Buckinghamshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Botley, Buckinghamshire
TR19 inspection for Botley, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing access panels found on survey
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Botley
Which environmental health team covers Botley?
Kitchens in Botley are inspected by Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after Botley?
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Botley. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, along with any actions needed.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Botley
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. If you’re dealing with heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can put it right, from insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys onwards.
In a small place like Botley, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Botley (HP5)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The condition of the system
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
TR19 inspection around Botley
Botley, about 25 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Food hygiene inspections in Botley are the job of Buckinghamshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Ley Hill School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St George's Church or elsewhere in Botley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Amersham Hospital is the nearest hospital to Botley, about 3.7 miles south-west.
Botley is about 1 mile east of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Botley, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Botley is one of 263 towns, villages and districts in Buckinghamshire we cover for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Milton Keynes page (24 miles or so).
Here we cover the HP5 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Botley Road, Broomstick Lane and Goose Acre or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Botley, we cover Tyler's Hill (1 mile south), Ley Hill (1 mile east), Lye Green (1 mile north), Orchard Leigh (1 mile north) and Bovingdon (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (13 miles north-west), High Wycombe (9 miles south-west), Marlow (13 miles south-west), Amersham (3 miles south-west), Beaconsfield (8 miles south-west) and Chalfont St Peter (7 miles south).
What’s near Botley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Chesham Grammar School and The Crown pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Amersham station, roughly 2.7 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Amersham Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Hawridge Court (3.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sands Bank.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Nearby places to Botley
Other services in Botley
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
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.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere as small as Botley, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.