Medway · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Lidsing TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Lidsing on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
About our TR19 inspection in Lidsing
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. The work covers post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are insurers asking for TR19 evidence and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, 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
- Lidsing (ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Lidsing questions
Can you come to Lidsing after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Lidsing can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in Lidsing?
Food hygiene inspections in Lidsing are carried out by Maidstone council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Are you accredited?
We hold 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.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Leave it or put it right?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you won’t know without measuring. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Lidsing
What else we do in Lidsing
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Lidsing
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
How we price TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Kitchen extracts in Lidsing
Look up Lidsing on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lidsing. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. In Lidsing, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Lidsing. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Lidsing, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lidsing is KIMS hospital, about 3 miles south.
Lidsing is about 2 miles south-east of Chatham, in Medway. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Lidsing and the rest of Medway. Lidsing is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: ME7. Close by, we work in Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east), Lordswood (1 mile north-west), Kemsley Street (1 mile east) and Scragged Oak (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north) and Twydall (3 miles north).
Around Lidsing
In Lidsing, that means kitchens and buildings near South Wood, The Harrow pub and Greenacre Academy. Lidsing’s nearest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Allington Castle (3.3 miles south-west) and Medway megaliths (2.8 miles west). Not far away are Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Lidsing?
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Lidsing shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Restoration House, about 4.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Lidsing; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Lidsing can be planned properly.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.