Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Dibden
We cover Dibden for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and we clear up before we go. For a site near Dibden, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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TR19 inspection in Dibden
Not every kitchen fits neatly into a calendar. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. We are often asked to deal with confirming a clean reached the whole system and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean, across pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits.
In a smaller place like Dibden, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Dibden (SO45)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Dibden and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Hospital and care home kitchens can cook all day, every day. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
How we price TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Dibden
The coast is only about 2 miles from Dibden. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 17 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 11 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Dibden. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. The fire and rescue service for Dibden is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Dibden, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Dibden (Medieval Merchant's House is about 2.5 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Dibden is about 1 mile west of Hythe, in Hampshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Dibden and the rest of Hampshire. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, large and small.
Every address in SO45 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Cavalier Close, Cathay Gardens and Canterbury Drive or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Dibden, we cover Dibden Purlieu (1 mile south-east), Hythe (1 mile east), Marchwood (2 miles north-west), Beaulieu (3 miles south) and The Hummicks (4 miles south). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north), Gosport (13 miles east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (10 miles east), Totton (5 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (8 miles north).
What’s near Dibden
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Testwood School and Orchard Junior School. For rail, the closest station is Southampton Town Quay station, about 2.2 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Royal South Hants Hospital (3.5 miles north) and Westquay (2.8 miles north).
Questions from Dibden
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Dibden?
That is New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Dibden. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Dibden?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Dibden. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
How long does grease testing take?
It takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The visit is timed so cooking is not disrupted.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you work in Dibden?
Yes. Dibden is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
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Common problems we fix in Dibden
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
For schools such as Applemore College, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Never cook with filters missing
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.