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TR19 Inspection in Temple Bar
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Temple Bar. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Do you need TR19 inspection in Temple Bar?
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
What we are most often called out for:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Clement Danes CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
How we handle TR19 inspection in Temple Bar
Before any clean in Temple Bar, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. If you have systems that need surveying before cleaning and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, we can help, from insurer audits, post-clean checks and access surveys onwards.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in Temple Bar, that normally means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Temple Bar
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
FAQs for Temple Bar
Who is the fire and rescue service for Temple Bar?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Temple Bar. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Temple Bar during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 86 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Temple Bar, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so following it is the sensible course.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. Our report sets your readings against both.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Why it’s worth doing now in Temple Bar
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why Temple Bar businesses choose us
- We are fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, as grease can build up there too.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Temple Bar is usually out of hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For TR19 inspection in Temple Bar, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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TR19 inspection around Temple Bar
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4,076 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 890 takeaways across Temple Bar and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. In Temple Bar, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from the City of London Corporation. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Temple Church or elsewhere in Temple Bar, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Philip's Hospital (about less than half a mile west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Temple Bar and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Temple Bar among them.
All of WC2B, WC2E and EC1N is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Temple Bar sits on or near the A4 and A40, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Temple Bar
Around Temple Bar, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School and the streets around them. Nearby too are Lincoln's Inn Fields (within half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (less than half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Temple Bar itself: City Thameslink station. A little further out are Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (less than half a mile south-west). The countryside around Temple Bar includes Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.