West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Tinsley Green TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection in Tinsley Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
TR19 inspection in Tinsley Green, done properly
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. If you are dealing with uncertainty over how often to clean and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Tinsley Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Tinsley Green (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Tinsley Green
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Tinsley Green.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
TR19 inspection around Tinsley Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Tinsley Green. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Tinsley Green falls to West Sussex 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. Food hygiene inspections in Tinsley Green are the job of Crawley council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Forge Wood Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Tinsley Green is Langley Green Hospital, about 1.8 miles south-west.
Tinsley Green is about 3 miles south of Horley, in West Sussex. Sites in Tinsley Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Tinsley Green is one of them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 20 miles away.
Work in RH10 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Radford Road and Steers Lane, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Forge Wood (1 mile south), Shipley Bridge (1 mile north-east), Fernhill (1 mile north-east), Copthorne (1 mile east) and Burstow (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (3 miles south-west), Horsham (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east) and Broadfield (4 miles south-west).
What’s near Tinsley Green
Around Tinsley Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Gatwick School, Worth Park Gardens and Hazelwick School, among other places. Tinsley Green’s nearest station is Gatwick Airport station, about 1 mile north. Other landmarks nearby include Langley Green Hospital (1.8 miles south-west) and County Mall (2.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Tilgate Lake.
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Questions from Tinsley Green
Who inspects food businesses in Tinsley Green?
Kitchens in Tinsley Green are inspected by Crawley council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Tinsley Green after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Tinsley Green can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is a specification, not a statute. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged ahead of the clean.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What we are called out for in Tinsley Green
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 Tinsley Green shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Where a hall near St Michael and All Angels Church, or anywhere in Tinsley Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What paperwork you get at the end
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Honest limits
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests