Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Burdrop
Specialist TR19 inspection for Burdrop: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Burdrop
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. If you have missing TR19 certificates or history and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, we can help.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Burdrop (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it as part of every survey.
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, as grease can build up there too.
TR19 inspection in Burdrop: the local picture
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Burdrop. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Burdrop, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Cherwell council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Burdrop, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Broughton Castle is about 3.8 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Burdrop is about 6 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Burdrop and the rest of Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Burdrop is one of them. Oxford is in our area too, around 22 miles away.
All of OX15 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Hawk's Lane and Acre Ditch and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Burdrop, we cover Sibford Gower (1 mile west), Sibford Ferris (1 mile south), Swalcliffe (1 mile east), Epwell (2 miles north) and Tadmarton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Banbury (6 miles east), Chipping Norton (7 miles south-west), Neithrop (5 miles east), Grimsbury (7 miles east), Ruscote (5 miles east) and Woodstock (14 miles south-east).
Around Burdrop
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sibford School. Other landmarks nearby include Broughton Castle (3.8 miles east). The countryside around Burdrop includes Castle Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
Burdrop questions
Can you work in Burdrop outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Burdrop does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Can school kitchens in Burdrop be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Burdrop. Just call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Burdrop?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
What is post-clean verification?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
How the visit works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Burdrop and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- 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.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
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.
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Leave it or put it right?
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
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 any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Burdrop
When a site in Burdrop changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records do not always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School or anywhere near Burdrop, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded