East Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Upper Horsebridge
TR19 inspection across Upper Horsebridge and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
TR19 inspection in Upper Horsebridge
Taking on a kitchen in Upper Horsebridge with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, access surveys and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and extracts that have never been grease tested.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Upper Horsebridge gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
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
- Upper Horsebridge (BN27)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Upper Horsebridge
What else we do in Upper Horsebridge
Kitchen extracts in Upper Horsebridge
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Upper Horsebridge, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Upper Horsebridge is covered by East 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. Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Upper Horsebridge. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Horselunges Manor is about 0.6 miles north-west), access may need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hawkes Farm Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hellingly Hospital Railway about 0.7 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Upper Horsebridge is about 7 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Upper Horsebridge gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Upper Horsebridge is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover for TR19 inspection. We also work in Brighton, about 17 miles from Upper Horsebridge.
All of BN27 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. TR19 inspection is available to premises on New Road, Park Road and Hawks Road and nearby roads. You will find Upper Horsebridge on the A271, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hellingly (1 mile north-east), Lower Horsebridge (1 mile west), Tile Hurst (1 mile south-west), Hailsham (1 mile south) and Magham Down (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (7 miles south), Hastings (14 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (9 miles east), Seaford (9 miles south-west), Lewes (11 miles west) and Crowborough (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Upper Horsebridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Grenadier pub and Hailsham Community College and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Polegate station, about 3.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Hellingly Hospital Railway (0.7 miles north) and Sussex Farm Museum (3.9 miles north).
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What affects the quote in Upper Horsebridge
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Upper Horsebridge when you book.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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FAQs for Upper Horsebridge
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Upper Horsebridge?
The local authority for Upper Horsebridge is Wealden council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Upper Horsebridge?
That’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so you don’t have to close during trading.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Why deal with it now?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why Upper Horsebridge businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep to the recommended interval
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.