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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Highfield, Southampton
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Highfield: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
About our TR19 inspection in Highfield
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 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. If you’re dealing with uncertainty over how often to clean and parts of the system left out of past cleans, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and post-clean checks onwards.
Around a smaller place like Highfield, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Highfield (SO17, SO16, SO14)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
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 we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Around Highfield, access is usually simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- We send a report setting out the readings, pictures and next steps.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Also near Highfield
What else we do in Highfield
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Risers in multi-storey buildings can pass through other areas, so access is planned in advance.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Questions from Highfield
Which fire service covers Highfield?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Does the sea air around Highfield make a difference to TR19 inspection?
It can, as Highfield is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Do you cover Highfield?
Yes. We cover Highfield and across Southampton, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What is grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, and set against the TR19® Grease figures.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Highfield
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Highfield Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What insurance they carry
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Highfield kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Highfield, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Look up Highfield on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 223 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 109 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Highfield. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. It’s Southampton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Highfield. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal South Hants Hospital (about 1.2 miles south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a café or takeaway near St Denys station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever you are in the SO17 postcode area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Highfield is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for commercial clients.
All of SO17, SO16 and SO14 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Winn Road, Nile Road and The Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Highfield is on the A3035, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Highfield: Bassett (1 mile north-west), Shirley (2 miles west), Lordswood (2 miles north-west), Freemantle (2 miles south-west) and Coxford (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Sholing (3 miles south-east), Woolston (3 miles south), Eling (4 miles west) and Rownhams (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Highfield
Typical jobs here are in premises near Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, Richard Taunton Sixth Form College and The Cowherds Inn. The nearest railway station is St Denys station, roughly 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Royal South Hants Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south). Not far away are Netley Common.
What happens if it’s left?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, which you will not know without measuring. When a site near Highfield shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.