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TR19 inspections in Dean
TR19 inspection for Dean, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
How we handle TR19 inspection in Dean
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. The work covers post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are sites with gaps in their extract records and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
Somewhere as small as Dean, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Dean (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
FAQs for Dean
Do you cover smaller places like Dean?
Yes, Dean is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Dean?
In Dean, it’s Winchester City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. In practice, an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of TR19 cleaning, so it matters in practice.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It works whoever carried out the clean.
What we’re called out for in Dean
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
For schools such as Bishops Waltham Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What else we do in Dean
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Dean
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays so meals aren’t affected.
Kitchen extracts in Dean
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Dean. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Dean sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Dean, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Dean, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Dean is about 6 miles north-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Dean and the rest of Hampshire. Dean is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page (9 miles or so).
Work in SO32 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Dean Lane, Little Ashton Lane and Limekiln Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover The Hangers (1 mile east), Upper Swanmore (2 miles south-east), Swanmore (2 miles south), Hill Grove (2 miles south-east) and Droxford (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (8 miles north-west), Gosport (12 miles south), Havant (12 miles south-east), Eastleigh (6 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south) and Horndean (9 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Dean
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Swanmore College of Technology. The closest station to Dean is Botley station, about 4.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Dean includes Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Beacon Hill.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system, and we clear up before we go. Somewhere like Dean, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.