Bracknell Forest · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Great Hollands
We cover Great Hollands for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Book the next test on the date in the report
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, including readings, photos and any inaccessible sections.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Great Hollands
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in Great Hollands and the rest of Bracknell Forest. We’re often asked to deal with surveys needed before quoting a full clean and checking the result of a recent clean, across deposit thickness tests, access surveys and wet film thickness tests.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Great Hollands gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Great Hollands (RG12, RG40)
- Wider area
- Bracknell Forest
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Great Hollands
What else we do in Great Hollands
Do you need TR19 inspection in Great Hollands?
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Great Hollands shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Great Hollands Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Hollands
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Great Hollands questions
Do you work overnight in Great Hollands?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Great Hollands can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Is Great Hollands within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll plan it.
How much notice do you need?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Great Hollands
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- What state the system is in
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
TR19 inspection around Great Hollands
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Great Hollands, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Great Hollands, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Great Hollands sits within the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Pinewood Hospital about 1.4 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church, or anywhere in Great Hollands, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Great Hollands is about 1 mile south-west of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. Across the RG12 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our Bracknell Forest coverage runs to 41 places, and Great Hollands is one of them. We also work in Reading, about 10 miles from Great Hollands.
We work across RG12 and RG40 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Gull Lane, Mill Lane and Cuckoo Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Great Hollands is on the A3095, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Great Hollands, we cover Hanworth (1 mile south-east), Wooden Hill (1 mile south), Home Farm (1 mile south-west), Birch Hill (1 mile south-east) and Crown Wood (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Sandhurst (4 miles south), Whitegrove (3 miles north-east), College Town (4 miles south), Little Sandhurst (4 miles south-west), Warfield Park (3 miles north-east) and Owlsmoor (3 miles south). Great Hollands is among the bigger places we cover in Bracknell Forest for TR19 inspection.
Around Great Hollands
Typical jobs here are in premises near Golden Retriever pub, Easthampstead Park Community School and The Brakenhale School. The closest station to Great Hollands is Bracknell station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include The Lexicon (1.5 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Visits to a place like Great Hollands are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to 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
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.