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TR19 inspections in Guildford
Need TR19 inspection in Guildford? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing access panels found on survey
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Guildford
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. The work covers insurer audits, access surveys and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and uncertainty over how often to clean.
In a place the size of Guildford, the kitchens with extract systems range from takeaways and restaurants to hotel, school and workplace kitchens. Each cooks for a different number of hours a day, so each needs cleaning at its own interval.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
Nearby places to Guildford
What else we do in Guildford
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In Guildford, bigger jobs are often split over several out-of-hours visits.
- 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.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for 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. We typically come back within one working day.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
What we are called out for in Guildford
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
If you run a café or takeaway near London Road (Guildford) station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.
FAQs for Guildford
Can a school canteen extract in Guildford be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Guildford, the Food Standards Agency lists about 37 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Guildford?
Fire safety enforcement in Guildford is handled by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. From it, we plan the clean and quote a fixed price.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
Guildford kitchens: local notes
There are about 161 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 48 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Guildford, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Fire safety in Guildford falls to Surrey 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. In Guildford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Guildford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Mount Alvernia Hospital is the nearest hospital to Guildford, about 0.9 miles south-east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Guildford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Guildford is about 27 miles south-west of London, in Surrey. For TR19 inspection in and around Guildford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, Guildford included. Guildford is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the GU1, GU2, GU4 and GU3 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Church Road, Market Street and High Street or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Guildford on the A3 and A25, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Bellfields (1 mile north), Abbotswood (1 mile south-east), Stoughton (1 mile north-west), Westborough (1 mile west) and Burpham (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (9 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (13 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (12 miles north-east). Guildford is among the bigger places we cover in Surrey for TR19 inspection.
Around Guildford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The King's Head pub, Guildford High School and Surrey Maths School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is London Road (Guildford) station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Guildford Castle (0.9 miles south) and Guildford House (0.8 miles south). The countryside around Guildford includes Silent Pool and Pewley Hill.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys