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TR19 inspections in Baffins
TR19 inspections and grease testing for commercial sites in Baffins and across Portsmouth. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Managing agents and facilities teams in Baffins
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
TR19 inspection in Baffins
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. We are often asked to deal with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and extracts that have never been grease tested, on pre-clean surveys, access surveys and post-clean checks.
In a smaller place like Baffins, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Baffins (PO3, PO4, PO2)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Baffins
Is Baffins within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Baffins is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Baffins?
Baffins is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Baffins.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep to the recommended interval
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
More services for Baffins
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why it’s worth doing now in Baffins
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. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Photo reports with every job
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Baffins?
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. An inspection of a system in Baffins shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Cuthbert or elsewhere in Baffins, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- What hours they’ll be on site
TR19 inspection in Baffins: the local picture
The coast is only about 1 mile from Baffins. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. There are about 86 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 91 takeaways in Baffins and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. In Baffins, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Portsmouth council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Warblington Castle, about 4.8 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Baffins; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hospital like St Mary's Hospital, about 0.6 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Baffins is about 1 mile east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Whether your site is in the middle of Baffins or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Baffins is one of 19 places in Portsmouth we cover for TR19 inspection.
Here we cover the PO3, PO4 and PO2 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Local streets include Byron Road, James Road and Dover Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Baffins is on the A288, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Copnor (1 mile north-west), Kingston (1 mile south-west), Fratton (1 mile south-west), Portsmouth (1 mile west) and North End (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Wymering (3 miles north), Paulsgrove (3 miles north-west), Drayton (3 miles north) and Farlington (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Baffins
Around Baffins, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Baffins pub, St Edmund's Catholic School and Alexandra Park, among other places. The closest station to Baffins is Fratton station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Bridge Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-west) and Southsea Castle (2.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Baffins include Portsdown Hill and Milton Locks.