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TR19 inspections in Stockwell
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Stockwell, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
TR19 inspection in Stockwell
Taking on a kitchen in Stockwell with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. If you have post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can put it right.
Kitchens in Stockwell, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Stockwell (SW9, SW4, SW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Stockwell
Who inspects food businesses in Stockwell?
That is Lambeth council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stockwell. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Stockwell be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Stockwell can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you quote from photos?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Stockwell kitchens: local notes
Look up Stockwell on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 589 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 265 sandwich bars and takeaways in Stockwell and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Stockwell, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lambeth council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St. Andrew's or elsewhere in Stockwell, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For kitchens close to Brixton station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Stockwell is about 2 miles south-west of London, in Greater London. From the centre of Stockwell to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Stockwell is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work for TR19 inspection.
TR19 inspection in SW9, SW4 and SW8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Kay Road, West Road and Cato Road and nearby roads. Stockwell is on the A203 and A2217, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Stockwell include Little Portugal (1 mile north), Angell Town (1 mile east), North Brixton (1 mile north-east), South Lambeth (1 mile north) and Clapham (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (3 miles north-west), Marylebone (4 miles north), Kensington (4 miles north-west), St Pancras (4 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (9 miles north-east).
Around Stockwell
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Max Roach Park, Lansdowne School and The Marquess Of Lorne Public House. For rail, the closest station is Brixton station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Gabriel's Wharf (2.8 miles north) and Baynard's Castle (3.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s Knight's Hill and Centre for Wildlife Gardening.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we are happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Stockwell.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
How we price TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Stockwell
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
For schools such as St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Places near Stockwell
What else we do in Stockwell
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep to the recommended interval
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys