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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Sudbury, Greater London
TR19 inspection across Sudbury and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
How we handle TR19 inspection in Sudbury
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Sudbury and across Greater London a clear record of the system’s condition. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Sudbury is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Sudbury (HA0, UB6, HA1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
A greasy fan works harder and wears faster. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
When to call us in Sudbury
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Clementine Churchill Hospital about 0.9 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Sudbury and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Sudbury
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
TR19 inspection around Sudbury
Food Standards Agency records include about 20 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Sudbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Sudbury is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. London jobs normally start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Sudbury, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run a café or takeaway near Sudbury & Harrow Road station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Sudbury is about 1 mile south-west of Wembley, in Greater London. Sudbury gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Sudbury is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for commercial clients. We also work in London, around 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the HA0, UB6 and HA1 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Elms Lane, Harrow Road and Perrin Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. With the A4005 close by, Sudbury is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Sudbury, we cover Sudbury Hill (1 mile east), North Wembley (1 mile east), Brondesbury Park (1 mile east), Harrow on the Hill (1 mile north-west) and Perivale (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles east), Marylebone (8 miles east), Kensington (6 miles south-east), St Pancras (9 miles east) and Shoreditch (11 miles east).
Around Sudbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Preston Park, Wembley High Technology College and Orley Farm School. There’s a railway station in Sudbury itself: Sudbury & Harrow Road station. A little further out are London Designer Outlet (1.5 miles east) and Clementine Churchill Hospital (0.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Sudbury include Castlebar Hill and Perivale Wood.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Sudbury.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Sudbury questions
Can you come to Sudbury after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Sudbury needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Sudbury out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 27 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Sudbury. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys