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Fencott TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection in Fencott from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Fencott
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Fencott?
That is Cherwell council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Fencott. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Fencott?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Fencott. 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.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, along with any actions needed.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
TR19 inspection in Fencott
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. The work covers insurer audits, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests, and common reasons people get in touch are systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and uncertainty over how often to clean.
For a kitchen in or near Fencott, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Fencott (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, out of sight of the kitchen.
What affects the quote in Fencott
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
When to call us in Fencott
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Boarstall Tower is about 3.2 miles south-east), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
TR19 inspection in Fencott: the local picture
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Fencott. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. At about 52 miles from central London, Fencott sits well inside the area we cover. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Charlton-on-Otmoor Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bicester Community Hospital about 3.8 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Fencott is about 4 miles south of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Fencott and the rest of Oxfordshire. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Oxford, roughly 7 miles from Fencott.
We cover every part of the OX5 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Fencott: Murcott (1 mile south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (1 mile west), Merton (1 mile north), Upper Arncott (2 miles east) and Wendlebury (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Oxford (7 miles south-west), Bicester (4 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles south-west), Witney (14 miles west), Thame (11 miles south-east) and Kidlington (5 miles west).
Around Fencott
Around Fencott, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Crown pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Islip station, about 3.2 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Avenue (3.2 miles north) and Bicester Community Hospital (3.8 miles north). Not far away are Otmoor RSPB reserve and Graven Hill.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Fencott before we set off.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.