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TR19 Inspection in South Bank
We cover South Bank for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Before any visit in South Bank, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- 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.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
How we handle TR19 inspection in South Bank
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. Common call-outs are for cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and missing TR19 certificates or history, on pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in South Bank, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- South Bank (SE1, WC2E, WC2N)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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How we price TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
South Bank questions
Can a school canteen extract in South Bank be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 88 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of South Bank. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for South Bank?
That is London Fire Brigade. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we’ll book around them.
What happens if it’s left?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
TR19 inspection in South Bank: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 454 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 203 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of South Bank. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in South Bank are the job of Lambeth council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in South Bank falls to London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a café or takeaway near London Waterloo station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St John's Church or elsewhere in South Bank, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
South Bank is about 1 mile west of London, in Greater London. Anywhere in SE1, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. South Bank is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for TR19 inspection.
Our technicians cover all of the SE1, WC2E and WC2N postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. That includes premises on York Road, Spur Road and Lower Road and the roads around them. South Bank is on the A301 and A302, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Waterloo (1 mile south-east), Adelphi (1 mile north-west), Charing Cross (1 mile north-west), Temple (1 mile north-east) and Aldwych (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near South Bank
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Jubilee Gardens, The Hole In The Wall pub and The BFI Reuben Library, among other places. You’ll also find St Andrew's and St John's Church of England Primary School (within half a mile east) and London Nautical School (less than half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in South Bank itself: London Waterloo station. Well-known places in the area include Florence Nightingale Museum (less than half a mile south) and Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women (within half a mile north-east). The countryside around South Bank includes Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.
Do you need TR19 inspection in South Bank?
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women is the nearest hospital to South Bank, about within half a mile north-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether they’re fully insured