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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Pimlico, Greater London
TR19 inspection across Pimlico and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing access panels found on survey
How we handle TR19 inspection in Pimlico
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you are on. Typical jobs include insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and sites with gaps in their extract records, on insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Pimlico, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Pimlico (SW1P, SW1V, SW1W)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Pimlico
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
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Pimlico questions
Can parking be tricky for a job in Pimlico?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Pimlico, and about any building rules on loading. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Which fire service covers Pimlico?
Pimlico is in the area of London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
When should we have our next grease test?
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.
How long does grease testing take?
Typically, the inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Kitchen extracts in Pimlico
Food Standards Agency records include about 156 pubs and bars and about 103 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Pimlico. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Pimlico, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Westminster council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Pimlico falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hospital like The Gordon Hospital, about under half a mile north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Gabriel's or anywhere around Pimlico, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Commuter trade near London Victoria station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Pimlico is about 1 mile east of Brompton, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Pimlico and the rest of Greater London. Pimlico is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection.
All of SW1P, SW1V and SW1W is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Ponton Road, Wilton Road and Ebury Square, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. With the A202 and A3212 close by, Pimlico is simple for us to get to at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Victoria (1 mile north-west), Nine Elms (1 mile south-west), Westminster (1 mile north), Millbank (1 mile north) and Vauxhall (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Pimlico
Typical jobs here are in premises near Lambeth Palace Library, Grosvenor School of Modern Art and Pimlico Gardens. Also close by are Denbigh Arms (within half a mile north-west) and Pimlico Academy (under half a mile south-east). Pimlico’s nearest station is London Victoria station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Baynard's Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Harrods (1.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Pimlico include Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Pimlico is usually out of hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Why act early in Pimlico
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.