Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Westwell
TR19 inspection across Westwell and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
What we are called out for in Westwell
When a site in Westwell changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Westwell, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
TR19 inspection in Westwell
Taking on a kitchen in Westwell with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. The work covers wet film thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts.
Work in a small place like Westwell starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Westwell (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a small place like Westwell, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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How we price TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Westwell
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.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Westwell questions
Can the work in Westwell be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Westwell can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in villages like Westwell?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Westwell is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
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.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
How long does grease testing take?
It takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
Why act early in Westwell
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. It’s simpler to plan the work at Westwell now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Westwell businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
TR19 inspection in Westwell: the local picture
About 46 miles out from central London, Westwell is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. Kitchens in Westwell get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Godinton House, about 2.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Westwell; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. School kitchens, at schools like The Hayesbrook School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Westwell is about 4 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Westwell or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Westwell among them. We also work in Maidstone, around 15 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: TN25. We also cover Tutt Hill (1 mile south-west), Ram Lane (1 mile west), Potters Corner (1 mile south), Westwell Leacon (2 miles west) and Hothfield (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (4 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-west), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (9 miles north).
Local landmarks in Westwell
The closest station to Westwell is Charing station, about 2.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include County Square (3.2 miles south) and William Harvey Hospital (4.6 miles south-east).
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum on every inspection.