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TR19 Inspection in Alverstoke
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Alverstoke, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection in Alverstoke
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. Typical jobs include insurers asking for TR19 evidence and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, across access surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks.
Somewhere as small as Alverstoke, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Alverstoke (PO12)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Alverstoke
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- File every inspection report with your certificates
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
Also in Alverstoke
Questions from Alverstoke
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Alverstoke?
The local authority for Alverstoke is Gosport council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work in villages like Alverstoke?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Alverstoke is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Sites with several canopies take longer, so give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will plan it.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Leave it or put it right?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Planning a trip to Alverstoke ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Alverstoke?
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Gosport War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Alverstoke, about 0.9 miles north.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading is not affected.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Kitchen extracts in Alverstoke
Sea air reaches Alverstoke, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s data shows about 27 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered in and around Alverstoke, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Alverstoke sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like Alverstoke Community Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Little Church, or anywhere in Alverstoke, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Alverstoke is about 2 miles south of Gosport, in Hampshire. Across the PO12 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Alverstoke is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients.
Every address in PO12 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include The Lane, Fort Road and Church Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. We also cover Clayhall (1 mile east), Haslar (1 mile east), Privett (1 mile north-west), Portsmouth Point (2 miles north-east) and Portsea (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Havant (9 miles north-east), Fareham (5 miles north), Horndean (11 miles north-east), Hedge End (12 miles north-west), Waterlooville (9 miles north-east) and Purbrook (8 miles north-east).
Around Alverstoke
Around Alverstoke, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bay House School and Village Home pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Alverstoke is Portsmouth Harbour station, roughly 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Tricorn Centre (3 miles north-east) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (0.9 miles north). Open spaces near Alverstoke include West of the River Alver.
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Alverstoke and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Alverstoke, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.