Medway · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Luton
Need TR19 inspection in Luton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
About our TR19 inspection in Luton
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. If you are dealing with extracts that have never been grease tested and missing access panels found on survey, we can put it right.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Luton gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, 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.
- Where
- Luton (ME4, ME5, ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What else we do in Luton
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Everything the job in Luton needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Luton
At about 3 miles from the coast, Luton is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. There are about 106 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 92 takeaways and sandwich shops in Luton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. The fire and rescue service for Luton is 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 Saint Paul with All Saints or anywhere around Luton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital, about 0.7 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Restoration House, about 1.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Luton; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Luton is about 1 mile north of Chatham, in Medway. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Luton and the rest of Medway. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Luton among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 7 miles from Luton.
TR19 inspection in ME4, ME5 and ME7 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Mill Lane, Luton Road and Maida Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Luton, we cover Hale (1 mile south-east), Chatham (1 mile south), Darland (1 mile south-east), Chatham Waterfront (1 mile north-west) and Capstone (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Rainham (3 miles east), Strood (3 miles north-west), Park Wood (3 miles south-east), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Wigmore (3 miles east) and Peters Village (4 miles south-west). Luton is one of the larger places we cover in Medway for TR19 inspection.
Landmarks near Luton
In Luton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Magpie Tavern, The Victory Academy and Gillingham Park and the streets around them. Also close by are St Michael the Archangel Church (1 mile north-west) and Hospital and Medical Tuition Service (0.7 miles north-east). The closest station to Luton is Chatham station, about 1 mile north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (0.7 miles north) and Rochester Castle (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Ranscombe Farm and Blue Bell Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. 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. A quieter site near Luton still needs its system looked after.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Luton
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common questions in Luton
Which fire authority looks after Luton?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Luton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can a school canteen extract in Luton be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 28 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Luton. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, with recommendations where something needs doing.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.