West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Ball Hill TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspection in Ball Hill: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Why deal with it now?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Ball Hill a current picture. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why Ball Hill businesses choose us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- We’re fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
TR19 inspection in Ball Hill, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Common call-outs are for insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and confirming a clean reached the whole system, across wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys.
In a village or hamlet like Ball Hill, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Ball Hill (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kitchen extracts in Ball Hill
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Ball Hill, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Ball Hill. 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. In Ball Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Stargroves, about 1.5 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Ball Hill; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Ball Hill is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Ball Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 155 places in West Berkshire are on our list, large and small. Reading is in our area too, about 19 miles from Ball Hill.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RG20. Whether your site is on Knights Lea, Gore End Road and Knights Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Ball Hill include Hamstead Marshall (1 mile north), Woolton Hill (1 mile south-east), Crockham Heath (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (2 miles east) and Penwood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (7 miles east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north-east), Hungerford (6 miles north-west) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west).
Around Ball Hill
Around Ball Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hamstead Marshall Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Kintbury station, roughly 3.1 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Newbury Castle (2.2 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The extract fan and its housing collect grease too. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Ball Hill.
- 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.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Do you need TR19 inspection in Ball Hill?
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
A hospital like West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 5.3 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
How we price TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
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FAQs for Ball Hill
Do you work at weekends in Ball Hill?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Ball Hill keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Ball Hill?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Ball Hill included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, so give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will plan it.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.