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TR19 Inspection in Hawbush Green
Specialist TR19 inspection for Hawbush Green: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hawbush Green
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are confirming a clean reached the whole system and systems that need surveying before cleaning.
Work in a small place like Hawbush Green 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Hawbush Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Hawbush Green can be planned properly.
- 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.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
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What else we do in Hawbush Green
What affects the quote in Hawbush Green
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Hawbush Green
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.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cressing Primary School or anywhere near Hawbush Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If they look at the system before pricing
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Hawbush Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 9 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hawbush Green. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Hawbush Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Hawbush Green get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Julien Courtauld Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hawbush Green, about 2.7 miles north-west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Hawbush Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Hawbush Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. For TR19 inspection in and around Hawbush Green, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Hawbush Green. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Hawbush Green is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 9 miles away.
We cover every part of the CM77 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Laxton Lane, Witham Road and Polecat Road, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Tye Green (1 mile west), Long Green (1 mile north-west), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
Landmarks near Hawbush Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Willows Public House and Alec Hunter Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, roughly 0.7 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Hawbush Green includes Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Hawbush Green: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Hawbush Green?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hawbush Green can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Hawbush Green during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hawbush Green. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
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.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few photos and any previous report.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. TR19® is not 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 insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.