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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sevington, Kent
Specialist TR19 inspection for Sevington: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
TR19 inspection in Sevington
Taking on a kitchen in Sevington with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about extracts that have never been grease tested and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
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
- Sevington (TN24, TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Sevington: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Sevington?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which environmental health team covers Sevington?
Food hygiene inspections in Sevington are carried out by Ashford council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do we have to follow TR19 by 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 TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
Is Sevington in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Sevington.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Somewhere like Sevington, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- 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
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sevington
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- The number of sites or systems
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Sevington
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Sevington shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 3.9 miles north-west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether they recommend a next date
TR19 inspection in Sevington: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Sevington, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Sevington is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Sevington get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sevington, about 0.9 miles north. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Sevington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Sevington is about 2 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Sevington and the rest of Kent. Sevington is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
We cover every part of the TN24 and TN25 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Church Road, Bad Munstereifel Road and Highfield Lane and nearby roads. We also cover Hinxhill Park (1 mile north-east), Mersham (1 mile south-east), Hinxhill (1 mile north-east), South Stour (2 miles south) and Ridgeway (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Folkestone (12 miles east), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (8 miles south-east), Davington (13 miles north) and Preston (13 miles north).
Landmarks near Sevington
In Sevington, that means kitchens and buildings near Ashford Green Corridors, The North School and The William Harvey Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Ashford International station, about 1.8 miles north-west. A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (0.9 miles north) and Ashford Designer Outlet (1.5 miles west). Not far away are Hatch Park.
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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’s where we come in.