West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Westerton
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Westerton. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Westerton: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Westerton be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Westerton, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire authority looks after Westerton?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Westerton
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and access surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are missing TR19 certificates or history and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
In a small place like Westerton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Westerton (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Kitchen extracts in Westerton
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Westerton. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Westerton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Westerton sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like The March CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church of St Peter or anywhere around Westerton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Westerton (Goodwood House is about 0.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Westerton is about 2 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Westerton, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Portsmouth is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Work in PO18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in Strettington (1 mile east), Waterbeach (1 mile north-east), Maudlin (1 mile south), Westhampnett (1 mile south-west) and Shopwyke (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (10 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles west) and Rustington (11 miles east).
Around Westerton
Around Westerton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Chichester High School For Girls, Westbourne House School and The Coach And Horses Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Westerton is Chichester station, about 2.5 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Chichester Castle (2 miles south-west) and Chichester Centre (1.5 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Levin Down.
Why it’s worth doing now in Westerton
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Full insurance on every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so the base is a key test point.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Westerton
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Westerton before we set off.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Related advice
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Westerton
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys