 miles west).
What’s near Holmethorpe
Around Holmethorpe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Inn on the Pond, Lime Tree Primary School and The Carrington School. The nearest railway station is Redhill station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include East Surrey Hospital (2.2 miles south) and The Belfry (0.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Holmethorpe include Colley Hill and Reigate Heath.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.