Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Great Shoddesden
We cover Great Shoddesden for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
How we handle TR19 inspection in Great Shoddesden
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you have kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, we can put it right, from deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Great Shoddesden, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Great Shoddesden (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, from the measured grease and the kitchen’s hours.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Shoddesden
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Great Shoddesden
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Common questions in Great Shoddesden
Will you come out to Great Shoddesden?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Great Shoddesden?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Shoddesden. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How often should grease be tested?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What’s 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.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What do you do to protect the area?
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.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Great Shoddesden run smoothly.
- 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.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Grease, kitchens and Great Shoddesden
Great Shoddesden sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Shoddesden. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hospital like Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 5.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Great Shoddesden is about 6 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Across the SP11 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Great Shoddesden is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 24 miles away.
Work in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Perham Down (1 mile west), Ludgershall (1 mile north-west), Kimpton (1 mile south) and Tidworth (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Andover (6 miles east), Whitchurch (12 miles east), East Anton (6 miles east), Overton (15 miles east), Picket Piece (7 miles east) and Picket Twenty (7 miles east).
Landmarks near Great Shoddesden
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Wellington Academy and the streets around them. Great Shoddesden’s nearest station is Grateley station, about 4.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Ludgershall Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Quarley Hill.
When to call us in Great Shoddesden
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ludgershall Castle Primary School or anywhere near Great Shoddesden, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
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When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- A faulty or failing extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.