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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
We cover Seven Dials for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
How we handle TR19 inspection in Seven Dials
Taking on a kitchen in Seven Dials with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. If you are dealing with cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits onwards.
In a smaller place like Seven Dials, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Seven Dials
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Seven Dials?
It can. Salt air reaches Seven Dials, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Which council inspects kitchens in Seven Dials?
That is Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Seven Dials. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged so they can be sorted first.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and we clear up before we go. Everything the job in Seven Dials needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Part by part
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
Towns and villages near Seven Dials
What else we do in Seven Dials
Why act early in Seven Dials
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- We are fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What we’re called out for in Seven Dials
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Where a hall near St Luke's Church Prestonville, or anywhere in Seven Dials, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What TR19 inspection looks like in Seven Dials
The coast is only about 1 mile from Seven Dials. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 808 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 157 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Seven Dials. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Fire safety in Seven Dials falls to 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about less than half a mile west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Historic houses near Seven Dials, such as Royal Pavilion about 0.7 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Anywhere in BN1, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Across Brighton and Hove, we cover 30 places, Seven Dials among them.
All of BN1, BN3 and BN50 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Seven Dials is on the A2010, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Seven Dials include West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (6 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Seven Dials is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for TR19 inspection.
What’s near Seven Dials
Typical jobs here are in premises near Stanford Junior School, The Cow pub and St. Ann's Well Gardens and the streets around them. Seven Dials has its own railway station: Brighton station. Nearby you’ll also find Montefiore Hospital (within half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.