Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Boxted Cross TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Boxted Cross, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Boxted Cross
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Boxted Cross
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Boxted Cross and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. If you have systems that need surveying before cleaning and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Boxted Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Boxted Cross (CO4)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection in Boxted Cross: the local picture
Look up Boxted Cross on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Boxted Cross. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Boxted Cross are the job of Colchester council’s environmental health team. 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. Fire safety in Boxted Cross falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Historic houses near Boxted Cross, such as Castle House about 3.4 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Severalls Hospital (about 2.7 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Boxted Cross is about 5 miles north of Colchester, in Essex. From the centre of Boxted Cross to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Boxted Cross among them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 24 miles from Boxted Cross.
We cover every part of the CO4 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Pippin Drive, Carters Hill and Hill Farm Way, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Boxted (1 mile south-west), Workhouse Hill (1 mile west), Langham (1 mile south-east), Hornestreet (1 mile east) and Thorington Street (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (5 miles south), Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Harwich (15 miles east), Camulodunum (5 miles south), Halstead (12 miles west) and Greenstead (5 miles south).
Landmarks near Boxted Cross
In Boxted Cross, that means kitchens and buildings near Shepherd and Dog pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Colchester station, roughly 3.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Colchester Castle (4.5 miles south) and Severalls Hospital (2.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Westhouse Wood.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Boxted Cross
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Boxted Cross: your questions answered
Can the work in Boxted Cross be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Boxted Cross can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you get to a site in Boxted Cross?
Yes. Boxted Cross is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Boxted Cross
When a site in Boxted Cross changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records do not always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Boxted St Peter's Church of England School or anywhere near Boxted Cross, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Boxted Cross can be planned properly.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.