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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Drayton, Oxfordshire
One call covers TR19 inspection in Drayton: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Drayton: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Drayton?
In Drayton, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Drayton out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Drayton. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you work out of hours?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Drayton?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
TR19 inspection in Drayton
Before any clean in Drayton, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests, and people most often call us about extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
Somewhere as small as Drayton, 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.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Drayton (OX16, OX15, OX17)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. That’s why we test behind them.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Also near Drayton
Other services in Drayton
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
TR19 inspection around Drayton
There are about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 10 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Drayton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Drayton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Drayton is 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as North Oxfordshire Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Broughton Castle is about 2.3 miles south), access may need planning.
Drayton is about 1 mile north-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Drayton gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Drayton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 23 miles from Drayton.
TR19 inspection in OX16, OX15 and OX17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Smythe Road, Hermon Road and Poulter Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Drayton include Wroxton (1 mile west), Neithrop (1 mile south-east), Ruscote (1 mile south-east), North Newington (1 mile south-west) and Banbury (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Bicester (15 miles south-east), Bure Park (15 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Bloxham (4 miles south), Bodicote (3 miles south-east) and Charlbury (14 miles south).
Local landmarks in Drayton
In Drayton, that means kitchens and buildings near People's Park, Drayton School and Roebuck Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Banbury station, roughly 2.2 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Castle Quay Shopping Centre (1.9 miles east) and Hanwell Castle (1.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Crouch Hill.
Common problems we fix in Drayton
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Missing access panels found on survey
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Horton General Hospital (about 2.1 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Drayton
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. In a small place like Drayton, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Never cook with filters missing
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.