Bracknell Forest · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest
Looking for TR19 inspection in Bracknell? 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
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Flag oily drips near the extract
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
TR19 inspection in Bracknell, done properly
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. Typical jobs include surveys needed before quoting a full clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks.
Town-centre kitchens in a place like Bracknell often sit below flats or offices, with risers that run up the back of the building to roof level. Vertical risers like that need access panels in the right places, and any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Bracknell (RG12, RG42, SL5)
- Region
- Bracknell Forest
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Some sites in Bracknell need contractors inducted or booked in ahead, so tell us the routine when you ask for a quote.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Why act early in Bracknell
Sites in Bracknell that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Larger sites in Bracknell are easier to manage on a planned schedule.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Towns and villages near Bracknell
What else we do in Bracknell
Grease, kitchens and Bracknell
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Bracknell and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council inspect food businesses in Bracknell. 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. The fire and rescue service for Bracknell is 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.
A kitchen near Bracknell station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hospital like Pinewood Hospital, about 2.6 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Bracknell is about 29 miles west of London, in Bracknell Forest. Every kind of commercial site in Bracknell, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Bracknell is one of 41 places in Bracknell Forest we cover for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
All of RG12, RG42 and SL5 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Station Road, Market Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A322 and A329 close by, Bracknell is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Wildridings (1 mile south-west), Easthampstead (1 mile south-west), Harmans Water (1 mile south-east), Wick Hill (1 mile north-east) and Priestwood (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Sandhurst (5 miles south), College Town (5 miles south), Little Sandhurst (5 miles south-west) and Owlsmoor (4 miles south). Being one of Bracknell Forest’s larger places, Bracknell has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for TR19 inspection.
Local landmarks in Bracknell
Typical jobs here are in premises near Market Inn, The Brakenhale School and Wildridings Primary School, among other places. Bracknell has its own railway station: Bracknell station. Other landmarks nearby include The Lexicon (0.5 miles north) and Pinewood Hospital (2.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
When to call us in Bracknell
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Bracknell, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Common questions in Bracknell
Do you work overnight in Bracknell?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Bracknell does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Bracknell?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Bracknell. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
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 does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
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 if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.