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TR19 Inspection in Paddington Green
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Paddington Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
TR19 inspection in Paddington Green
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers pre-clean surveys, access surveys and wet film thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are sections of duct that can’t be reached and missing TR19 certificates or history.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Paddington Green is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Paddington Green (W2, W1H, NW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Paddington Green
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Paddington Green out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 92 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Paddington Green. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Paddington Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Paddington Green is handled by London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
How far ahead should we book?
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 do the grease readings need to be?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Looking after it afterwards
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Common problems we fix in Paddington Green
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
School kitchens, at schools like Ark Paddington Green Primary Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading isn’t affected.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Paddington Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 1,735 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 150 takeaways and sandwich shops across Paddington Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Kitchens in Paddington Green get their food hygiene inspections from Westminster council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases (about 0.5 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A kitchen near London Paddington station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Paddington Green is about 1 mile north-west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Paddington Green, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Paddington Green is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection.
Here we cover the W2, W1H and NW8 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Streets in the area include Harrow Road, Craven Road and Lanark Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Paddington Green sits on or near the A5 and A40, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Paddington Green, we cover Paddington (1 mile south-east), Little Venice (1 mile west), Lisson Grove (1 mile north-east), Hyde Park Estate (1 mile south-east) and Connaught Village (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (4 miles south-east), St Pancras (3 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles east) and Whitechapel (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Paddington Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Royal Society of Medicine Library, International Community School and Sir Alexander Fleming pub, among other places. You will also find North Westminster Community School (less than half a mile east) and Kensington Gardens (0.9 miles south). Paddington Green has its own railway station: London Paddington station. Nearby you’ll also find Harrods (1.5 miles south) and London Toy & Model Museum (0.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Paddington Green includes The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Paddington Green.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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 we start.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Paddington Green
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Paddington Green
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The postcode and the type of business
- A few general shots of the system
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.