Commercial catering gas inspection enquiries
Commercial Catering Gas Certificate
Request a catering gas safety inspection for your fixed kitchen. Send the appliance list, natural gas or LPG, postcode and the paperwork requested so Upkeepone can assess the scope and attendance. Mobile catering units and trailers have a separate booking route below.
Restaurants, cafes and takeaways
Natural gas and LPG enquiries
Quote before attendance
Request a catering gas quote
Enter the full postcode in the location field. In your message, list every appliance, its make/model if known, natural gas or LPG, and whether the kitchen is fixed or mobile. Give the requested paperwork, trading hours, access restrictions and any deadline. Ask how to share earlier records; there is no upload field. Sending this form does not confirm a booking.
When this certificate page fits your enquiry
Use this page for a fixed commercial kitchen inspection and record. Tell us which catering appliances and kitchen areas the request concerns, who needs the evidence and whether any equipment is isolated. A lease, insurer or venue request should be scoped before the visit; its wording does not establish which checks have already been completed.
Restaurants and cafes
List the gas cooking equipment in the fixed kitchen, including make and model where known. Declare any water-heating equipment separately so its category and the work required can be assessed.
Takeaways and fast food sites
For busy trading kitchens where access, extraction, appliance condition and certificate deadlines need to be planned properly.
Landlord or agent requests
For commercial units where a lease, handover, insurance renewal or managing-agent process asks for gas safety evidence.
New appliance or kitchen changes
Explain any replaced appliance, changed layout, altered extraction or reopening work. An inspection does not automatically include installation, commissioning or approval of a redesigned kitchen; those tasks need their own assessment.
Hospitality and event kitchens
Describe the actual setting and the organiser’s request. A fixed venue kitchen, a transportable event installation and a catering vehicle need to be assessed on their own arrangements; an event deadline does not guarantee attendance or approval.
Commercial LPG catering
For a fixed LPG kitchen, declare the appliances and tank or cylinder supply. For a vehicle or trailer, use the CP44 mobile-catering route and give the unit type and inspection location.
What to send before you book
The better the first message, the easier it is to scope the visit and avoid sending the wrong engineer or quoting the wrong certificate route.
- Full kitchen address and postcode.
- Business type: restaurant, cafe, takeaway, dark kitchen, commercial unit or managed site.
- Fuel type if known: natural gas, LPG or mixed setup.
- Every appliance, its make/model where available, and any equipment that cannot be operated. Include existing records of ventilation, extraction or interlock changes.
- Any previous certificate, failed inspection note, landlord request or insurer wording.
- Trading and preparation hours, acceptable interruption, parking/loading, site contact and access to the appliances and relevant kitchen controls.
What a commercial catering gas visit may cover
A catering inspection considers the gas appliances listed for the visit and the kitchen conditions in which they operate. The engineer should confirm the checks needed for your installation, including the relevant ventilation, flame supervision and other gas safety controls.
- Gas ovens, ranges, hobs, grills, fryers and catering equipment.
- Visible pipework, connections, isolation and safe operation checks.
- Flues, kitchen ventilation, extraction and any gas interlock relevant to safe appliance use.
- Results for the inspected catering equipment, restrictions on use and any checks left incomplete.
Appliance servicing, repairs, extraction cleaning and a full ventilation design assessment need their own agreed scope. This does not exclude the ventilation or interlock checks needed to assess the safety of the gas installation.
A whole-installation pipework tightness test, purging, installation or commissioning must also be identified and agreed where required. The accepted inspection should make any untested equipment or access limits clear.
Unsure whether your existing paperwork includes the kitchen appliances? Read our guide to what a commercial gas certificate covers.
Commercial kitchen gas guidance
HSE guidance explains that poorly installed or maintained gas appliances can create risks including fire, explosion, gas leaks and carbon monoxide. It also says gas work in workplaces such as shops and restaurants must be carried out by a suitably qualified Gas Safe registered engineer.
