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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Leigh, Kent
TR19 inspections and grease testing for Leigh, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Leigh questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Leigh. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work overnight in Leigh?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Leigh needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
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.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. We show your readings against those figures.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
About our TR19 inspection in Leigh
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, photos and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. If you are dealing with kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Leigh, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Leigh (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Leigh
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
If you need TR19 inspection in Leigh, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Leigh, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- 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.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Planning a trip to Leigh ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Leigh businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Photo reports with every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
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 the history is easy to show.
TR19 inspection around Leigh
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Leigh, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. It’s Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Leigh. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Leigh is 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.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Leigh is Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, about 2.7 miles south-east. For kitchens close to Leigh (Kent) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Leigh, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Leigh is about 3 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN11 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Leigh is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 14 miles away.
All of TN11 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on High Street, Green View Avenue and The Green or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Leigh: Lower Haysden (1 mile east), Printstile (2 miles south), Bidborough (2 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles east) and Stockland Green (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (14 miles east), Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Leigh
Around Leigh, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Haysden Country Park, Fleur De Lis Cottages Fleur De Lis Public House and The Judd School. There’s a railway station in Leigh itself: Leigh (Kent) station. Nearby you will also find Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2.4 miles east). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
More services for Leigh
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.