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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Stone Cross, Kent
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stone Cross. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
TR19 inspection in Stone Cross
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you are dealing with missing TR19 certificates or history and systems that need surveying before cleaning, we can put it right.
In a small place like Stone Cross, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Stone Cross (TN3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Stone Cross, let us know and we will plan around it.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stone Cross
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
TR19 inspection around Stone Cross
Food hygiene inspections in Stone Cross are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Stone Cross. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Stone Cross is Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital, about 3.7 miles east. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Martin of Tours, or anywhere in Stone Cross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Stone Cross is about 4 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Stone Cross, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Stone Cross is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for TR19 inspection. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 18 miles from Stone Cross.
TR19 inspection in TN3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Ashurst Road and Groombridge Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Stone Cross include Ashurst (1 mile west), Fordcombe (1 mile north), Groombridge (1 mile south), Walter's Green (1 mile north-west) and Teasley Mead (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles east), Tonbridge (7 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles north-east).
What’s near Stone Cross
In Stone Cross, that means kitchens and buildings near Chafford Arms. Stone Cross’s nearest station is Ashurst Kent station, roughly 1 mile west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tunbridge Wells Homeopathic Hospital (3.7 miles east) and Bolebroke Castle (3 miles west). Open spaces near Stone Cross include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Common problems we fix in Stone Cross
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 Stone Cross shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Groombridge Place is about 1.1 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How they set the interval to the next visit
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Common questions in Stone Cross
Do you cover smaller places like Stone Cross?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Stone Cross is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you come to Stone Cross after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Stone Cross
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.