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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Beansheaf Farm, West Berkshire
Need TR19 inspection in Beansheaf Farm? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
TR19 inspection in Beansheaf Farm
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are surveys needed before quoting a full clean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Kitchens around a place like Beansheaf Farm are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Beansheaf Farm (RG31, RG30)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. A site near Beansheaf Farm usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Beansheaf Farm
Look up Beansheaf Farm on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 37 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 17 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Beansheaf Farm. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Beansheaf Farm sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Beansheaf Farm get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Historic houses near Beansheaf Farm, such as Mapledurham House about 3.1 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Beansheaf Farm, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Beansheaf Farm is about 3 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. Beansheaf Farm 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 pictures. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RG31 and RG30. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Mill Lane, Curtis Road and Barclay Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Calcot (1 mile north-west), Fords Farm (1 mile east), Horncastle (1 mile north-east), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south-east) and Tilehurst Within (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (10 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles south), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles south-east) and Shaw (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Beansheaf Farm
In Beansheaf Farm, that means kitchens and buildings near Little Heath School, Murdochs pub and Calcot Park, among other places. The closest station to Beansheaf Farm is Theale station, roughly 1.4 miles west. A little further out are Broad Street Mall (3.1 miles east) and Battle Hospital (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Beansheaf Farm include Hosehill Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Beansheaf Farm questions
Can a school canteen extract in Beansheaf Farm be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Beansheaf Farm. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Do you cover smaller places like Beansheaf Farm?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Insurers often want evidence the extract is managed to TR19®, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, with recommendations where something needs doing.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
When to call us in Beansheaf Farm
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Battle Hospital about 2.4 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they carry
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the price is fixed
Managing agents and facilities teams in Beansheaf Farm
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Never cook with filters missing
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys