Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Fox Street
TR19 inspection for Fox Street, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
About our TR19 inspection in Fox Street
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. The work covers access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are uncertainty over how often to clean and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
Work in a small place like Fox Street starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Fox Street (CO7)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. The timing of a visit to Fox Street is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. A quick grease test answers the question.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Fox Street kitchens: local notes
Look up Fox Street on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Fox Street. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. In Fox Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tendring council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fox Street sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School kitchens, at schools like Roach Vale Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Castle House is about 3.2 miles north-east), access may need planning. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Colchester Hospital about 2.2 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Fox Street is about 3 miles north-east of Colchester, in Essex. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fox Street and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Fox Street is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 23 miles from Fox Street.
TR19 inspection in CO7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Colchester Road, Crown Lane South and Fox Wood Chase or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Fox Street: Ardleigh (2 miles north-east), Ardleigh Heath (2 miles north-east), Langham (3 miles north), Lamb Corner (3 miles north-east) and Hornestreet (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (3 miles south-west), Clacton-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Harwich (13 miles east), Camulodunum (4 miles south-west), Halstead (14 miles west) and Tiptree (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Fox Street
Around Fox Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Gilberd School and Welsh Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Fox Street is Hythe station, roughly 2.1 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Lion Walk (2.7 miles south-west) and Colchester Castle (2.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Fox Street includes Westhouse Wood.
Fox Street questions
Can you come to Fox Street after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Fox Street needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Fox Street out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Fox Street, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will 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. We show your readings against those figures.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Leave it or put it right?
If a kitchen in Fox Street has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. With notice, the visit to Fox Street can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with photos after every visit
What affects the quote in Fox Street
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Extract fan and discharge
We look at where the extract discharges outside, since grease reaches the very end of the system.