Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in New Hythe
Our technicians work in New Hythe on TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in New Hythe
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. If you’re dealing with uncertainty over how often to clean and missing TR19 certificates or history, we can put it right, from pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
In a small place like New Hythe, 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 pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- New Hythe (ME20)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and New Hythe
Look up New Hythe on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 27 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 21 takeaways across New Hythe and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in New Hythe are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers New Hythe. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Maidstone Hospital is the nearest hospital to New Hythe, about 2.8 miles south-east. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Brookfield Junior School or anywhere near New Hythe, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
New Hythe is about 4 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. New Hythe gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, New Hythe among them.
Work in ME20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Sherwood Avenue, Ingram Close and Abery Drive and nearby roads. If your site is just outside New Hythe, we cover Lunsford (1 mile west), Larkfield (1 mile south-west), Leybourne (1 mile south-west), Eccles (1 mile north-east) and Snodland (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Landmarks near New Hythe
In New Hythe, that means kitchens and buildings near Aylesford School, The Monks Head pub and Leybourne Lakes Country Park. New Hythe has its own railway station: New Hythe station. Nearby you will also find Maidstone Hospital (2.8 miles south-east) and Medway megaliths (2.1 miles east). Open spaces near New Hythe include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
What else we do in New Hythe
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What we are called out for in New Hythe
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
What we are most often called out for:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you cook for passing trade around New Hythe station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
What affects the quote in New Hythe
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
If you need TR19 inspection in New Hythe, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to New Hythe.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Your questions about TR19 inspection in New Hythe
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in New Hythe during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 11 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of New Hythe, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Is New Hythe within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, New Hythe included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What information do you need?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, as suits the job.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.