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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hadham Ford, Hertfordshire
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Hadham Ford, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
About our TR19 inspection in Hadham Ford
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. We are often asked to deal with sections of duct that can’t be reached and checking the result of a recent clean, across wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Hadham Ford, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hadham Ford (SG11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Hadham Ford
What else we do in Hadham Ford
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems, and we clear up before we go. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Hadham Ford.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Hadham Ford
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It isn’t legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Much Hadham Palace, about 1.4 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Hadham Ford; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
Why act early in Hadham Ford
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Hadham Ford is calmer for everyone.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Hadham Ford
It’s East Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hadham Ford. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Hadham Ford. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital, about 3.9 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Little Hadham Primary School or anywhere near Hadham Ford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hadham Ford is about 3 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Hadham Ford get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Hertfordshire, we cover 381 places, Hadham Ford among them. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (20 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the SG11 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Chapel Lane and Ford Hill or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Hadham Ford include Little Hadham (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west), Much Hadham (2 miles south), Hadham Cross (2 miles south) and Green Tye (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (3 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles south-west), Hoddesdon (9 miles south-west), Cheshunt (13 miles south-west) and Hertford (9 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hadham Ford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Nag's Head Public House. Hadham Ford’s nearest station is Bishops Stortford station, roughly 3.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Herts and Essex Hospital (3.9 miles east) and Moated mound (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Thorley Wash nature reserve.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For TR19 inspection in Hadham Ford, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
FAQs for Hadham Ford
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hadham Ford?
In Hadham Ford, it’s East Hertfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hadham Ford?
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hadham Ford. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, before anyone starts cleaning. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits