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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Fordstreet, Essex
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Fordstreet, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Fordstreet
Before any clean in Fordstreet, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. Typical jobs include sections of duct that can’t be reached and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, across insurer audits, access surveys and pre-clean surveys.
In a small place like Fordstreet, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Fordstreet (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. That’s why we test behind them.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Also near Fordstreet
Also in Fordstreet
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Fordstreet
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
School kitchens, at schools like Holy Trinity CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Kitchen extracts in Fordstreet
Look up Fordstreet on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Fordstreet and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Fordstreet. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fordstreet. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Essex County Hospital, about 4.4 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Where a hall near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine, or anywhere in Fordstreet, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Fordstreet is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Fordstreet, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Fordstreet is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 18 miles away.
All of CO6 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Ford Street, Fordstreet Hill and Ponders Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Rose Green (1 mile north-west), Chappel (2 miles north-west), Swan Street (2 miles west), Wakes Colne (2 miles north-west) and Great Tey (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (10 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).
Near you in Fordstreet
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Queen's Head Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Essex County Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Mount Bures (3.6 miles north). For a walk, there’s Iron Latch.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Design faults in the extract system
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Common questions in Fordstreet
Is Fordstreet within the area you cover?
Yes, Fordstreet is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which council inspects kitchens in Fordstreet?
Kitchens in Fordstreet are inspected by Colchester council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
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.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. For a village or hamlet like Fordstreet, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.