Surrey · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Badshot Lea TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Badshot Lea, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
About our TR19 inspection in Badshot Lea
Before any clean in Badshot Lea, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Badshot Lea (GU9)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Badshot Lea run smoothly.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to 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
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Questions from Badshot Lea
Can you work in Badshot Lea outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Badshot Lea can fit around your hours. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Badshot Lea out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 21 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Badshot Lea. You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Two figures matter: a mean of no more than 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns at any single point, which needs immediate spot cleaning. We show your readings against those figures.
Leave it or put it right?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. Somewhere as small as Badshot Lea, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
TR19 inspection in Badshot Lea: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 90 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 31 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Badshot Lea. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Badshot Lea. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Badshot Lea get their food hygiene inspections from Waverley council. 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Farnham Castle is about 1.8 miles south-west), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near St George's Church or anywhere around Badshot Lea, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Badshot Lea is Fleet Community Hospital, about 5.4 miles north-west.
Badshot Lea is about 1 mile south of Aldershot, in Surrey. Sites in Badshot Lea get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 395 places across Surrey, large and small. Guildford is in our area too, around 8 miles away.
We work across GU9 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Badshot Lea Road, The Green and Beech Tree Drive and the roads around them. Badshot Lea is on the B3208, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Badshot Lea: Weybourne (1 mile north-west), Hale (1 mile west), Heath End (1 mile north-west), Compton (1 mile south) and Aldershot (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (10 miles north-east), Camberley (7 miles north), Frimley (6 miles north), Haslemere (10 miles south) and Cranleigh (14 miles south-east).
Near you in Badshot Lea
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Shepherd & Flock pub, All Hallows Catholic School and The Connaught School, among other places. You will also find Weybourne LNR (0.6 miles west) and Prince Consort's Library (1.8 miles north). The nearest railway station is Aldershot station, about 1.2 miles north. A little further out are Farnham Castle (1.8 miles south-west) and Fleet Community Hospital (5.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Aunt's Pool and Rowhill Nature Reserve.