Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Petham TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Petham and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
TR19 inspection in Petham, done properly
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, photos and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. The work covers deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
Work in a small place like Petham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Petham (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Petham
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Petham?
When a site in Petham changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records do not always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Missing access panels found on survey
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Petham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
FAQs for Petham
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Petham?
The local authority for Petham is Canterbury City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is Petham within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Petham is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. 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.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Petham
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
What TR19 inspection looks like in Petham
Fire safety in Petham falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Petham get their food hygiene inspections from Canterbury City council. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Petham Primary School or anywhere near Petham, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 3.4 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Petham is about 4 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. Sites in Petham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 23 miles away.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on The Street, Vicarage Hill and Town Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Garlinge Green (1 mile north-west), Lower Hardres (2 miles north-east), Upper Hardres (2 miles east), Anvil Green (2 miles south-west) and Pett Bottom (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (4 miles north), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south-east), Whitstable (9 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
What’s near Petham
The nearest railway station is Chartham station, about 2.6 miles north-west. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (3.8 miles north) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (3.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Somewhere as small as Petham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
For TR19 inspection in Petham, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.