Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Banbury TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Banbury, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
What affects the quote in Banbury
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The times the site is available
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
TR19 inspection in Banbury, done properly
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to 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 insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and uncertainty over how often to clean.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Banbury, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold 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.
- Place
- Banbury (OX16, OX17)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Banbury
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Catching it early in Banbury means you choose the day.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Banbury businesses choose us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
FAQs for Banbury
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Banbury?
The local authority for Banbury is Cherwell 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.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Banbury out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Banbury. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How often should grease be tested?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
What is 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 it takes a risk-based approach.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Banbury
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
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What else we do in Banbury
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive 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 first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Sites in a town like Banbury rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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TR19 inspection around Banbury
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 21 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 11 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Banbury. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Banbury, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell 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. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Banbury. 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.
If you cook for passing trade around Banbury station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Paul's or elsewhere in Banbury, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. A hospital like Horton General Hospital, about 0.8 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Banbury is in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX16 postcode area, we can take on TR19 inspection. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 22 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of OX16 and OX17 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. TR19 inspection is available to premises on High Street, Market Place and Grimsbury Square and the roads around them. Banbury is on the A361 and A422, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Neithrop (1 mile west), Ruscote (1 mile west), Grimsbury (1 mile east), Drayton (1 mile north-west) and North Newington (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (15 miles south), Bloxham (3 miles south) and Charlbury (14 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Oxfordshire, Banbury has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for TR19 inspection.
Landmarks near Banbury
Around Banbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near People's Park, Banbury Academy and Duke of Wellington pub. The closest station to Banbury is Banbury station, roughly 0.8 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). For a walk, there’s Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.