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TR19 inspections in West Blatchington
For TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in West Blatchington, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
TR19 inspection in West Blatchington, done properly
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. If you are dealing with checking the result of a recent clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can help, from deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and wet film thickness tests onwards.
For a smaller kitchen near West Blatchington, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
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, trading since 2009.
- Place
- West Blatchington (BN3)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Managing agents and facilities teams in West Blatchington
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
TR19 inspection around West Blatchington
Sea air reaches West Blatchington, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 193 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 60 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of West Blatchington. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Environmental health officers from Brighton and Hove council inspect food businesses in West Blatchington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as Aldrington CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Commuter trade near Aldrington station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
West Blatchington is about 1 mile north-east of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in West Blatchington and the rest of Brighton and Hove. We cover 30 places across Brighton and Hove, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Our technicians cover all of the BN3 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Frant Road, Nevill Road and Nevill Avenue and the roads around them. West Blatchington is on the A2038, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Brighton and Hove (1 mile south-west), Hove (1 mile south), Aldrington (1 mile south-west), Westdene (1 mile north-east) and Withdean (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), Kemptown (3 miles south-east), Whitehawk (4 miles south-east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east) and Bevendean (3 miles east).
Landmarks near West Blatchington
Typical jobs here are in premises near Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College, Hove Park and The Nevill pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Aldrington station, about 0.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Churchill Square (2.2 miles south-east) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Thundersbarrow Hill and Ladies Mile.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Common problems we fix in West Blatchington
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to West Blatchington is Montefiore Hospital, about 1.5 miles south-east.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. A site near West Blatchington usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in West Blatchington, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Common questions in West Blatchington
Will you come out to West Blatchington?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, West Blatchington included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in West Blatchington?
The local authority for West Blatchington is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.