Kent · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Winterbourne, Kent
Our technicians work in Winterbourne on TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Winterbourne
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Winterbourne is Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr, about 5.1 miles east.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
TR19 inspection in Winterbourne, done properly
Think of a TR19 inspection as the diagnosis before the treatment. Readings, pictures and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the clean can be planned properly. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys, and people most often call us about ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and uncertainty over how often to clean.
Work in a small place like Winterbourne starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Winterbourne (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Winterbourne
Do you work in villages like Winterbourne?
Yes, Winterbourne is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Winterbourne?
Winterbourne is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site does not lose a service.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll normally reply within one working day.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Winterbourne
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. We usually come back within one working day.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Winterbourne before we set off.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Winterbourne
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
TR19 inspection around Winterbourne
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Winterbourne. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Winterbourne, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Swale council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Winterbourne is covered by Kent 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School or anywhere near Winterbourne, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Christ Church, or anywhere in Winterbourne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Winterbourne is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Winterbourne, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Winterbourne among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 19 miles from Winterbourne.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: ME13. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hickmans Green (1 mile north-west), Oversland (1 mile south-west), South Street (1 mile west), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north) and Crouch (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Winterbourne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queens Head pub and Mount Ephraim Gardens and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Selling station, about 1 mile south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Chilham Castle (2.9 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.1 miles east). Open spaces near Winterbourne include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Winterbourne
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests