London and the South East

TR19 Inspection in Essex

Covering 644 places across Essex for TR19 inspection, planned around your opening hours, quoted at a fixed price before any work starts and a report with photos afterwards.

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TR19 inspection across Essex

TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and call or email us for a quick quote.

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About TR19 inspection in Essex

A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and checking the result of a recent clean.

Your staff do not 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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows.

First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
We follow the extract from canopy to 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 we quote

One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.

Why book with us

Full insurance on every job
A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Every visit written up, with pictures
CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001

Get a fixed quote

Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.

Near you in Colchester

Around Colchester, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Church of St Peter, Bull Meadow and The Bay And Say Public House and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Colchester Sixth Form College (under half a mile north-west) and St John's Green Primary School (less than half a mile south). There’s a railway station in Colchester itself: Colchester Town station. Nearby you’ll also find Lion Walk (under half a mile south-east) and Essex County Hospital (within half a mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Westhouse Wood.

TR19 inspection around Essex

Across Essex, from Colchester, Chelmsford and Basildon outwards, kitchens range from town-centre restaurants and takeaways to pubs, hotels, schools and care homes. Each extract is cleaned to the same TR19® standard, canopy to discharge.

Essex is within the area we cover, which takes in London and the South East. Every job is surveyed first and quoted at a fixed price. In the coastal parts of Essex, salt air and damp are hard on ductwork, fans and dampers, which is worth knowing when systems are inspected.

Colchester: Bursars and site managers at schools such as Colchester Sixth Form College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Colchester is Essex County Hospital, about under half a mile south-west.

What TR19 inspection cannot fix

Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:

Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Mechanical faults in the extract
Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet

Managing agents and facilities teams in Essex

The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.

From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.

Keeping the system healthy

How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:

Keep the route to access panels clear
Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
Flag oily drips near the extract
Keep to the recommended interval

Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.

Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.

Common problems we fix in Essex

Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.

Signs it’s time to call us include:

Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Checking the result of a recent clean
Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning

Part by part

Extract fan and discharge

Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.

Vertical risers

Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so we arrange access ahead of time.

Common questions in Essex

Is there a survey before the work?

Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.

What happens on a pre-clean survey?

We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.

Can the work be done while we’re closed?

Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will plan the visit around them.

Which kinds of sites do you work on?

We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.

Will you produce a report for our insurer?

Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.

How do you protect the area?

Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.

What’s TR19?

It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.