Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Broad Colney, Hertfordshire
We cover Broad Colney for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
How we price TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Broad Colney
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 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. We are often asked to deal with kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across post-clean checks, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
Work in a small place like Broad Colney starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Broad Colney (AL2)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Visits to a village like Broad Colney are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- 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
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us 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.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
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, next to our reports.
TR19 inspection in Broad Colney: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 9 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Broad Colney, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from St Albans City council inspect food businesses in Broad Colney. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Broad Colney. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Broad Colney, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Napsbury Hospital (about 0.7 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Broad Colney is about 3 miles south-east of St Albans, in Hertfordshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Broad Colney and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Broad Colney among them. We also work in London, about 17 miles from Broad Colney.
Our technicians cover all of AL2 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include London Colney (1 mile north), Shenleybury (1 mile south-east), Tyttenhanger (2 miles north), Sleapshyde (3 miles north-east) and Colney Heath (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Watford (6 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (7 miles west), Stevenage (14 miles north), St Albans (3 miles north-west), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles north-east) and Harpenden (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Broad Colney
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The White Lion pub and Samuel Ryder Academy. Broad Colney’s nearest station is Park Street station, about 1.9 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Hilfield Castle (4.5 miles south) and Radlett and District Museum (2.5 miles south). The countryside around Broad Colney includes Verulamium Lake and Broad Colney Lakes.
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When to call us in Broad Colney
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
Managing agents and facilities teams in Broad Colney
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Why it’s worth doing now in Broad Colney
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you are ready when asked. A planned visit to Broad Colney is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Broad Colney: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Broad Colney be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Broad Colney, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Broad Colney?
That is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and pictures after the work, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.