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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Kensington, Greater London
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Kensington, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Leave it or put it right?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. Planning ahead in Kensington lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Kensington
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers insurer audits, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are missing access panels found on survey and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Kensington is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Design faults in the extract system
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Kitchen extracts in Kensington
The Food Standards Agency lists about 150 pubs, bars and clubs and about 138 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses in and around Kensington, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Kensington are the job of Kensington and Chelsea council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Kensington sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Mary Abbot's Hospital (about 0.5 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Kensington is about 5 miles west of London, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the W11 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Kensington is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
TR19 inspection in W11, W8, W14 and SW7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Kensington High Street, Edwardes Square and Somerset Square, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. With the A402 and B316 close by, Kensington is simple for us to get to at any hour. Other places close to Kensington include Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Greater London, Kensington has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Kensington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Holland Park, Scarsdale Tavern and Holland Park School and the streets around them. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east) and Abdus Salam Library (1 mile east). Kensington has its own railway station: Kensington Olympia station. Nearby you will also find Kensington Arcade (within half a mile east) and London Museum (0.7 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include WWT London Wetland Centre and The Long Water.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Before any visit in Kensington, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Do you need TR19 inspection in Kensington?
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Where a hall near Church of St Barnabas, or anywhere in Kensington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Kensington questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Kensington out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 93 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Kensington, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Is parking a problem for work in Kensington?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
What is grease thickness testing?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.