West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Westergate
For TR19 inspection in Westergate, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Westergate
Do you work in villages like Westergate?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Westergate is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Westergate out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Westergate, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Why survey before a clean?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
How often should grease be tested?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
How long does grease testing take?
Expect it to take an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The visit is timed so cooking isn’t disrupted.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Westergate
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Westergate and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. We are often asked to deal with sites with gaps in their extract records and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, across deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests.
Around a smaller place like Westergate, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Westergate (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
Also near Westergate
What else we do in Westergate
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Westergate.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Why it’s worth doing now in Westergate
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you will not know without measuring. When a site near Westergate shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Diary the next grease test and clean
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
TR19 inspection around Westergate
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways in Westergate and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Westergate. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Westergate get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Historic houses near Westergate, such as Goodwood House about 4 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Westergate is Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital, about 3.1 miles south. For schools such as Aldingbourne Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Westergate is about 3 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Westergate gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 18 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the PO20 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include Oaks Close, Westergate Street and Rosvara Avenue, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Westergate, we cover Nyton (1 mile north-west), Eastergate (1 mile east), Aldingbourne (1 mile west), Norton (1 mile north-west) and West Barnham (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (12 miles east), Bognor Regis (3 miles south), Chichester (5 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (6 miles east) and Lancing (15 miles east).
What’s near Westergate
In Westergate, that means kitchens and buildings near Ormiston Six Villages Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Westergate is Barnham station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Tote Copse Castle (1 mile west) and Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.1 miles south).