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TR19 inspections in Priestwood Green
TR19 inspection in Priestwood Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
TR19 inspection in Priestwood Green
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you’re dealing with insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, we can help.
In a small place like Priestwood Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Priestwood Green (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Priestwood Green
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
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What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Priestwood Green.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. A planned visit to Priestwood Green is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- A written report with photos after every visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Priestwood Green
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
Where a hall near Church of Our Lady of the Meadow, or anywhere in Priestwood Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- If they look at the system before pricing
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Kitchen extracts in Priestwood Green
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Priestwood Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In Priestwood Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gravesham council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Priestwood Green 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Culverstone Green Primary School or anywhere near Priestwood Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Cobham College, about 2.9 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Priestwood Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Priestwood Green is about 5 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Across the DA13 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of DA13 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We also cover Priestwood (1 mile north-east), Harvel (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile west), Culverstone Green (1 mile south-west) and Foxendown (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles south-east), Dartford (9 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (5 miles north), Tonbridge (11 miles south) and Northfleet (6 miles north).
Around Priestwood Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Camer Park Country Park and Meopham School and the streets around them. The closest station to Priestwood Green is Sole Street station, roughly 2.2 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coldrum Long Barrow (2.1 miles south) and Leybourne Castle (4 miles south-east). Not far away are Ranscombe Farm.
Questions from Priestwood Green
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Priestwood Green out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Priestwood Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Priestwood Green?
In Priestwood Green, it’s Gravesham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, so call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll plan it.
Do you cover Priestwood Green?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Priestwood Green included.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.