Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Great Burstead TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Burstead. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Checking the result of a recent clean
About our TR19 inspection in Great Burstead
Taking on a kitchen in Great Burstead with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. Typical jobs include surveys needed before quoting a full clean and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, across deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits.
In a village or hamlet like Great Burstead, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of 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 are fully insured.
- Where
- Great Burstead (CM11, SS15)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Great Burstead questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Great Burstead?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Burstead. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can the work in Great Burstead be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Great Burstead needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
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, and we can quote to improve the access.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection will not do:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
Nearby places to Great Burstead
What else we do in Great Burstead
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What we’re called out for in Great Burstead
Grease is fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Ingatestone Hall is about 4.6 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and photos are included
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Visits to a village like Great Burstead are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Great Burstead and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Great Burstead
Food Standards Agency data counts about 25 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 7 takeaways in Great Burstead and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Great Burstead is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Basildon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Burstead. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like St Peter's Catholic Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Mayflower Community Hospital about 2.1 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Great Burstead is about 2 miles south-east of Billericay, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM11 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Great Burstead is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: CM11 and SS15. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Mill Road, Southend Road and Tyrrells Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Crays Hill (1 mile east), Little Burstead (1 mile west), Billericay (2 miles north-west), Ramsden Bellhouse (2 miles north-east) and Ramsden Heath (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (9 miles north), Brentwood (6 miles west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (8 miles south-east), Rayleigh (7 miles east) and Wickford (4 miles east).
What’s near Great Burstead
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kings Head pub and The Billericay School. The nearest railway station is Billericay station, roughly 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eastgate Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Barleylands Farm Museum (within half a mile south). The countryside around Great Burstead includes Norsey Wood.