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TR19 Inspection in Great Bromley
TR19 inspection for Great Bromley and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
TR19 inspection in Great Bromley, done properly
Before any clean in Great Bromley, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. We’re often asked to deal with post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and extracts that have never been grease tested, on insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and access surveys.
Somewhere as small as Great Bromley, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Great Bromley (CO7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Great Bromley: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Great Bromley?
Great Bromley is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Great Bromley outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How much 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 any work starts.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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. Our report sets your readings against both.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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What happens if it’s left?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Great Bromley a current picture. Planning a trip to Great Bromley ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Diary the next grease test and clean
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Great Bromley.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear the space around the work
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Great Bromley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Great Bromley. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Environmental health officers from Tendring council inspect food businesses in Great Bromley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Great Bromley 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St George, or anywhere in Great Bromley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St George's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Great Bromley is Colchester Hospital, about 5.6 miles west.
Great Bromley is about 6 miles east of Colchester, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Great Bromley or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Great Bromley among them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 26 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CO7. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Badley Hall Road, Brook Street and Hall Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Great Bromley include Cowey Green (1 mile south-east), Hare Green (1 mile south-east), Balls Green (1 mile south), Monkey Street (2 miles east) and Frating Green (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south-east), Harwich (10 miles east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (4 miles west) and Tiptree (13 miles south-west).
Around Great Bromley
In Great Bromley, that means kitchens and buildings near Ardleigh Park, among other places. The closest station to Great Bromley is Alresford station, roughly 3.2 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Colchester Hospital (5.6 miles west) and Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (3.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Great Bromley include Cockaynes Wood.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits