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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Woodside Green, Kent
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Woodside Green, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Woodside Green
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, post-clean checks and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are sites with gaps in their extract records and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
Work in a small place like Woodside Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Woodside Green (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Woodside Green
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Woodside Green.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to 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.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
FAQs for Woodside Green
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Woodside Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Woodside Green is handled by 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Woodside Green?
That’s Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Woodside Green. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What is grease thickness testing?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What affects the quote in Woodside Green
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Woodside Green
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Woodside Green kitchens: local notes
Look up Woodside Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Woodside 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. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Woodside Green. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Woodside Green is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
School kitchens, at schools like The Lenham School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Historic houses near Woodside Green, such as Leeds Castle about 4.3 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Woodside Green is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Across the ME17 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Woodside Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for TR19 inspection. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in West Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile east), Lenham (1 mile south-west), Warren Street (1 mile east) and Leadingcross Green (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
Near you in Woodside Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near Kiln Wood, among other places. The closest station to Woodside Green is Lenham station, about 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coldbridge Castle (3.9 miles south).
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Places near Woodside Green
What else we do in Woodside Green
When to call us in Woodside Green
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Woodside Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and photos are included