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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Drayton, Oxfordshire
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Drayton and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. Around Drayton, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
TR19 inspection in Drayton, done properly
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks, and common reasons people get in touch are heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts and parts of the system left out of past cleans.
Kitchens around a place like Drayton are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Drayton (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Design faults in the extract system
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Drayton
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
Drayton kitchens: local notes
Drayton is about 53 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. It’s Vale of White Horse council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Drayton. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Drayton is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 1.7 miles north. Historic houses near Drayton, such as Clifton Hampden Manor about 4.4 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Drayton is about 3 miles south-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. If you need TR19 inspection in Drayton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Drayton. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 8 miles away.
Here we cover the OX14 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on High Street, Monk Close and Abbot Crescent or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Sutton Wick (1 mile north-east), Steventon (2 miles south), Milton Heights (2 miles south), Marcham (2 miles north-west) and Milton Hill (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (8 miles north-east), Didcot (4 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles north-east), Witney (12 miles north-west), Carterton (15 miles north-west) and Wantage (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Drayton
Around Drayton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Larkmead School and The Red Lion pub, among other places. The closest station to Drayton is Appleford station, about 3 miles east of the centre. A little further out are FitzHarris Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Abingdon Community Hospital (1.7 miles north). For a walk, there’s Dry Sandford Pit.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- File every inspection report with your certificates
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system, and we clear up before we go. In a place like Drayton, we fit the visit around your hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
Common questions in Drayton
Do you work at weekends in Drayton?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Drayton needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which fire authority looks after Drayton?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Drayton. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
When should we have our next grease test?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What is post-clean verification?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
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.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
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What else we do in Drayton
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Drayton
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 can’t be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of Saint Peter or elsewhere in Drayton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they’re fully insured
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.