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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Albury, Oxfordshire
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Albury, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Albury
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you have post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Albury (OX9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Albury run smoothly.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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What else we do in Albury
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Albury
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Helen or elsewhere in Albury, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
Common questions in Albury
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Albury?
That’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can a school canteen extract in Albury be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Albury. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. We can work from photos and details, or visit, whichever suits the system.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
How often should grease be tested?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
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 hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The number of sites or systems
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. 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 email photos.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Albury
Food hygiene inspections in Albury are the job of Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. We cover Albury, about 44 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Albury (Adwell House is about 4.3 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Thame Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Albury, about 3.6 miles east.
Albury is about 4 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX9 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Albury is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: OX9. Whether your site is on Oxford Road, Ickford Road and Albury View or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Tiddington (1 mile west), Draycott (1 mile north-west), Milton Common (1 mile south), Little Ickford (1 mile north) and Shabbington (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (8 miles west), Didcot (12 miles south-west), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south-west), Thame (4 miles east) and Kidlington (11 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Albury
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Fox Inn, among other places. Nearby you will also find Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (1.7 miles north-west) and Thame Community Hospital (3.6 miles east). Open spaces near Albury include Wells Farm.