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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Park Wood, Medway
TR19 inspection for Park Wood and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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.
About our TR19 inspection in Park Wood
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. Typical jobs include kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, across pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Park Wood gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Park Wood (ME8, ME9)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Tell us when your site near Park Wood is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
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, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
Common questions in Park Wood
Can a school canteen extract in Park Wood be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 8 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Park Wood. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who inspects food businesses in Park Wood?
Food hygiene inspections in Park Wood are carried out by Medway council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
What is grease thickness testing?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Is Park Wood in your area?
Yes. We work in Park Wood and across Medway, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Park Wood
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
Historic houses near Park Wood, such as Restoration House about 4.9 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Why deal with it now?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Places near Park Wood
Also in Park Wood
Grease, kitchens and Park Wood
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Park Wood. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in Park Wood are the job of Medway 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. Park Wood sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Park Wood Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Paul's Church or elsewhere in Park Wood, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Park Wood is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. Sites in Park Wood get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Park Wood is one of 68 places in Medway we cover for TR19 inspection. Maidstone is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of ME8 and ME9 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Beke Road, Bond Road and Nares Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Park Wood, we cover Wigmore (1 mile north), Kemsley Street (1 mile south-west), Hempstead (1 mile west), Bredhurst (1 mile south-west) and Scragged Oak (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles north-west), Luton (3 miles north-west), Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north) and Chatham Waterfront (4 miles north-west). Park Wood is one of the larger places we cover in Medway for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Park Wood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Howard School, Foxburrow Wood and Rainham School for Girls. The closest station to Park Wood is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 1.5 miles north. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Park Wood include Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.