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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Peckham, Greater London
Looking for TR19 inspection in Peckham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Peckham needs from us.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; 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 we start.
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How we handle TR19 inspection in Peckham
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. Common call-outs are for missing TR19 certificates or history and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, on deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and post-clean checks.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Peckham, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Peckham (SE15, SE14, SE5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection in Peckham: the local picture
Look up Peckham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 447 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 344 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Peckham. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. London Fire Brigade covers Peckham. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like John Donne Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Queens Road Peckham station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Peckham is about 2 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Peckham and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Peckham is one of them.
We work across SE15, SE14 and SE5 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Rye Lane, Relf Road and Mona Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A2215, Peckham is simple for us to get to at any hour. Close by, we work in Nunhead (1 mile south-east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-east), South Bermondsey (1 mile north), Surrey Canal (1 mile north-east) and East Dulwich (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (4 miles north) and Walthamstow (8 miles north).
What’s near Peckham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Brimmington Park, The St Thomas the Apostle College and The Kentish Drovers pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in Peckham itself: Queens Road Peckham station. Other landmarks nearby include Peckham Platform (within half a mile north-west) and Southwark Adult Education Institute (under half a mile east). Open spaces near Peckham include St. James's Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Planning ahead in Peckham lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Peckham
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Peckham is Southwark Adult Education Institute, about under half a mile east.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What insurance they carry
Towns and villages near Peckham
What else we do in Peckham
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
Peckham questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Peckham during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 83 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Peckham. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Peckham?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Peckham. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
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.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.