Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Great Parndon TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Parndon. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
TR19 inspection in Great Parndon, done properly
Taking on a kitchen in Great Parndon 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. If you’re dealing with kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean, we can help.
In a smaller place like Great Parndon, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Great Parndon (CM19, CM18)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Great Parndon kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 23 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Great Parndon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. The fire and rescue service for Great Parndon is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Harlow council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Parndon. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Great Parndon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Jerounds Primary Academy, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Great Parndon is about 2 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Great Parndon, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 17 miles from Great Parndon.
Here we cover the CM19 and CM18 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Rectory Lane, Pyenest Road and Paycock Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Great Parndon: Staple Tye (1 mile south-east), Tylerscross (1 mile south-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south), Little Parndon (1 mile north) and Broadley Common (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (8 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Great Parndon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hawkenbury Meadow, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist and The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Great Parndon is Harlow Town station, about 1.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (1 mile north). Not far away are Hunsdon Mead.
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When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. Readings and pictures are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Great Parndon
Who inspects food businesses in Great Parndon?
That is Harlow council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Great Parndon. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire service covers Great Parndon?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Parndon. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What is grease thickness testing?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Great Parndon?
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. We fix the price before work begins.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Parndon
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Your opening hours decide when we come to Great Parndon, not ours.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Do you need TR19 inspection in Great Parndon?
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Princess Alexandra Hospital (about 1 mile north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Proof of insurance