Surrey · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Camberley
TR19 inspection across Camberley and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
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.
About our TR19 inspection in Camberley
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. Typical jobs include missing TR19 certificates or history and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, across insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
Most kitchens in a town like Camberley can’t close for a day, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Camberley (GU15, GU16, GU47)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Camberley
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
Other services in Camberley
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so it can be fixed before the clean.
FAQs for Camberley
Who inspects food businesses in Camberley?
That’s Surrey Heath council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Camberley. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Camberley in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 22 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Camberley. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Is Camberley in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Camberley, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, whoever did the clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
Leave it or put it right?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. Grease, dust and wear all build up with time.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Camberley
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
- We are fully insured
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Camberley, and where the van can go.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a 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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
Do you need TR19 inspection in Camberley?
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
A hospital like Frimley Park Hospital, about 1.2 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What TR19 inspection looks like in Camberley
Food Standards Agency records include about 12 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Camberley. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Camberley get their food hygiene inspections from Surrey Heath council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Camberley. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Where a hall near Church of St Paul, or anywhere in Camberley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A kitchen near Camberley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Camberley is about 9 miles north-west of Guildford, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of Camberley or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Camberley among them. We also work in Guildford, about 9 miles from Camberley.
Here we cover the GU15, GU16 and GU47 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on High Street, London Road and Waverley Drive or anywhere close by, we can help. Camberley sits on or near the A30 and A321, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Camberley: Old Dean (1 mile north-east), York Town (1 mile west), Frimley (1 mile south), Watchmoor (2 miles south-west) and Deepcut (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (9 miles south-east), Woking (7 miles east), Farnham (9 miles south), Egham (10 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles east) and Staines-upon-Thames (12 miles north-east). Camberley is among the bigger places we cover in Surrey for TR19 inspection.
What’s near Camberley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Royal Military Academy Library, Tekels Park and Tomlinscote School. Nearby too are The Claude du Vall pub (0.7 miles west) and Tomlinscote School (1 mile south). For rail, the closest station is Camberley station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Frimley Park Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Surrey Heath Museum (0.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Wildmoor Heath and Horseshoe Lake.