Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Great Notley TR19 inspection
Our technicians work in Great Notley on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
About our TR19 inspection in Great Notley
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. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. If you have kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits, we can help, from pre-clean surveys, access surveys and deposit thickness tests onwards.
Around a smaller place like Great Notley, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
A written report with photos follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Great Notley (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection in Great Notley: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 7 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Great Notley, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Great Notley 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. Environmental health officers from Braintree council inspect food businesses in Great Notley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Julien Courtauld Hospital (about 1.1 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Church in Great Notley, or anywhere in Great Notley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Great Notley is about 2 miles south-west of Braintree, in Essex. Anywhere in CM77, we can take on TR19 inspection. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Great Notley is one of them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Great Notley.
Work in CM77 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on London Road, Harnham Drive and Colville Close or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Great Notley, we cover Row Green (1 mile south-east), Young's End (1 mile south), Little Common (1 mile north-west), Rayne (1 mile north-west) and Black Notley (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (9 miles south), Maldon (11 miles south-east), Witham (6 miles south-east), Camulodunum (15 miles east), Halstead (7 miles north-east) and Great Dunmow (7 miles west).
What’s near Great Notley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form, The Essex Cricketers pub and Cuckoo Wood, among other places. The closest station to Great Notley is Braintree station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tudor House Museum (Braintree) (2.2 miles north-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
Nearby places to Great Notley
What else we do in Great Notley
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a site near Great Notley, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. We record what can and cannot be reached.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Never cook with filters missing
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
When to call us in Great Notley
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
What we are most often called out for:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Term dates shape school work: for a school like White Court School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What paperwork you get at the end
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Design faults in the extract system
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Great Notley
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Common questions in Great Notley
Do you work overnight in Great Notley?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Great Notley keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you cover smaller places like Great Notley?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Great Notley is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How much time does an inspection need?
It takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. The visit is timed so cooking is not disrupted.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.