Read HSE gas safety for employers
IGEM guidance on fixed-kitchen ventilation and controls
CORGI Direct: what the CP42 form records
HSE’s workplace guidance here concerns Great Britain. Northern Ireland enquiries need separate consideration of the applicable requirements.
Cost and booking guidance
The quotation depends on the appliance list, fuel, kitchen arrangement, access, location and agreed work. State any trading deadline when enquiring. Ask for the total, VAT treatment, exclusions and possible return charges before accepting; repairs are separately agreed rather than assumed to be part of the inspection.
- One small kitchen is usually simpler to scope than a large multi-appliance site.
- Urgent trading, venue or insurer deadlines should be mentioned in the first enquiry.
- Agree any shutdown and the expected record-delivery arrangements for the accepted job. Timings and a satisfactory outcome cannot be guaranteed from an enquiry.
For a single inspection, see how to prepare a one-off catering gas booking.
Commercial catering inspection areas
For commercial catering gas safety inspections on natural gas or LPG, the enquiry areas are:
Priority areas
London, Essex and Kent.
Other covered locations
Hertfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex.
Other UK areas by request
Send the postcode and kitchen details for consideration before planning attendance.
Kitchen and engineer suitability
Attendance depends on postcode, installation, access, travel and appropriately qualified engineer availability. The fuel, appliances, kitchen arrangement and requested checks must be assessed together; an area listing does not guarantee that a job or date can be accepted.
Commercial natural-gas and LPG appliance servicing uses the same areas and attendance conditions, with a separate agreed scope. Repairs, installation, commissioning, extraction design and other specialist work require their own support and availability checks. Give the inspection address for a mobile unit rather than assuming its usual trading location determines attendance.
Related commercial certificate routes
Use the specialist routes for a different installation, or the existing guides for duties, timing and engineer checks. A kitchen inspection record does not replace the evidence for other appliances or services.
Customer feedback on Google
Read customer feedback alongside the kitchen inspection scope, proposed engineer and written quotation.
Check customer feedback before a kitchen visit
The link below searches Google for Upkeepone reviews. Check that the business listing relates to Upkeepone, then read the feedback in context. A review cannot confirm that your appliances, fuel or trading deadline can be supported; send those details for assessment.
Commercial catering gas certificate FAQs
Short answers before you call or send the quote form.
What is a commercial catering gas certificate?
It is paperwork issued after a suitably qualified gas engineer checks the relevant commercial catering gas installation and appliances. The exact certificate or record depends on the site, appliances and work being carried out.
What does a CP42 catering gas inspection record cover?
CP42 is a form reference for commercial catering gas safety inspections. It records checks on catering appliances and the kitchen environment, including relevant ventilation and safety controls. Tell us if your landlord or insurer specifically requests CP42 so the document and inspection scope can be confirmed for your kitchen.
Who can carry out commercial catering gas work?
For workplaces such as restaurants and shops, HSE guidance says gas work must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer who is qualified for the work. Always check the engineer is registered and qualified for the appliance type.
What details do you need before booking?
Send the premises postcode, business type, appliance list, fuel type, previous certificate if available, access contact, parking notes and any landlord, venue or insurer deadline.
What paperwork do I receive if a catering appliance is unsafe?
The inspection record should identify the affected catering equipment, the findings and anything that could not be checked. Where an unsafe situation requires a warning notice, the engineer should provide one and explain the restrictions on use. Keep unsafe equipment out of use until it has been made safe. Repairs and further checks may be needed for a satisfactory result.
Do you cover LPG catering equipment too?
Natural-gas and LPG catering inspection enquiries are considered, subject to the installation and appropriately qualified engineer availability. State whether the kitchen is fixed or part of a vehicle or trailer, and describe the LPG supply where relevant. Fixed-kitchen and mobile-catering records serve different arrangements; confirm the correct route and document before booking.
Need a commercial catering gas certificate?
Send the kitchen address, all appliances, fuel and required record. Upkeepone will assess the scope and attendance options before a quotation is agreed. Coverage, booking guidance and layout reviewed: 26 October 2026.
