Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Richborough Port
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Richborough Port. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Richborough Port
Before any clean in Richborough Port, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. We’re often asked to deal with an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, across post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits.
Work in a small place like Richborough Port starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Richborough Port (CT13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
Nearby places to Richborough Port
What else we do in Richborough Port
Questions from Richborough Port
Which council inspects kitchens in Richborough Port?
That’s Dover council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Richborough Port. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Richborough Port?
Richborough Port is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you cover Richborough Port?
Yes. Our technicians work in Richborough Port, within the South East and London area we cover.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Richborough Port?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
When to call us in Richborough Port
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Quex Park is about 4.3 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a survey comes first
Why act early in Richborough Port
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Richborough Port rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Richborough Port
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- In business since 2009
- We are fully insured
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Richborough Port
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Richborough Port.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Richborough Port, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Grease, kitchens and Richborough Port
At about 2 miles from the coast, Richborough Port is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Look up Richborough Port on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Richborough Port and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. The fire and rescue service for Richborough Port is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sir Roger Manwood's School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Ramsgate General Hospital, about 3.2 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Richborough Port is about 4 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Richborough Port, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 36 miles from Richborough Port.
Every address in CT13 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Close by, we work in Ebbsfleet (1 mile north), Sevenscore (2 miles north), Cliffs End (2 miles north-east), Way (2 miles north) and Pegwell (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (5 miles north), Dover (12 miles south), Ramsgate (4 miles north-east), Broadstairs (5 miles north-east) and Whitstable (14 miles west).
Near you in Richborough Port
Around Richborough Port, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Sandwich and Pegwell Bay. For rail, the closest station is Thanet Parkway station, about 1.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ramsgate General Hospital (3.2 miles north-east) and White Mill (2.1 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.