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TR19 Inspection in Pickhurst
Looking for TR19 inspection in Pickhurst? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection in Pickhurst
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. If you have uncertainty over how often to clean and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, we can put it right, from access surveys, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Pickhurst, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Pickhurst (RH20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Pickhurst
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Pickhurst?
The local authority for Pickhurst is Horsham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Pickhurst?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Pickhurst. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
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 grease readings help set the real interval.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
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.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
How we price TR19 inspection
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
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 any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Flag oily drips near the extract
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Grease, kitchens and Pickhurst
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Pickhurst. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Fire safety in Pickhurst falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Pickhurst are the job of Horsham council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Old Place Manor, about 1.2 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Pickhurst; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Pickhurst is about 11 miles south-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. For TR19 inspection in and around Pickhurst, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Pickhurst included. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 19 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the RH20 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Pulborough (1 mile south-east), Bedham (2 miles west), Hardham (2 miles south), Fittleworth (2 miles south-west) and Lower Horncroft (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (11 miles north-east), Worthing (12 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (15 miles south-west), Chichester (15 miles south-west), Littlehampton (11 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Pickhurst
Pickhurst’s nearest station is Pulborough station, roughly 1.4 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Coates Castle (3.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include The Mens.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
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.
When to call us in Pickhurst
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
In and around Pickhurst, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
Before you book anyone
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
Places near Pickhurst
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What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, 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. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Pickhurst, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.