Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Ashdon
TR19 inspection across Ashdon and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
About our TR19 inspection in Ashdon
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. Common call-outs are for insurers asking for TR19 evidence and kitchens whose menu or hours have changed, across insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
Somewhere as small as Ashdon, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Ashdon (CB10)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. We record what can and cannot be reached.
TR19 inspection around Ashdon
Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Ashdon. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. About 42 miles out from central London, Ashdon is part of the South East area we work across. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ashdon Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Ashdon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Ashdon is about 4 miles north-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CB10 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Ashdon is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 23 miles from Ashdon.
Every address in CB10 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Dorvis Lane, Carters Croft and Radwinter Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Ashdon include Steventon End (1 mile east), Church End (1 mile south-west) and The Common (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Saffron Walden (4 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (13 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (12 miles south-west), Elsenham (10 miles south), Sible Hedingham (13 miles south-east) and Church End (12 miles south).
What’s near Ashdon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rose And Crown Inn. Nearby you will also find Saffron Walden Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Castle Camps (2.4 miles east). Open spaces near Ashdon include Hales and Shadwell Woods and Rivey Hill.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Ashdon?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Ashdon (Audley End House is about 4.7 miles south-west), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Ashdon: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Ashdon?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Ashdon doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Ashdon?
The local authority for Ashdon is Uttlesford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, along with any actions needed.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Nearby places to Ashdon
What else we do in Ashdon
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a village like Ashdon are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashdon
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
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.
What affects the quote in Ashdon
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
If you need TR19 inspection in Ashdon, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. 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.