West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Highclere
We cover Highclere for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Highclere
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
About our TR19 inspection in Highclere
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. If you are dealing with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and sites with gaps in their extract records, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and post-clean checks onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Highclere, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Highclere (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Highclere a current picture. If the system at a site near Highclere fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Questions from Highclere
Will you come out to Highclere?
Yes. Highclere is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire service covers Highclere?
Fire safety enforcement in Highclere is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
TR19 inspection in Highclere: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Highclere 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. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Highclere. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Highclere. 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Highclere Castle is about 1.4 miles south-east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael Archangel or anywhere around Highclere, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Highclere is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. From the centre of Highclere to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Highclere is one of 155 towns, villages and districts in West Berkshire where we work for TR19 inspection. Reading is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
All of RG20 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Tubb's Lane, Arkwright Close and Coombe Corner or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Penwood (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (1 mile north), Hollington (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (2 miles north) and Wash Water (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (6 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east), Speenhamland (5 miles north-east), Hungerford (8 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Highclere
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Clere School, among other places. The closest station to Highclere is Newbury station, about 4.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Newbury Castle (3.9 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Audrey's Meadow and Sidown Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Diary the next grease test and clean
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Highclere
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
School kitchens, at schools like Woolton Hill Junior School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the price is fixed
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Highclere.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: 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.