Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
New Pound TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in New Pound? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
About our TR19 inspection in New Pound
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in New Pound and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
In a small place like New Pound, 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.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- New Pound (ME18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Never cook with filters missing
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What TR19 inspection looks like in New Pound
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around New Pound, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. In New Pound, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for New Pound is 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Mereworth Community Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 1.9 miles west), access may need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Lawrence's Church or elsewhere in New Pound, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
New Pound is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of New Pound or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 7 miles from New Pound.
Every address in ME18 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Beech Road, Newpound Lane and Seven Mile Lane or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around New Pound: Herne Pound (1 mile east), Swanton (1 mile south-west), Mereworth (1 mile south-east), Kent Street (1 mile east) and West Peckham (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in New Pound
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Queens Head Public House and the streets around them. New Pound’s nearest station is Wateringbury station, roughly 2.8 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Maidstone Hospital (5.2 miles east) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.8 miles north-west).
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
How the visit works
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 we clear up before we go. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near New Pound, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
FAQs for New Pound
Do you work overnight in New Pound?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in New Pound keeps running as normal. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire authority looks after New Pound?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for New Pound. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, along with any actions needed.
What affects the quote in New Pound
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The size of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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, next to our reports.
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. That’s our job.