Medway · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Moor Street TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Moor Street, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
About our TR19 inspection in Moor Street
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in Moor Street and the rest of Medway. If you have ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right, from insurer audits, access surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
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.
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
- Moor Street (ME8)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Why deal with it now?
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. Somewhere as small as Moor Street, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Moor Street
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Moor Street: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Moor Street?
Yes. Moor Street is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Is TR19 inspection any different in a coastal place like Moor Street?
Yes, to a degree: at about 3 miles from the coast, Moor Street gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll typically reply within one working day.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Moor Street?
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
School kitchens, at schools like Leigh Academy Rainham for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What records you will receive afterwards
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Somewhere as small as Moor Street, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
TR19 inspection in Moor Street: the local picture
Moor Street is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 19 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Moor Street. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Moor Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A kitchen near Rainham (Kent) station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital, about 4 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Moor Street is about 2 miles east of Gillingham, in Medway. Every kind of commercial site in Moor Street, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Moor Street is one of 68 places in Medway where we work for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
All of ME8 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Seymour Road, Horseman's Green Road and South Bush Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Moor Street: Rainham (1 mile west), Hartlip (1 mile south-east), Meresborough (1 mile south-west), Breach (1 mile east) and Lower Hartlip (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chatham (4 miles west), Rochester (6 miles west), Strood (7 miles west), Luton (4 miles west), Lordswood (4 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west).
Around Moor Street
In Moor Street, that means kitchens and buildings near Berengrave Chalk Pit, The Railway pub and Riverside Primary School. Moor Street’s nearest station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Medway Maritime Hospital (4 miles west). The countryside around Moor Street includes Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.