Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Great Wigborough TR19 inspection
We cover Great Wigborough for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Wigborough
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. In a small place like Great Wigborough, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Great Wigborough businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
TR19 inspection in Great Wigborough
Before any clean in Great Wigborough, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. If you have sites with gaps in their extract records and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can put it right, from insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests onwards.
Work in a small place like Great Wigborough starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Great Wigborough (CO5)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so it can be fixed before the clean.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The times the site is available
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Also near Great Wigborough
What else we do in Great Wigborough
TR19 inspection in Great Wigborough: the local picture
Great Wigborough lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Environmental health officers from Colchester council inspect food businesses in Great Wigborough. 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. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Wigborough. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Stephen or elsewhere in Great Wigborough, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Layer Marney Tower is about 2.8 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Great Wigborough is about 6 miles south of Colchester, in Essex. If you need TR19 inspection in Great Wigborough, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Great Wigborough included. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Great Wigborough is one of them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 16 miles away.
Here we cover the CO5 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on School Lane and Maldon Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Little Wigborough (1 mile east), Peldon (2 miles north-east), Layer Breton (2 miles north-west), Birch Green (3 miles north-west) and Layer-de-la-Haye (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (6 miles north), Braintree (14 miles north-west), Clacton-on-Sea (13 miles east), Maldon (9 miles south-west), Witham (9 miles west) and Camulodunum (6 miles north).
What’s near Great Wigborough
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kings Head Public House, among other places. Nearby you’ll also find Birch Castle (3.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Great Wigborough include Abbotts Hall Farm.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Great Wigborough.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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, and that’s where we come in.
Great Wigborough: your questions answered
Is Great Wigborough within the area you cover?
Yes, Great Wigborough is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you work in Great Wigborough outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Great Wigborough keeps running as normal. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
How long does grease testing take?
As a guide, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. System size and access decide the rest.