Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
New Street TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in New Street? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
About our TR19 inspection in New Street
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: 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. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. We’re often asked to deal with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits, across wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
Work in a small place like New Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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.
- Place
- New Street (TN15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a village like New Street are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
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.
Advice
Common problems we fix in New Street
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. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Culverstone Green Primary School or anywhere near New Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Managing agents and facilities teams in New 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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When something else is needed
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in New Street
Is New Street within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, New Street included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in New Street?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in New Street keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. We show your readings against those figures.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
TR19 inspection around New Street
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Street. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Gravesham council inspect food businesses in New Street. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for New Street 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of Saint Peter or elsewhere in New Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cobham College is about 3.6 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
New Street is about 6 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in New Street, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, New Street among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
Work in TN15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If your site is just outside New Street, we cover Ridley (1 mile west), South Street (1 mile east), Hodsoll Street (1 mile south-west), Culverstone Green (1 mile south-east) and Priestwood Green (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north) and Tonbridge (11 miles south).
Landmarks near New Street
Around New Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Meopham School and Trosley Country Park. For rail, the closest station is Meopham station, about 2.4 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Ightham Court (4.6 miles south-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.7 miles south-east).
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.