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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Marley, Kent
Need TR19 inspection in Marley? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
TR19 inspection in Marley
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you are dealing with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests onwards.
In a small place like Marley, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Marley (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
Towns and villages near Marley
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Why deal with it now?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. With notice, the visit to Marley can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Every visit written up, with photos
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. For a village or hamlet like Marley, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Marley
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.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
What staff can safely do
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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Questions from Marley
Can a school canteen extract in Marley be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Marley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 6 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you cover smaller places like Marley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Marley?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, 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 is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
TR19 inspection around Marley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Marley. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Marley. 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. Fire safety in Marley falls to 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist's Church, or anywhere in Marley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you cook for passing trade around Harrietsham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 2.5 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Marley is about 7 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Marley and the rest of Kent. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
All of ME17 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Parks Road, Young Lane and Church Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Marley: Harrietsham (1 mile west), Pollhill (1 mile west), Sandway (1 mile south-east), Platt's Heath (1 mile south) and Chegworth (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles west).
What’s near Marley
Around Marley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Lenham School, The Roebuck Public House and Kiln Wood. Marley’s nearest station is Harrietsham station, about 0.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Leeds Castle (2.5 miles west) and The Dog Collar Museum (2.4 miles west).