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TR19 Inspection in Headington Quarry
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Headington Quarry. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
About our TR19 inspection in Headington Quarry
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and pictures, for sites in Headington Quarry and the rest of Oxfordshire. The work covers access surveys, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests, and people most often call us about kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean.
In a smaller place like Headington Quarry, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Headington Quarry (OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays so meals are not affected.
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Headington Quarry can usually be finished without a second trip.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- 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
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed 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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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How we price TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
If you need TR19 inspection in Headington Quarry, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Headington Quarry
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
What we are most often called out for:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Holywell Manor is about 2 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Grease, kitchens and Headington Quarry
Food Standards Agency records include about 29 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 7 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in Headington Quarry and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Headington Quarry is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Headington Quarry, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Oxford City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Headington Quarry is Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, about 0.5 miles south-west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Headington Quarry, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Headington Quarry is about 2 miles north-east of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Headington Quarry, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Headington Quarry is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for TR19 inspection.
We cover every part of OX3 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Old Road, Mark Road and York Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Headington Quarry: Headington (1 mile north-west), Headington Hill (1 mile west), Northway (1 mile north-west), Oxford (2 miles south-west) and New Marston (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south-west), Witney (13 miles west), Thame (10 miles east) and Wantage (15 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Headington Quarry
Typical jobs here are in premises near Parish Church of St Mary, The Chequers pub and Bury Knowle Park and the streets around them. You’ll also find Cheney School (1.1 miles south-west), Windmill Primary School (within half a mile south-west) and English Faculty Library (2 miles west). For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, roughly 3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (0.5 miles south-west) and Templars Square (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Shotover.
Why it’s worth doing now in Headington Quarry
Sites in Headington Quarry that have never measured grease cannot tell whether their cleaning interval suits the kitchen. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Booking now means the visit to Headington Quarry is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- A written report with photos after every visit
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
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FAQs for Headington Quarry
Can the work in Headington Quarry be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Headington Quarry doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Headington Quarry out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 16 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Headington Quarry. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
How long does grease testing take?
Expect it to take a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We fit it around when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks