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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Gardeners Green, Wokingham
TR19 inspection across Gardeners Green and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
About our TR19 inspection in Gardeners Green
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Common call-outs are for extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and extracts that have never been grease tested, across post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
In a village or hamlet like Gardeners Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Gardeners Green (RG40)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Gardeners Green: your questions answered
Will you come out to Gardeners Green?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Gardeners Green is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Gardeners Green?
The local authority for Gardeners Green is Wokingham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we will survey first.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Gardeners Green
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Gardeners Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Gardeners Green falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Gardeners Green get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Saint Sebastians Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Sebastian's Church or anywhere around Gardeners Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Gardeners Green is about 2 miles north-west of Crowthorne, in Wokingham. Across the RG40 area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Our area takes in 35 places across Wokingham, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
All of RG40 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Honey Hill and Heathlands Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Other places close to Gardeners Green include Holme Green (1 mile north-east), Little Sandhurst (3 miles south), Barkham (3 miles west), California (3 miles south-west) and Finchampstead (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Reading (8 miles north-west), Woodley (5 miles north-west), Earley (6 miles north-west), Lower Earley (5 miles north-west), Winnersh (4 miles north-west) and Newtown (7 miles north-west).
Around Gardeners Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Wixenford School, The Crooked Billet pub and St Crispin's School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Wokingham station, about 1.8 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find The Lexicon (3.3 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1 mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Holt Copse & Joel Park and Heath Lake.
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Common problems we fix in Gardeners Green
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, which is why readings matter.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Pinewood Hospital (about 1 mile south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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 can quote for the whole system.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Gardeners Green can be planned properly.
- 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.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.