Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Fair Oak, Hampshire
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Fair Oak, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
How we handle TR19 inspection in Fair Oak
Taking on a kitchen in Fair Oak 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. Typical jobs include kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, on access surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks.
Around a smaller place like Fair Oak, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Fair Oak (SO50)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
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, which you won’t know without measuring. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
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 will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Fair Oak can usually be finished without a second trip.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Fair Oak, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Your questions about TR19 inspection in Fair Oak
Who inspects food businesses in Fair Oak?
In Fair Oak, it’s Eastleigh council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can a school canteen extract in Fair Oak be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Fair Oak. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
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, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
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.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
What we’re called out for in Fair Oak
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint Thomas or elsewhere in Fair Oak, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a survey comes first
Fair Oak kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 11 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Fair Oak. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in Fair Oak are the job of Eastleigh council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fair Oak sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Fair Oak Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Fair Oak is Moorgreen Hospital, about 2.7 miles south-west.
Fair Oak is about 2 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Sites in Fair Oak get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Fair Oak among them.
Every address in SO50 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Dean Road, Witt Road and Sandy Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Fair Oak: Horton Heath (1 mile south), Wintershill (2 miles east), Durley (2 miles south-east), Lower Upham (2 miles east) and Durley Street (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (7 miles north), Gosport (13 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles south-east), Fareham (9 miles south-east), Horndean (13 miles east) and Totton (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Fair Oak
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Old George Public House, Wyvern Technology College and Wyvern Technology College, among other places. The closest station to Fair Oak is Hedge End station, roughly 2.2 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Moorgreen Hospital (2.7 miles south-west) and Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Fair Oak
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.