West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Twineham
TR19 inspection across Twineham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Grease, kitchens and Twineham
The FSA’s data shows about 4 pubs and bars registered across Twineham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Twineham get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Twineham sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Historic houses near Twineham, such as Ockenden Manor about 4.1 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Twineham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Twineham is about 4 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Twineham or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RH17 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Other places close to Twineham include Twineham Green (1 mile north), Wineham (1 mile west), Crosspost (2 miles north), High Cross (2 miles south) and Kent Street (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (8 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (4 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Twineham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Paul's Catholic College and the streets around them. The closest station to Twineham is Burgess Hill station, about 3.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Dene Hospital (2 miles east) and Burgess Hill Museum (3.6 miles east). The countryside around Twineham includes Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Twineham
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Twineham and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. If you have extracts that have never been grease tested and surveys needed before quoting a full clean, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Twineham, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Twineham (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
When to call us in Twineham
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Leave it or put it right?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. It’s simpler to plan the work at Twineham now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
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 go through it with you.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Common questions in Twineham
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Twineham?
Food hygiene inspections in Twineham are carried out by Mid Sussex council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will you come out to Twineham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Why survey before a clean?
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.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
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, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, 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. For a village or hamlet like Twineham, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.