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Pluckley Thorne TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pluckley Thorne. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Pluckley Thorne
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are checking the result of a recent clean and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
Somewhere as small as Pluckley Thorne, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Pluckley Thorne (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Pluckley Thorne.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
TR19 inspection in Pluckley Thorne: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Pluckley Thorne and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Pluckley Thorne sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Pluckley Thorne. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 3.9 miles east), access may need planning. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Pluckley Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Pluckley Thorne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Pluckley Thorne is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pluckley Thorne and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Pluckley Thorne among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 12 miles from Pluckley Thorne.
Our technicians cover all of TN27 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include Smarden Road and Lambden Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Fir Toll (1 mile south-east), Pluckley (1 mile north-east), Chambers' Green (1 mile south), Mundy Bois (1 mile north-west) and Newland Green (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Davington (12 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
What’s near Pluckley Thorne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Black Horse Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Pluckley station, about 1 mile south of the centre. A little further out are Romden Castle (2.2 miles south-west).
Common questions in Pluckley Thorne
Do you work at weekends in Pluckley Thorne?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Pluckley Thorne doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Pluckley Thorne?
That is Kent 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.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
Do you work in Pluckley Thorne?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Pluckley Thorne.
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 check other contractors’ cleans?
Verification means repeat readings and pictures once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
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’s enough.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Never cook with filters missing
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
How we price TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, 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.
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What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. With notice, the visit to Pluckley Thorne can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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