Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Balscote
TR19 inspection for Balscote, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Managing agents and facilities teams in Balscote
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Balscote
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits, and people most often call us about parts of the system left out of past cleans and insurers asking for TR19 evidence.
In a small place like Balscote, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Balscote (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Balscote
Which fire authority looks after Balscote?
That’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you work in Balscote outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Balscote doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you cover Balscote?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Balscote included.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Why act early in Balscote
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’re ready when asked. A planned visit to Balscote is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Grease, kitchens and Balscote
Fire safety in Balscote falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Balscote. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Horton General Hospital, about 4.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary Magdalene or anywhere around Balscote, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Balscote is about 4 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of Balscote to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Balscote is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for TR19 inspection. We also work in Oxford, around 24 miles away.
We cover every part of the OX15 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Balscote, we cover Shutford (1 mile south), Alkerton (1 mile north-west), Shenington (1 mile north-west), Epwell (2 miles west) and Tadmarton (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Banbury (4 miles east), Chipping Norton (10 miles south-west), Neithrop (3 miles east), Grimsbury (5 miles east), Ruscote (3 miles east) and Bloxham (4 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Balscote
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Butchers Arms Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Banbury station, roughly 4.5 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Horton General Hospital (4.2 miles east) and W. O. Bentley Memorial Foundation (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool and Edge Hill.
How we price TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- What state the system is in
- How big the system is
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a small place like Balscote, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Signs you need TR19 inspection in Balscote
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Upton House, about 2.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Balscote; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether VAT is included