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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Eddington, West Berkshire
TR19 inspection across Eddington and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
TR19 inspection in Eddington, done properly
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: 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. If you’re dealing with systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can put it right, from access surveys, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In a small place like Eddington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Eddington (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Eddington
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Hungerford Methodist Church or elsewhere in Eddington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
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, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. That is why we test behind them.
Nearby places to Eddington
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Eddington: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Eddington?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. 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 Eddington?
Kitchens in Eddington are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from photos and details or on site, as suits the job.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why it’s worth doing now in Eddington
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Eddington is calmer for everyone.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Eddington
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Eddington and across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Eddington knowing what to expect.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Eddington
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Eddington. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from West Berkshire council inspect food businesses in Eddington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Eddington is covered by 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hungerford Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you cook for passing trade around Hungerford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Eddington is about 8 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Eddington 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 photos. Eddington is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Reading, around 23 miles away.
Every address in RG17 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Waram Close, Oxford Street and Kennet Court, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Eddington, we cover Upper Eddington (1 mile north-west), Hungerford (1 mile south-west), Leverton (1 mile north-west), Chilton Foliat (2 miles north-west) and Woodlands St Mary (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Newbury (8 miles east), Thatcham (11 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles east), Lambourn (6 miles north), Shaw (8 miles east) and Kingsclere (13 miles south-east).
Around Eddington
Around Eddington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Amore pub and John O'Gaunt School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Eddington itself: Hungerford station. Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests