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TR19 inspections in Polegate
Specialist TR19 inspection for Polegate: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Polegate
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Polegate during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Polegate, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Polegate?
That is Wealden council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Polegate. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so you don’t have to close during trading.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
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.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
TR19 inspection in Polegate
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and insurer audits, and people most often call us about uncertainty over how often to clean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Polegate gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Polegate (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Places near Polegate
What else we do in Polegate
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. For a site near Polegate, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Polegate
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Polegate. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Polegate sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Polegate. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Polegate Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Polegate station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Polegate is about 3 miles south of Hailsham, in East Sussex. If you need TR19 inspection in Polegate, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Polegate included. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Polegate is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Every address in BN26 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Station Road, High Street and Church Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. With the A27 and A2270 close by, Polegate is simple for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Wannock (1 mile south-west), Lower Willingdon (1 mile south), Willingdon (1 mile south), Filching (2 miles south-west) and Folkington (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (3 miles south-east), Hastings (14 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles east), Seaford (7 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles north).
Near you in Polegate
Around Polegate, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Horse & Groom pub and Willingdon Community School. Polegate has its own railway station: Polegate station. Well-known places in the area include Burlough Castle (3.4 miles west) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Combe Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Common problems we fix in Polegate
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John's Church of England Church, or anywhere in Polegate, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What affects the quote in Polegate
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.