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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hamstead Marshall. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hamstead Marshall
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers access surveys, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and sites with gaps in their extract records.
Somewhere as small as Hamstead Marshall, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hamstead Marshall (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Questions from Hamstead Marshall
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hamstead Marshall?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hamstead Marshall. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work in villages like Hamstead Marshall?
Yes, Hamstead Marshall is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Hamstead Marshall?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Is a quote from photos possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
How much time does an inspection need?
As a guide, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. System size and access decide the rest.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® isn’t law; it’s BESA’s specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Why it’s worth doing now in Hamstead Marshall
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. If the system at a site near Hamstead Marshall fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
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Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Book the next test on the date in the report
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. The timing of a visit to Hamstead Marshall is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Advice
TR19 inspection around Hamstead Marshall
At about 57 miles from central London, Hamstead Marshall sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Hamstead Marshall. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Benham Park, about 2.1 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Hamstead Marshall; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Berkshire Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hamstead Marshall, about 4.8 miles east. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Hamstead Marshall, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Hamstead Marshall is about 3 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hamstead Marshall and the rest of West Berkshire. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, Hamstead Marshall among them. Reading is in our area too, about 19 miles from Hamstead Marshall.
Here we cover the RG20 postcode area for TR19 inspection. Whether your site is on Holtwood Road and Ash Tree Grove or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Crockham Heath (1 mile east), Ball Hill (1 mile south), Enborne (1 mile east), Skinners Green (2 miles east) and Enborne Row (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (3 miles east), Thatcham (6 miles east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north-east), Hungerford (6 miles west) and Lambourn (10 miles north-west).
Near you in Hamstead Marshall
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Hart pub, Park House School and Hamstead Marshall Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Kintbury station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Newbury Castle (1.1 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (4.8 miles east). Open spaces near Hamstead Marshall include Pilot Hill and Kintbury Newt Ponds.