Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Hatfield Peverel TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for Hatfield Peverel, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Hatfield Peverel, so let us know how to reach it.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
TR19 inspection in Hatfield Peverel, done properly
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. If you are dealing with insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, we can put it right, from insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and access surveys onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Hatfield Peverel are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hatfield Peverel (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Never cook with filters missing
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
Hatfield Peverel: your questions answered
Is Hatfield Peverel within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hatfield Peverel is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work overnight in Hatfield Peverel?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Hatfield Peverel needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. Our report sets your readings against both.
Will you produce a report for our insurer?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, photos, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will plan it.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Also near Hatfield Peverel
Other services in Hatfield Peverel
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Testing shows whether the interval suits.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
TR19 inspection in Hatfield Peverel: the local picture
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs, bars and clubs in Hatfield Peverel and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Hatfield Peverel sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Braintree council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hatfield Peverel. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Hatfield Peverel, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School or anywhere near Hatfield Peverel, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hatfield Peverel is about 2 miles south-west of Witham, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM3 postcode area, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small.
Here we cover the CM3 postcode area for TR19 inspection. That includes premises on The Street, Station Road and Church Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Hatfield Peverel include Mowden (1 mile south-west), Boreham (2 miles south-west), Little Baddow (3 miles south), Danbury (4 miles south) and Springfield (4 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (15 miles north-east), Chelmsford (5 miles south-west), Basildon (15 miles south-west), Braintree (8 miles north), Maldon (5 miles south-east) and Billericay (13 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hatfield Peverel
In Hatfield Peverel, that means kitchens and buildings near The Swan Inn and Maltings Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Hatfield Peverel itself: Hatfield Peverel station. Well-known places in the area include Priory Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Hatfield Peverel includes Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Hatfield Peverel
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
What we are most often called out for:
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
For kitchens close to Hatfield Peverel station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Questions to ask before booking
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours