Thurrock · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Tilbury, Thurrock
TR19 inspections and grease testing for commercial sites in Tilbury and across Thurrock. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Tilbury
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Tilbury
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. Common call-outs are for sections of duct that can’t be reached and checking the result of a recent clean, on pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
For a smaller kitchen near Tilbury, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Tilbury (RM18)
- Region
- Thurrock
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Tilbury questions
Who inspects food businesses in Tilbury?
In Tilbury, it’s Thurrock 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.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Tilbury during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Tilbury, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Do you work in Tilbury?
Yes. We cover Tilbury and across Thurrock, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We plan the journey to Tilbury and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
TR19 inspection in Tilbury: the local picture
Tilbury is within about 2 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. There are about 20 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways in Tilbury and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Tilbury. 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like The Gateway Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A kitchen near Tilbury Town station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Gravesham Community Hospital about 1.4 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Tilbury is about 2 miles south-east of Grays, in Thurrock. For TR19 inspection in and around Tilbury, please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Tilbury included. Tilbury is one of 26 towns, villages and districts in Thurrock where we work for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RM18 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. That includes premises on Civic Square, London Road and Church Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A126 and A1089, Tilbury is simple for us to get to at any hour. If your site is just outside Tilbury, we cover Biggin (1 mile north-east), West Tilbury (2 miles north-east), Chadwell St Mary (2 miles north), Milton-next-Gravesend (2 miles south-east) and Grays (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (5 miles north-east), South Ockendon (5 miles north-west), Balstonia (5 miles north-east), Corringham (6 miles north-east), Aveley (5 miles north-west) and South Stifford (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Tilbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Northfleet Urban Country Park, among other places. Tilbury’s nearest station is Tilbury Town station, about 0.5 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Stone Castle (4 miles west) and Gravesham Community Hospital (1.4 miles south). Not far away are Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.