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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Maresfield, East Sussex
For TR19 inspection in Maresfield, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Checking the result of a recent clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Maresfield
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. Typical jobs include insurers asking for TR19 evidence and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, on post-clean checks, insurer audits and access surveys.
Work in a small place like Maresfield starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Maresfield (TN22)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need TR19 inspection in Maresfield?
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bonners CofE School or anywhere near Maresfield, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Maresfield
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Problems your staff have spotted
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Maresfield kitchens: local notes
Look up Maresfield on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Maresfield. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Food hygiene inspections in Maresfield are the job of Wealden council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Maresfield sits within the area of East Sussex 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Uckfield Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Maresfield, about 2.3 miles south-east. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Bartholomew or anywhere around Maresfield, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Maresfield is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. If you need TR19 inspection in Maresfield, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, Maresfield included. Maresfield is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex we cover for TR19 inspection. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of TN22 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. TR19 inspection is available to premises on High Street, Robian Close and Batts Bridge Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Budlett's Common (1 mile south-east), Down Street (1 mile west), Ridgewood (3 miles south), Little Horsted (3 miles south) and Newick (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (9 miles south-west), Hailsham (12 miles south-east), Crowborough (5 miles north-east), Newhaven (14 miles south) and Peacehaven (14 miles south).
Near you in Maresfield
In Maresfield, that means kitchens and buildings near West Park and Uckfield College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Uckfield station, roughly 2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Tickerage Castle (3.4 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
Towns and villages near Maresfield
What else we do in Maresfield
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
FAQs for Maresfield
Which council inspects kitchens in Maresfield?
The local authority for Maresfield is Wealden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you come out to Maresfield?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Maresfield is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Can you quote from photos?
In many cases, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
How the visit works
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 are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. For a village or hamlet like Maresfield, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.