Thurrock · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Southfields, Thurrock
TR19 inspection for commercial sites in Southfields and across Thurrock. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Southfields and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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About our TR19 inspection in Southfields
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. We’re often asked to deal with sections of duct that can’t be reached and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, across insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
In a small place like Southfields, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Southfields (RM16)
- Region
- Thurrock
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Southfields
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Southfields
Which council inspects kitchens in Southfields?
Food hygiene inspections in Southfields are carried out by Thurrock council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Southfields?
It can. Salt air reaches Southfields, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you cover Southfields?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, and that includes Southfields.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Grease, kitchens and Southfields
Southfields lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 takeaways across Southfields and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. It’s Thurrock council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Southfields. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Orsett Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Southfields, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Where a hall near St Giles & All Saints Church, or anywhere in Southfields, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Southfields is about 2 miles south-west of Stanford-le-Hope, in Thurrock. For TR19 inspection in and around Southfields, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, including Southfields. Our Thurrock coverage runs to 26 places, and Southfields is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 17 miles from Southfields.
Here we cover the RM16 postcode area for TR19 inspection. That includes premises on Welling Road, Bristowe Drive and Ellis Close and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Southfields, we cover Orsett (1 mile west), Baker Street (1 mile west), Bulphan (3 miles north), West Horndon (5 miles north-west) and East Horndon (5 miles north). Further out, we also cover Grays (3 miles south-west), South Ockendon (4 miles west), Corringham (3 miles east), Aveley (6 miles west), Tilbury (3 miles south) and South Stifford (4 miles west).
Near you in Southfields
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Grove House Wood, St Clere's School and Whitmore Arms Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Stanford-Le-Hope station, about 1.6 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Orsett Hospital (1.1 miles west) and Walton Hall Museum (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Stanford Warren.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Southfields?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Southfields is Orsett Hospital, about 1.1 miles west.
Before booking anyone
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Nearby places to Southfields
Other services in Southfields
Why it’s worth doing now in Southfields
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.