Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Great Chesterford
TR19 inspection for Great Chesterford and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
About our TR19 inspection in Great Chesterford
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and insurer audits, and people most often call us about extracts that have never been grease tested and checking the result of a recent clean.
Around a smaller place like Great Chesterford, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Great Chesterford (CB10)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Chesterford
Do not wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. A recent inspection report means you’re ready when asked. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Great Chesterford
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Great Chesterford, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Great Chesterford sits within the area of Essex County 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. Kitchens in Great Chesterford get their food hygiene inspections from Uttlesford council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Saffron Walden Community Hospital, about 3.7 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Great Chesterford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. For kitchens close to Great Chesterford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Great Chesterford is about 4 miles north-west of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Great Chesterford, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 26 miles from Great Chesterford.
Work in CB10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. TR19 inspection is available to premises on High Street, London Road and Carmel Street and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Great Chesterford: Ickleton (1 mile north-west), Hinxton (2 miles north-west) and Elmdon (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Saffron Walden (4 miles south-east), Great Dunmow (15 miles south-east), Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles south), Elsenham (10 miles south), Church End (15 miles south-east) and Thaxted (10 miles south-east).
What’s near Great Chesterford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Old White Horse pub, among other places. Great Chesterford has its own railway station: Great Chesterford station. Nearby you’ll also find Saffron Walden Museum (3.2 miles south-east) and Saffron Walden Community Hospital (3.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Rivey Hill and Hales and Shadwell Woods.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Great Chesterford, so let us know how to reach it.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
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Great Chesterford questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Great Chesterford?
Great Chesterford is in the area of 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.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Great Chesterford?
Food hygiene inspections in Great Chesterford are carried out by Uttlesford council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you work in Great Chesterford?
Yes. Our technicians work in Great Chesterford, within the South East and London area we cover.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How we price TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
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How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so it can be fixed before the clean.