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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Chipping, Hertfordshire
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Chipping and across Hertfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Why deal with it now?
A pre-clean survey avoids surprises on the night. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. With notice, the visit to Chipping can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with pictures
TR19 inspection in Chipping
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. Common call-outs are for extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, across post-clean checks, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
Somewhere as small as Chipping, 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.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Chipping (SG9)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Chipping
Can you come to Chipping after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Chipping doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Can a school canteen extract in Chipping be done out of term time?
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 Chipping. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. System size and access decide the rest.
Is Chipping in your area?
Yes. We cover Chipping and the rest of Hertfordshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning right away.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Chipping kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Chipping, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Chipping, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Chipping sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Freman College, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Chipping is in Hertfordshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Chipping and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Chipping among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 27 miles from Chipping.
We cover every part of the SG9 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Chipping: Wyddial (1 mile east), Buckland (1 mile north), Throcking (1 mile south-west), Layston (1 mile south-east) and Buntingford (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (8 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (11 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles south-west), Hitchin (10 miles west), Hoddesdon (15 miles south) and Hertford (12 miles south).
Local landmarks in Chipping
Around Chipping, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Countryman pub. A little further out are Anstey Hales Farm (3.8 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hawkins Wood.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When to call us in Chipping
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Whether the kitchen is in Chipping itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Chipping
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Chipping.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.