Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Tankerton
TR19 inspections and grease testing for commercial sites in Tankerton and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Tankerton
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Tankerton and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. If you’re dealing with missing TR19 certificates or history and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, we can put it right, from access surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Tankerton gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Tankerton (CT5)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Tankerton
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 Tankerton shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Look out for any of the following:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Tankerton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Tankerton
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
What TR19 inspection looks like in Tankerton
Tankerton lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 86 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 26 takeaways and sandwich shops across Tankerton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Tankerton. 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.
A kitchen near Whitstable station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hospital like Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital, about under half a mile south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Tankerton is about 1 mile north-east of Whitstable, in Kent. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Tankerton and the rest of Kent. Tankerton is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 23 miles away.
Here we cover the CT5 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Local streets include Gann Road, Clare Road and Athol Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. We also cover Swalecliffe (1 mile east), Chestfield (1 mile south-east), Whitstable (1 mile south-west), Radfall (2 miles south-east) and West End (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Faversham (8 miles south-west), Herne Bay (4 miles east) and Minster (11 miles west).
Local landmarks in Tankerton
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Whitstable School and Monument Public House. The nearest railway station is Whitstable station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (under half a mile south-east) and Tankerton Castle (0.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s West Blean and Thornden Woods.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Nearby places to Tankerton
What else we do in Tankerton
What happens if it’s left?
If a kitchen in Tankerton has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. Light use slows the build-up but does not stop it.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How it works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We plan the journey to Tankerton and bring what the job is likely to need.
- 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.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Tankerton questions
Will you come out to Tankerton?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Tankerton?
Food hygiene inspections in Tankerton are carried out by Canterbury City council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Verification means repeat readings and pictures once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.