Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Sandway TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Sandway, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Sandway
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Typical jobs include insurers asking for TR19 evidence and extracts that have never been grease tested, across deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Sandway, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Sandway (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Common questions in Sandway
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Sandway during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Sandway, the Food Standards Agency lists about 5 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you work in Sandway outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you cover Sandway?
Yes. We work in Sandway and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
How long does grease testing take?
Testing takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Sites with several canopies take longer, so phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will plan it.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
TR19 inspection in Sandway: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Sandway, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Sandway 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. In Sandway, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Platts Heath Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near Lenham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Sandway is about 8 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Sandway, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 8 miles from Sandway.
Work in ME17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Headcorn Road, Sandway Road and Old Ham Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Platt's Heath (1 mile south-west), Liverton Street (1 mile south-west), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile south), Marley (1 mile north-west) and Harrietsham (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
What’s near Sandway
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kiln Wood, The Lenham School and Wishful Thinker pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lenham station, about 0.5 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find The Dog Collar Museum (3.2 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (2.1 miles south).
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Sandway knowing what to expect.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting 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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Never cook with filters missing
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Places near Sandway
What else we do in Sandway
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Sandway
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around Sandway, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Sandway
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Sandway
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How big the system is
- Whether several sites go on one quote
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.