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TR19 inspections in Shadwell
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shadwell. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Shadwell
Taking on a kitchen in Shadwell with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. Typical jobs include extracts that have never been grease tested and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, across post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and wet film thickness tests.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Shadwell is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Shadwell (SE16, E1, E1W)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Shadwell is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Questions from Shadwell
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Shadwell during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 95 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Shadwell. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which fire authority looks after Shadwell?
Fire safety enforcement in Shadwell is handled by London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you cover Shadwell?
Yes. We cover Shadwell and the rest of Greater London, within our South East and London area. To book, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Nearby places to Shadwell
Also in Shadwell
Kitchen extracts in Shadwell
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 137 pubs and bars and about 30 hotels and guest houses in and around Shadwell, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Shadwell sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. 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. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Where a hall near St Paul's Church, or anywhere in Shadwell, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like St Olave's Hospital, about 0.8 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Shadwell is about 1 mile south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. From the centre of Shadwell to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Shadwell is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: SE16, E1 and E1W. That includes premises on Swan Road, Thame Road and Brunel Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Shadwell include the A101 and A126, so getting to you is simple for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Shadwell include Ratcliff (1 mile north), East End of London (1 mile north-west), Wapping (1 mile west), St George in the East (1 mile west) and Limehouse (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (4 miles west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north-west), Walthamstow (6 miles north) and Hampstead (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Shadwell
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bacon's College, Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives and Russia Dock Woodland, among other places. Also close by are Prospect of Whitby pub (within half a mile west) and St Mellitus College (0.6 miles west). Shadwell has its own railway station: Wapping station. A little further out are St Olave's Hospital (0.8 miles south-west) and The Pumphouse Educational Museum (less than half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Lavender Pond and Tower Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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. Leave those to us.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Shadwell
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we will tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Shadwell
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
What we are called out for in Shadwell
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Checking the result of a recent clean
A kitchen near Wapping station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Before you book anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.