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St Mary Cray TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspection in St Mary Cray, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
St Mary Cray: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in St Mary Cray?
That is London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in St Mary Cray during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 7 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of St Mary Cray. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
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. We show your readings against those figures.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
TR19 inspection in St Mary Cray, done properly
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the clean can be planned properly. If you have surveys needed before quoting a full clean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, we can help, from insurer audits, post-clean checks and access surveys onwards.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In St Mary Cray, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- St Mary Cray (BR5, BR6, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in St Mary Cray
Food Standards Agency records include about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central St Mary Cray. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. St Mary Cray sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run a café or takeaway near St Mary Cray station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Poverest Primary School or anywhere near St Mary Cray, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
St Mary Cray is about 11 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. From the centre of St Mary Cray to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. St Mary Cray is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
We work across the BR5, BR6 and BR7 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. TR19 inspection is available to premises on New Road, Kent Road and Park Road and the roads around them. With the A224 close by, St Mary Cray is simple for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Poverest (1 mile south-west), St Paul's Cray (1 mile north), Orpington (1 mile south), Derry Downs (1 mile south-east) and Kevington (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
Near you in St Mary Cray
In St Mary Cray, that means kitchens and buildings near Harris Academy Orpington, The Blue Anchor Public House and Walsingham School. There’s a railway station in St Mary Cray itself: St Mary Cray station. Well-known places in the area include London Borough of Bromley Museum (0.9 miles south) and Lullingstone Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near St Mary Cray include Summer Hill and The Warren.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. The inspection shows whether it needs cleaning now.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Nearby places to St Mary Cray
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in St Mary Cray
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in St Mary Cray shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Queen Mary's Hospital is the nearest hospital to St Mary Cray, about 1.9 miles north.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of insurance
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in St Mary Cray.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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’ll normally have a quote within one working day.