Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Lamberhurst
TR19 inspection for commercial sites in Lamberhurst and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Lamberhurst
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you have insurers asking for TR19 evidence and checking the result of a recent clean, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Lamberhurst, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures 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
- Lamberhurst (TN3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Lamberhurst
Look up Lamberhurst on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lamberhurst. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Lamberhurst sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Lamberhurst, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Historic houses near Lamberhurst, such as Scotney Castle about 0.9 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lamberhurst is Ticehurst House Hospital, about 3.5 miles south.
Lamberhurst is about 6 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Lamberhurst, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Lamberhurst is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Maidstone, about 13 miles from Lamberhurst.
Here we cover the TN3 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on High Street, Church Road and Clivedon Court or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Lamberhurst: Lamberhurst Quarter (2 miles north-west), Key's Green (3 miles north-west), Petteridge (3 miles north), Brenchley (4 miles north) and Matfield (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (6 miles north-west), Tonbridge (8 miles north-west), Kings Hill (12 miles north) and Foley Park (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Lamberhurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near Horse And Groom Public House, among other places. The closest station to Lamberhurst is Wadhurst station, about 3.9 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Ticehurst House Hospital (3.5 miles south) and Old Scotney Castle (1 mile south-east). Not far away are Bewl Water.
What affects the quote in Lamberhurst
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
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.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
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.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
Common questions in Lamberhurst
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lamberhurst?
Lamberhurst is in the area of 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.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lamberhurst?
That’s Tunbridge Wells council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lamberhurst. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover Lamberhurst?
Yes. We work in Lamberhurst and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos to book it in.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What happens on the day
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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a village or hamlet like Lamberhurst, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
When to call us in Lamberhurst
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Lamberhurst shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Lamberhurst, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of insurance