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TR19 Inspection in Pittswood
TR19 inspection in Pittswood from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Why it’s worth doing now in Pittswood
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Pittswood businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We’re fully insured
- Every visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Pittswood
Before any clean in Pittswood, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. If you have extracts that have never been grease tested and systems that need surveying before cleaning, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, access surveys and wet film thickness tests onwards.
Work in a small place like Pittswood 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Pittswood (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
FAQs for Pittswood
Can school kitchens in Pittswood be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 8 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Pittswood. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you get to a site in Pittswood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Pittswood included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How often should grease be tested?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How we price TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Pittswood.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Pittswood
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Pittswood shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pittswood is Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, about 3.7 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Nearby places to Pittswood
Other services in Pittswood
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
TR19 inspection around Pittswood
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Pittswood. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Pittswood are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Pittswood. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 2.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Pittswood, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Pittswood is about 2 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Sites in Pittswood get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Pittswood among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
We work across TN11 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. That includes premises on High House Lane and Ashes Lane and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Parker's Green (1 mile south), Hadlow (1 mile east), Golden Green (2 miles south-east), Dunk's Green (2 miles north) and Roughway (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south), Gravesend (14 miles north), Northfleet (14 miles north) and Swanley (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Pittswood
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hadlow Primary School and Three Squirrels pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Tonbridge station, about 3 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Castle (2.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.