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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Strood, Medway
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Strood, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Common questions in Strood
Who is the fire and rescue service for Strood?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Strood. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which council inspects kitchens in Strood?
In Strood, it’s Medway council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work in Strood?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Strood included.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email to book it in.
TR19 inspection in Strood, done properly
Before any clean in Strood, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and access surveys, and the jobs we see most are parts of the system left out of past cleans and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Strood, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Strood (ME2, ME1, ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Why it’s worth doing now in Strood
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. If an inspection, an insurer’s survey or a fire risk assessment is coming up in Strood, having the work done and recorded first helps.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Places near Strood
Also in Strood
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Strood
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Strood
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, 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.
TR19 inspection around Strood
The FSA’s data shows about 29 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses registered across Strood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Strood. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Strood is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like French Hospital, about 1.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Temple Manor, about 0.5 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Strood; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Where a hall near St Francis' Church, or anywhere in Strood, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Strood is about 3 miles north-west of Chatham, in Medway. Anywhere in ME2, we can take on TR19 inspection. 68 places in Medway are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (9 miles or so).
Work in ME2, ME1 and ME3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Ash Road, Gun Lane and Pine Road or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Strood on the A2 and A226, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Rochester (1 mile east), Borstal (1 mile south), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (2 miles south-west) and Upper Bush (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Luton (3 miles south-east), Park Wood (6 miles south-east) and Lordswood (5 miles south-east). Strood is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for TR19 inspection.
Near you in Strood
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Rede Common, Temple School and Strood Academy and the streets around them. Strood’s nearest station is Strood station, roughly 1 mile east. Nearby you will also find Rochester Castle (1 mile east) and Six Poor Travellers House (1.2 miles east). The countryside around Strood includes Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Never cook with filters missing
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Strood
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Sites in a town like Strood rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- 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.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
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.