Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Green Street, Essex
Need TR19 inspection in Green Street? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Why it’s worth doing now in Green Street
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. With notice, the visit to Green Street can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Green Street
- We diagnose before we treat
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
How we handle TR19 inspection in Green Street
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. Our TR19 audits give sites in Green Street and across Essex a clear record of the system’s condition. Common call-outs are for parts of the system left out of past cleans and sites with gaps in their extract records, across wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and deposit thickness tests.
In a small place like Green Street, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Green Street (CM4)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Green Street kitchens: local notes
Green Street sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Green Street is about 23 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in Green Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Ingatestone Infant School or anywhere near Green Street, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Green Street is about 4 miles north-east of Brentwood, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Green Street, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 644 places in Essex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 7 miles away.
Here we cover the CM4 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Green Street, we cover Beggar Hill (1 mile north), Fryerning (1 mile east), Swallows Cross (1 mile south-west), Mill Green (1 mile north-east) and Ingatestone (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (7 miles north-east), Basildon (8 miles south-east), Harlow (12 miles north-west), Brentwood (4 miles south-west), Maldon (15 miles east) and Canvey Island (14 miles south-east).
Near you in Green Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Anglo European School and the streets around them. Green Street’s nearest station is Ingatestone station, about 1.5 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Brentwood Community Hospital (3.8 miles south-west). Not far away are Norsey Wood.
Questions from Green Street
Do you work overnight in Green Street?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Green Street?
Food hygiene inspections in Green Street are carried out by Brentwood council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us to book it in.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Green Street
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
If you need TR19 inspection in Green Street, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
The audit report is set out to pass straight to your insurer or broker, with readings, pictures and any areas not accessible.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. That is why we test behind them.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, as grease can build up there too.
Also near Green Street
What else we do in Green Street
Do you need TR19 inspection in Green Street?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Green Street is Brentwood Community Hospital, about 3.8 miles south-west.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Somewhere like Green Street, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.