Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Great Totham
TR19 inspection across Great Totham and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing access panels found on survey
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, as grease can build up there too.
TR19 inspection in Great Totham
Taking on a kitchen in Great Totham 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 are dealing with post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a place like Great Totham are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Great Totham (CM9)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What happens if it’s left?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Great Totham businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
- A written report with photos after every visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Also near Great Totham
What else we do in Great Totham
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what TR19 inspection won’t do:
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Kitchen extracts in Great Totham
Look up Great Totham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Great Totham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. It’s Maldon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Totham. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Great Totham is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as Great Totham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Great Totham is about 3 miles south-east of Witham, in Essex. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Totham and the rest of Essex. 644 places in Essex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 9 miles from Great Totham.
TR19 inspection in CM9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Heriot Way, Maldon Road and Staplers Close and the roads around them. Other places close to Great Totham include Beacon Hill (1 mile north), Wickham Bishops (1 mile north-west), Broad Street Green (1 mile south), Great Braxted (2 miles north) and Langford (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Colchester (12 miles north-east), Chelmsford (9 miles west), Braintree (9 miles north-west), Maldon (3 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south-west) and Rayleigh (13 miles south).
What’s near Great Totham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Bull Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Great Totham is Witham station, about 3.1 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Maldon & District Agricultural & Domestic Museum (3.4 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Shut Heath Wood.
Great Totham: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Great Totham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Great Totham keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which environmental health team covers Great Totham?
Food hygiene inspections in Great Totham are carried out by Maldon council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What we’re called out for in Great Totham
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
In and around Great Totham, every reachable section of the extract is cleaned, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
What to look for in a quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Around Great Totham, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.