Windsor and Maidenhead · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Brookside TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Brookside on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing access panels found on survey
About our TR19 inspection in Brookside
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Common call-outs are for systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, across deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys.
Somewhere as small as Brookside, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Brookside (SL5, SL4)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Testing shows if the cleaning interval keeps pace.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Questions from Brookside
Which council inspects kitchens in Brookside?
That is Bracknell Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Brookside. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire service covers Brookside?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Brookside. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you do not have to close during trading.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Nearby places to Brookside
What else we do in Brookside
What we are called out for in Brookside
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Chapel of St Mary and St John or elsewhere in Brookside, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
TR19 inspection around Brookside
The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in Brookside and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Brookside are the job of Bracknell Forest council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Brookside is covered by 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.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Brookside (St Leonard's Hill is about 3.2 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Heatherwood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Brookside, about 1 mile south.
Brookside is about 3 miles east of Wick Hill, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Brookside and the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. Brookside is one of 57 towns, villages and districts in Windsor and Maidenhead where we work for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 13 miles away.
All of SL5 and SL4 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on New Road, The Avenue and Coach Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Brookside: North Ascot (1 mile south-west), Plaistow Green (1 mile north), Woodside (1 mile north-east), Ascot (1 mile south-east) and Winkfield (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidenhead (7 miles north), Windsor (4 miles north-east), Boyn Hill (6 miles north-west), Cookham (9 miles north), Furze Platt (8 miles north) and Dedworth (4 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brookside
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ascot Heath Church of England Junior School and Royal Hunt pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ascot station, about 1.3 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Heatherwood Hospital (1 mile south) and The Lexicon (3 miles west). The countryside around Brookside includes Virginia Water Lake.
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Brookside, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Trading since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.