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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Ditton, Slough
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Ditton, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing access panels found on survey
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
About our TR19 inspection in Ditton
Taking on a kitchen in Ditton with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. The work covers access surveys, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records.
Somewhere as small as Ditton, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Ditton (SL3)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Ditton
What else we do in Ditton
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. The timing of a visit to Ditton is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Why it’s worth doing now in Ditton
If a kitchen in Ditton has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Somewhere as small as Ditton, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We’re fully insured
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Kitchen extracts in Ditton
There are about 32 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Ditton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Fire safety in Ditton falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Ditton are the job of Windsor and Maidenhead council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Francis Assisi or anywhere around Ditton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens close to Datchet station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. For schools such as Castleview Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Ditton is about 2 miles south-east of Slough, in Slough. From the centre of Ditton to the outskirts, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Ditton is one of 31 places in Slough where we work for TR19 inspection. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 17 miles away.
We cover every part of the SL3 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Thorn Road, Ditton Road and London Road and nearby roads. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Datchet (1 mile south-west), Myrke (1 mile north-west), Brands Hill (1 mile south-east), Sunnymeads (2 miles south) and Colnbrook (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Cippenham (4 miles north-west), Britwell (4 miles north-west), Burnham (5 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (4 miles north), Huntercombe (4 miles north-west) and Farnham Common (5 miles north-west).
Around Ditton
Around Ditton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ditton Park, Ditton Park Academy and Upton Court Grammar School. For rail, the closest station is Datchet station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Upton Hospital (1.5 miles north-west) and Museum of Eton Life (1.9 miles west). Open spaces near Ditton include Staines Reservoirs and Stoke Common.
Common questions in Ditton
Do you cover smaller places like Ditton?
Yes, Ditton is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which environmental health team covers Ditton?
That’s Windsor and Maidenhead council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ditton. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email to book it in.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Verification means repeat readings and pictures once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.