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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Steyning, West Sussex
TR19 inspection across Steyning and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection in Steyning
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Steyning and the rest of West Sussex. If you’re dealing with kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can put it right.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Steyning gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Steyning (BN44)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum on every inspection.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Never cook with filters missing
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Visits to a place like Steyning are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
When to call us in Steyning
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Steyning shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Steyning CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Why deal with it now?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, and the quote reflects the real job. In a smaller place like Steyning, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- A written report with pictures after every visit
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Steyning: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Steyning?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire service covers Steyning?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Steyning. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How much time does an inspection need?
It takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do you work in Steyning?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Steyning.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Steyning kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Steyning and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. It’s Horsham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Steyning. 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. The fire and rescue service for Steyning is West Sussex 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 that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Southlands Hospital is the nearest hospital to Steyning, about 4.4 miles south-east.
Steyning is about 4 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Steyning or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 9 miles away.
Every address in BN44 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on High Street, Market Field and Dog Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Bramber (1 mile east), Botolphs (1 mile south-east), Upper Beeding (1 mile east), Sompting (4 miles south) and Findon Valley (4 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Horsham (12 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (10 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (4 miles south-east).
Around Steyning
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Model Bakery The Norfolk Arms and Steyning Grammar School, among other places. The closest station to Steyning is Lancing station, about 4.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Steyning Museum (within half a mile north) and Southlands Hospital (4.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Steyning includes Woods Mill and Chanctonbury Hill.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Steyning
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests