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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Ashford, Hampshire
TR19 inspections and grease testing for Ashford, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
TR19 inspection in Ashford
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with fresh grease readings, pictures and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. Typical jobs include systems that need surveying before cleaning and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests.
For a kitchen in or near Ashford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Ashford (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
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 on a regular cycle.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
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Common questions in Ashford
Which council inspects kitchens in Ashford?
The local authority for Ashford is New Forest 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.
Which fire service covers Ashford?
Fire safety enforcement in Ashford is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, as suits the job.
How long does grease testing take?
As a guide, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and an audit report gives you that, along with any actions needed.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. For a village or hamlet like Ashford, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- 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.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What affects the quote in Ashford
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Design faults in the extract system
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
TR19 inspection around Ashford
The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Ashford, 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. Ashford 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. It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ashford. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Breamore House is about 3 miles north), access may need planning.
Ashford is in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Ashford, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Ashford among them. Southampton is in our area too, about 18 miles from Ashford.
TR19 inspection in SP6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Station Road, Rookwood Gardens and Ashford Close, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Close by, we work in Sandleheath (1 mile west), Alderholt (2 miles south-west), Damerham (2 miles north-west), Rockbourne (3 miles north-west) and Broxhill (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Ashford
In Ashford, that means kitchens and buildings near The Burgate School and Sixth Form and The Ship Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Godshill Castle Hill (2.1 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.7 miles east). The countryside around Ashford includes Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Common problems we fix in Ashford
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Look out for any of the following:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
School kitchens, at schools like Fordingbridge Junior School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day