Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Great Braxted
TR19 inspection for Great Braxted, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
About our TR19 inspection in Great Braxted
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 systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, we can help, from insurer audits, deposit thickness tests and access surveys onwards.
Somewhere as small as Great Braxted, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Great Braxted (CM8)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Great Braxted can be planned properly.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Why act early in Great Braxted
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. It’s simpler to plan the work at Great Braxted now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Great Braxted
More services for Great Braxted
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
TR19 inspection around Great Braxted
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Great Braxted, 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. In Great Braxted, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maldon 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. Fire safety in Great Braxted falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Great Braxted (Layer Marney Tower is about 4.7 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Great Braxted, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Great Braxted is about 3 miles east of Witham, in Essex. Sites in Great Braxted get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Great Braxted is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 10 miles away.
We work across CM8 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Bung Row and Tiptree Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Great Braxted, we cover Beacon Hill (1 mile south-west), Great Totham (2 miles south), Wickham Bishops (2 miles south-west), Broad Street Green (3 miles south) and Langford (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (11 miles north-east), Chelmsford (10 miles south-west), Braintree (8 miles north-west), Maldon (5 miles south), Rayleigh (15 miles south) and Witham (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Great Braxted
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Green Man pub and Whet Mead. Great Braxted’s nearest station is Witham station, about 2.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Anchor Press Museum (2.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Great Braxted includes Shut Heath Wood.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Great Braxted
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Great Braxted
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Great Braxted?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Do you work overnight in Great Braxted?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Great Braxted needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What do the grease readings need to be?
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.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, with recommendations where something needs doing.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.