Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Poundsbridge TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Poundsbridge, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
How we handle TR19 inspection in Poundsbridge
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and access surveys, and people most often call us about heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
For a kitchen in or near Poundsbridge, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Poundsbridge (TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
TR19 inspection in Poundsbridge: the local picture
Look up Poundsbridge on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Poundsbridge. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. The fire and rescue service for Poundsbridge is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Tunbridge Wells council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Poundsbridge. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Souls Chapel or elsewhere in Poundsbridge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Penshurst Place is about 1.6 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Poundsbridge is about 3 miles north-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Poundsbridge or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Here we cover the TN11 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Local streets include Penshurst Road and Poundsbridge Hill, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Poundsbridge include Bullingstone (1 mile south-east), Speldhurst (1 mile east), Printstile (1 mile north-east), Stockland Green (1 mile east) and Langton Green (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Sevenoaks (9 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (3 miles south-east), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (8 miles east) and Edenbridge (7 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Poundsbridge
In Poundsbridge, that means kitchens and buildings near Bennett Memorial Diocesan School and The George And Dragon pub. The closest station to Poundsbridge is Ashurst Kent station, about 2.8 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Chiddingstone Castle (3.4 miles north-west) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (2.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
Why act early in Poundsbridge
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, and the quote reflects the real job. In a small place like Poundsbridge, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after every visit
- Full insurance on every job
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Poundsbridge, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Common questions in Poundsbridge
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Poundsbridge?
Food hygiene inspections in Poundsbridge are carried out by Tunbridge Wells council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is Poundsbridge within the area you cover?
Yes, Poundsbridge is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
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 insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
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 talk you through the next steps.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
When to call us in Poundsbridge
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Checking the result of a recent clean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School or anywhere near Poundsbridge, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether VAT is included
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Nearby places to Poundsbridge
Also in Poundsbridge
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.