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TR19 Inspection in Elson
Specialist TR19 inspection for Elson: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Kitchen extracts in Elson
The coast is only about 1 mile from Elson. 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 includes about 31 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Elson. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Elson, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Gosport council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Thomas, or anywhere in Elson, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Elson Infant School or anywhere near Elson, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Elson is about 1 mile north of Gosport, in Hampshire. We provide TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Elson and the rest of Hampshire. Elson is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for TR19 inspection.
Work in PO12 and PO13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Ham Lane, Quay Lane and Avery Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Elson sits on or near the A32, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Elson: Gosport (1 mile south), Forton (1 mile south), Bridgemary (1 mile north-west), Priddy's Hard (1 mile south-east) and Rowner (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Havant (8 miles north-east), Eastleigh (14 miles north-west), Fareham (3 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east), Hedge End (10 miles north-west) and Waterlooville (7 miles north-east).
Around Elson
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Kings Head pub, St Vincent College and Brune Park Community School. For rail, the closest station is Portsmouth Harbour station, about 2.1 miles south-east. A little further out are Search (1.6 miles south-east) and Portchester Castle (2.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Elson include West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
TR19 inspection in Elson
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. Typical jobs include kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, on wet film thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys.
In a smaller place like Elson, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Elson (PO12, PO13)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Also in Elson
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When to call us in Elson
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Elson shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
A hospital like Gosport War Memorial Hospital, about 1.4 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a survey comes first
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Why deal with it now?
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. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Elson than wait for a failure.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Elson businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Your opening hours decide when we come to Elson, not ours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Elson
Does coastal air change anything about TR19 inspection in Elson?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Elson than inland. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Elson?
That’s Gosport council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Elson. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Is Elson in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Elson included.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
What affects the quote in Elson
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.