Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Colbury TR19 inspection
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Colbury, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so the kitchen keeps cooking.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Colbury
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. We are often asked to deal with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and parts of the system left out of past cleans, across deposit thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks.
For a kitchen in or near Colbury, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
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
- Colbury (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Colbury
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Nearby places to Colbury
What else we do in Colbury
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
How we price TR19 inspection
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Kitchen extracts in Colbury
At about 2 miles from the coast, Colbury is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s data shows about 11 pubs, bars and clubs registered in Colbury and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Colbury are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Colbury Christ Church, or anywhere in Colbury, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Ashurst Hospital, about 1 mile south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Colbury is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Hampshire. Across the SO40 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
All of SO40 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Colbury include Ashurst (1 mile west), Lyndhurst (4 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (6 miles south-west) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Colbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Ashurst Hospital (1 mile south-west) and National Dairy Museum (less than half a mile south). For a walk, there’s Testwood Lakes.
Common questions in Colbury
Does the sea air around Colbury make a difference to TR19 inspection?
It can, as Colbury is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Colbury out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 11 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Colbury, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
Do you work in Colbury?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Colbury.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Why act early in Colbury
Sites in Colbury that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Colbury is calmer for everyone.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Somewhere like Colbury, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
For TR19 inspection in Colbury, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Colbury
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Historic houses near Colbury, such as Southampton Tudor House and Garden about 4.3 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What hours they’ll be on site
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the quote shows VAT