West Sussex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Wivelsfield Green
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Wivelsfield Green, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Wivelsfield Green
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with fresh grease readings, pictures and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. The work covers insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and systems that need surveying before cleaning.
Work in a small place like Wivelsfield Green 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Wivelsfield Green (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Wivelsfield Green
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Church and community hall kitchens, near Ote Hall Chapel or anywhere around Wivelsfield Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What paperwork you get at the end
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Wivelsfield Green questions
Will you come out to Wivelsfield Green?
Yes, Wivelsfield Green is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Wivelsfield Green?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Wivelsfield Green. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
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. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Under TR19® Grease, the mean thickness should not exceed 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
Why deal with it now?
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. If the system at a site near Wivelsfield Green fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Wivelsfield Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Wivelsfield Green 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 Wivelsfield Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Lewes council inspect food businesses in Wivelsfield Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Princess Royal Hospital, about 2.1 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Wivelsfield Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Wivelsfield Green is about 2 miles east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Wivelsfield Green 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 photos. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 9 miles from Wivelsfield Green.
Work in RH17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Downsview Drive, Allwood Crescent and Farncombe Close or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Wivelsfield Green include Wivelsfield (1 mile west), Ditchling Common (2 miles south-west), Plumpton Green (2 miles south), Scaynes Hill (2 miles north) and North Chailey (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (11 miles north-west), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Haywards Heath (3 miles north-west), East Grinstead (12 miles north), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles south-west) and Lancing (14 miles south-west).
Around Wivelsfield Green
Around Wivelsfield Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Cock Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Wivelsfield station, about 2.1 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Burgess Hill Museum (2.5 miles west) and Clayton Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Wivelsfield Green, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.