Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Cray's Pond
TR19 inspection for Cray's Pond and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Cray's Pond
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Cray's Pond and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and people most often call us about sections of duct that can’t be reached and missing TR19 certificates or history.
Work in a small place like Cray's Pond starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Cray's Pond (RG8)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
Common problems we fix in Cray's Pond
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
For schools such as The Oratory Preparatory School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the price is fixed
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Cray's Pond run smoothly.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Cray's Pond
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Cray's Pond?
Food hygiene inspections in Cray's Pond are carried out by South Oxfordshire council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after Cray's Pond?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Cray's Pond. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so the site doesn’t lose a service.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Cray's Pond and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Kitchen extracts in Cray's Pond
Cray's Pond sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Cray's Pond, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Leonard or anywhere around Cray's Pond, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Cray's Pond is Battle Hospital, about 5.7 miles south-east.
Cray's Pond is about 6 miles north-west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Cray's Pond, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the RG8 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include Crays Pond Close, Garton End and Goring Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. You’ll find Cray's Pond on the B4526, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Woodcote (1 mile north-east), Whitchurch Hill (1 mile south), Hook End (2 miles east), Checkendon (3 miles north-east) and Cane End (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Didcot (9 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles east), Benson (7 miles north) and Chinnor (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Cray's Pond
Typical jobs here are in premises near The White Lion pub, Woodcote Primary School and Langtree School. Cray's Pond’s nearest station is Goring & Streatley station, roughly 2.1 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Battle Hospital (5.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Hartslock.
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Why act early in Cray's Pond
If a kitchen in Cray's Pond has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Testing gives you the evidence to set it properly. If the system at a site near Cray's Pond fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Cray's Pond businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- In business since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.