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TR19 inspections in Crowell
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Crowell, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
TR19 inspection in Crowell
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Crowell and the rest of Oxfordshire. If you are dealing with pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean, we can help, from post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Crowell, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Crowell (OX39)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Crowell before we set off.
- 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 photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Crowell
Look up Crowell on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crowell. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Crowell sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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. Kitchens in Crowell get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Adwell House is about 2.9 miles west), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Thame Community Hospital (about 4.2 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Crowell is about 4 miles south-east of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Across the OX39 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 14 miles away.
All of OX39 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Close by, we work in Kingston Blount (1 mile west), Oakley (1 mile north-east), Crowell Hill (1 mile south-east), Aston Rowant (1 mile south-west) and Postcombe (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (14 miles west), Didcot (15 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles west), Thame (4 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (11 miles south) and Benson (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Crowell
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Shepherd's Crook pub and the streets around them. Crowell’s nearest station is Princes Risborough station, roughly 3.9 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Thame Community Hospital (4.2 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Oakley Hill nature reserve and Bald Hill.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
When to call us in Crowell
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mill Lane Community Primary School or anywhere near Crowell, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Why act early in Crowell
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, before the next clean is due. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why Crowell businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crowell
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Crowell
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
Questions from Crowell
Do you work overnight in Crowell?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Crowell keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Crowell?
Kitchens in Crowell are inspected by South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Is Crowell in your area?
Yes. We cover Crowell and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.