Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Ightham TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspection in Ightham, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep to the recommended interval
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
TR19 inspection in Ightham, done properly
Before any clean in Ightham, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests, and people most often call us about surveys needed before quoting a full clean and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Ightham (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Ightham
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 Ightham a current picture. It’s simpler to plan the work at Ightham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Ightham
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
Ightham questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Ightham?
Fire safety enforcement in Ightham is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you come to Ightham after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Ightham can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
Do you cover Ightham?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Ightham included.
How much time does an inspection need?
As a guide, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Ightham
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Ightham. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Ightham are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Ightham sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Ightham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Ightham Mote, about 1.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Ightham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Sevenoaks Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ightham, about 3.7 miles west.
Ightham is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Ightham or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: TN15. Streets in the area include The Street, Redwell Lane and Old Lane, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Ightham include Oldbury (1 mile north), Ivy Hatch (1 mile south-west), Sheet Hill (1 mile south-east), Styants Bottom (1 mile north-west) and Yopps Green (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south).
Local landmarks in Ightham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve, Wrotham School and The Old House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 1.5 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Ightham Court (1.1 miles north) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.3 miles east).
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Ightham and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.