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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Furze Platt, Windsor and Maidenhead
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Furze Platt and across Windsor and Maidenhead. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Why deal with it now?
After an incident, an insurer can ask to see proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. A quieter site near Furze Platt still needs its system looked after.
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.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Furze Platt
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you’re dealing with ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, we can help, from deposit thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Furze Platt are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Furze Platt (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Also near Furze Platt
Also in Furze Platt
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Furze Platt
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
Do you need TR19 inspection in Furze Platt?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Furze Platt, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the figure could change on the day
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Tell us about any gates, ladders or locked plant areas at your site near Furze Platt when you book.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What affects the quote in Furze Platt
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Kitchen extracts in Furze Platt
There are about 84 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 30 sandwich bars and takeaways in Furze Platt and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Furze Platt sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Furze Platt, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council. 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.
Commuter trade near Furze Platt station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Furze Platt Senior School or anywhere near Furze Platt, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Furze Platt is about 1 mile north of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. If you need TR19 inspection in Furze Platt, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, Furze Platt included. We cover 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, large and small. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 12 miles from Furze Platt.
Here we cover the SL6 postcode area for TR19 inspection. You will find streets such as Camden Road, Harrow Lane and Bridle Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Furze Platt include Maidenhead (1 mile south), Pinkneys Green (1 mile west), Cookham Dean (2 miles north), Cookham (2 miles north) and Boyn Hill (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Windsor (6 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south), Dedworth (6 miles south-east), Broomhall (11 miles south-east), South Ascot (10 miles south) and Old Windsor (9 miles south-east). Furze Platt is one of the larger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for TR19 inspection.
Near you in Furze Platt
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Braywick Park, St Piran's School and Furze Platt Junior School, among other places. Furze Platt has its own railway station: Furze Platt station. Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.8 miles south-west). Not far away are Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.
Furze Platt: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Furze Platt?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Furze Platt. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you work in Furze Platt outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Furze Platt can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes, for kitchens across the South East and London. Share the insurer’s request so the report addresses it.
Do you work in Furze Platt?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Furze Platt included.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
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 the history is easy to show.