Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hadham Cross, Hertfordshire
Our technicians work in Hadham Cross on TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Mechanical faults in the extract
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hadham Cross
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Hadham Cross
Before any clean in Hadham Cross, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
For a kitchen in or near Hadham Cross, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hadham Cross (SG10)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.
Also near Hadham Cross
What else we do in Hadham Cross
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Hadham Cross kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hadham Cross. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Hadham Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Hadham Cross is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 0.8 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. School kitchens, at schools like St Andrew's CofE Primary School and Nursery for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Hadham Cross is about 4 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Hadham Cross gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Hadham Cross among them. We also work in Chelmsford, about 19 miles from Hadham Cross.
Our technicians cover all of SG10 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Station Road, Walnut Close and Tower Hill, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Being close to the B1004, Hadham Cross is simple for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Hadham Cross: Much Hadham (1 mile north), Green Tye (1 mile east), Nether Street (2 miles south), Widford (2 miles south) and Bromley (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles west), Hoddesdon (7 miles south-west), Cheshunt (11 miles south-west) and Hatfield (14 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hadham Cross
In Hadham Cross, that means kitchens and buildings near The Old Crown Inn And Bakers Cross (North). The nearest railway station is Bishops Stortford station, about 4.3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Herts and Essex Hospital (4.7 miles east) and Henry Moore Studios and Gardens (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Hadham Cross include Thorley Wash nature reserve.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Hadham Cross and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Questions from Hadham Cross
Do you work in villages like Hadham Cross?
Yes. Hadham Cross is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hadham Cross?
Food hygiene inspections in Hadham Cross are carried out by East Hertfordshire council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Typically, the inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What we’re called out for in Hadham Cross
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing access panels found on survey
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Herts and Essex Hospital (about 4.7 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Hadham Cross
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.