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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hardwick, Oxfordshire
Our technicians work in Hardwick on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hardwick
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks, and the jobs we see most are post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements.
Work in a small place like Hardwick starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Hardwick (OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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FAQs for Hardwick
Is Hardwick within the area you cover?
Yes, Hardwick is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you work overnight in Hardwick?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Hardwick can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote and we will typically reply within one working day.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. We take readings at set points from canopy to fan.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
TR19 inspection around Hardwick
It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hardwick. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Hardwick. 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 Bicester Community Hospital, about 4.6 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Hardwick, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Hardwick is about 4 miles north of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. If you need TR19 inspection in Hardwick, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, including Hardwick. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. Oxford is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of OX27 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Hardwick: Hethe (1 mile east), Stoke Lyne (1 mile south-west), Fringford (2 miles east), Bucknell (3 miles south-west) and Stratton Audley (3 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (15 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north-west), Bicester (4 miles south), Kidlington (11 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (14 miles south) and Bure Park (4 miles south).
Around Hardwick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Whitmore Arms Public House. The closest station to Hardwick is Bicester North station, roughly 4.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ardley Castle (2.8 miles south-west) and Bicester Community Hospital (4.6 miles south).
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Vertical risers take the extract up through the floors. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hardwick.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
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What happens if it’s left?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. With notice, the visit to Hardwick can be fitted around your bookings and events.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East