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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Marsh Green, Kent
Need TR19 inspection in Marsh Green? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
TR19 inspection in Marsh Green
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 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 have missing TR19 certificates or history and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Marsh Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Marsh Green (TN8)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Marsh Green?
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hever Castle is about 2.6 miles east), access may need planning.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
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What happens on the day
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Marsh Green can be planned properly.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Why act early in Marsh Green
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Marsh Green rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Full insurance on every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Marsh Green
There are about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Marsh Green, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Kitchens in Marsh Green get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Marsh Green. 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 Marsh Green Mission Church or elsewhere in Marsh Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Queen Victoria Hospital about 3.8 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Marsh Green is about 5 miles north-east of East Grinstead, in Kent. Sites in Marsh Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Marsh Green among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 21 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: TN8. You’ll find streets such as Marsh Green Road and Greybury Lane, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Stick Hill (2 miles east), Dormansland (2 miles south-west), Hammerwood (3 miles south), Cowden (3 miles south-east) and Lingfield (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (9 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles east), Tonbridge (10 miles east), Paddock Wood (14 miles east), Southborough (9 miles east) and Broadwater Down (9 miles south-east).
Around Marsh Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Wheatsheaf Inn and the streets around them. Marsh Green’s nearest station is Edenbridge Town station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Haxted Watermill Museum (1.5 miles north-west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.8 miles south-west).
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
Marsh Green: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Marsh Green?
That is Sevenoaks council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Marsh Green. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Marsh Green?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Marsh Green. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Marsh Green?
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 we start.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is not law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Design faults in the extract system
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests