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TR19 inspections and grease testing in New Cross, Greater London
TR19 inspection for New Cross, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in New Cross.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- 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, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in New Cross
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. If you are dealing with cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, we can help.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in New Cross is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- New Cross (SE8, SE14, SE4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Why deal with it now?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. A building in New Cross may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in New Cross
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, 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.
Other services in New Cross
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It does not solve:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in New Cross
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
What TR19 inspection looks like in New Cross
There are about 434 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 273 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Cross, 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. Food hygiene inspections in New Cross are the job of Lewisham council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. London Fire Brigade covers New Cross. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like Miller General Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near St James's Church or anywhere around New Cross, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens close to New Cross station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
New Cross is about 3 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. If you need TR19 inspection in New Cross, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including New Cross. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
We work across SE8, SE14 and SE4 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Ivy Road, Mona Road and Avon Road or a nearby road, we can help. With the A2209 and A2210 close by, New Cross is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include St Johns (1 mile east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-west), Deptford (1 mile north-east), Nunhead (1 mile south-west) and Lewisham (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Around New Cross
Around New Cross, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Wickham Arms, Fordham Park and Addey and Stanhope School, among other places. You’ll also find St. Paul's (0.7 miles north-east) and Laban Centre (0.9 miles north-east). There’s a railway station in New Cross itself: New Cross station. Other landmarks nearby include Fan Museum (1.2 miles north-east) and Greenwich Castle (1.5 miles east). The countryside around New Cross includes St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
New Cross questions
Which fire authority looks after New Cross?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can school kitchens in New Cross be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 68 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of New Cross. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
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.
Do you work in New Cross?
Yes. We cover New Cross and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.