Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Iden Green TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Iden Green: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
TR19 inspection in Iden Green
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Typical jobs include insurers asking for TR19 evidence and uncertainty over how often to clean, across post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits.
Work in a small place like Iden Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Iden Green (TN17)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and we clear up before we go. For a village or hamlet like Iden Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Iden Green, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
FAQs for Iden Green
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Iden Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Iden Green is handled by Kent 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.
Can the work in Iden Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Iden Green needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. 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 grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Common problems we fix in Iden Green
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Iden Green (Great Dixter is about 4.2 miles south), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Places near Iden Green
Other services in Iden Green
Why it’s worth doing now in Iden Green
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. A planned visit to Iden Green is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Iden Green
Fire safety in Iden Green falls to 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. In Iden Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Benenden Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Benenden Hospital (about 2.8 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Iden Green is about 13 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Iden Green, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Iden Green among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 15 miles from Iden Green.
All of TN17 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Coldharbour Road, Chapel Lane and Iden Green Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Iden Green: Benenden (1 mile north), Four Throws (2 miles south-west), Pipsden (2 miles south-west), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Linkhill (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles north), Ashford (14 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (5 miles east) and Southborough (15 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Iden Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Woodcock Public House. Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (4 miles north) and The C.M Booth Collection (2.5 miles east).