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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Aldershot, Hampshire
Specialist TR19 inspection for Aldershot: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
About our TR19 inspection in Aldershot
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. If you have an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, we can help, from deposit thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
Around a town like Aldershot, extract cleaning normally means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Aldershot (GU11, GU12)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Aldershot: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Aldershot during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Aldershot, the Food Standards Agency lists about 25 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Aldershot?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Aldershot. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we’ll plan the visit around them.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
To get a fixed quote, ring 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.
TR19 inspection around Aldershot
The FSA’s data shows about 27 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses registered across Aldershot and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Aldershot get their food hygiene inspections from Rushmoor council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Aldershot is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Fleet Community Hospital about 4.7 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Talavera Junior School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Aldershot, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Aldershot is about 8 miles west of Guildford, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Aldershot, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Guildford is in our area too, about 8 miles from Aldershot.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: GU11 and GU12. That includes premises on Station Road, East Station Road and High Street and nearby roads. You will find Aldershot on the A323 and A325, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Aldershot: Weybourne (1 mile south-west), Badshot Lea (1 mile south), Heath End (1 mile south-west), Tongham (1 mile south-east) and Hale (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north), Fleet (4 miles north-west), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (7 miles north-west) and Bordon (10 miles south-west).
Near you in Aldershot
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around All Hallows Catholic School, Prince Consort's Library and Princes Gardens. Aldershot has its own railway station: Aldershot station. A little further out are Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (1.6 miles north) and Farnham Castle (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Claycart Hill and Rowhill Nature Reserve.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Parking in a town like Aldershot is typically straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
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. Catching it early in Aldershot means you choose the day.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. 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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.