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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hampton, Greater London
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hampton. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
FAQs for Hampton
Who inspects food businesses in Hampton?
Kitchens in Hampton are inspected by Richmond-Upon-Thames council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you handle parking and loading in Hampton?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Hampton, and about any building rules on loading. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do we have to follow TR19 by 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.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Any access problems are flagged so they can be sorted first.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Hampton
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Hampton, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Hampton (TW12, TW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Nearby places to Hampton
Other services in Hampton
What TR19 inspection looks like in Hampton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 21 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Hampton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. Hampton sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. 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.
Where a hall near All Saints' Hampton, or anywhere in Hampton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A kitchen near Hampton station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Hampton is about 2 miles south-west of Twickenham, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Hampton, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Hampton is one of them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 13 miles from Hampton.
Every address in TW12 and TW11 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and Old Farm Road and the roads around them. You will find Hampton on the A3008, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Hanworth (1 mile north-west), Hampton Hill (1 mile east), West Molesey (1 mile south), Fulwell (1 mile north-east) and East Molesey (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (13 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hampton
In Hampton, that means kitchens and buildings near Jolly Coopers pub, Lady Eleanor Holles School and Carlisle Park, among other places. Hampton’s nearest station is Hampton station, roughly 0.5 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Treaty Centre (3.1 miles north) and Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles east). Open spaces near Hampton include Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve and Richmond Hill.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Expect the work in Hampton to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The scale of the work
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
If you need TR19 inspection in Hampton, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Why act early in Hampton
If a kitchen in Hampton has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Hampton
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Teddington Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hampton, about 1.5 miles east.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed