West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Petworth TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection across Petworth and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Do you need TR19 inspection in Petworth?
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Petworth (Petworth House is about 0.3 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
TR19 inspection in Petworth, done properly
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Common call-outs are for cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, across insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Petworth (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, and the quote reflects the real job. In a place like Petworth, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Petworth businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Full insurance on every job
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What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Petworth knowing what to expect.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Petworth questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Petworth?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Is Petworth within the area you cover?
Yes. Petworth is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes, and that’s how we prefer to work. The visit is timed for when the area is not in use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
What TR19 inspection looks like in Petworth
The Food Standards Agency lists about 9 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Petworth. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Petworth. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Petworth. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Sacred Heart Church or elsewhere in Petworth, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Petworth Cof E Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Petworth is about 12 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Petworth, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 18 miles from Petworth.
TR19 inspection in GU28 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Station Road, Back Lane and Rosemary Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Petworth sits on or near the A272 and A283, which makes travel easy for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Hampers Green (1 mile north), Haslingbourne (1 mile south-east), Tillington (1 mile west), Rotherbridge (1 mile south-west) and Upperton (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Horsham (14 miles north-east), Worthing (14 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (14 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (12 miles south) and Rustington (13 miles south).
Local landmarks in Petworth
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Old Square Tavern, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Pulborough station, about 4.4 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Coates Castle (2.6 miles south) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.2 miles south). For a walk, there’s The Mens.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.