Surrey · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Hindhead
We cover Hindhead for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
How we handle TR19 inspection in Hindhead
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. The work covers deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about sites with gaps in their extract records and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings.
Somewhere as small as Hindhead, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Hindhead (GU26)
- Region
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
Kitchen extracts in Hindhead
There are about 10 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Hindhead, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Hindhead is covered by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Hindhead, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waverley council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Where a hall near Church of St Luke, or anywhere in Hindhead, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Haslemere and District Hospital, about 2 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Edmund's School or anywhere near Hindhead, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hindhead is about 7 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Hindhead, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Hindhead is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for TR19 inspection. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page, about 12 miles away.
We cover every part of GU26 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include Moorlands Close, Hatchlands Drive and Glenville Gardens, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. With the A333 close by, Hindhead is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Grayshott (1 mile west), Nutcombe (1 mile south), Beacon Hill (1 mile north-west), Whitmoor Vale (2 miles north-west) and Green Cross (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (12 miles north-east), Camberley (15 miles north), Farnham (7 miles north), Frimley (14 miles north), Cranleigh (11 miles east) and Ash (9 miles north).
Around Hindhead
In Hindhead, that means kitchens and buildings near Beacon Hill Community Primary School, The Fox & Pelican pub and Woolmer Hill School, among other places. Hindhead’s nearest station is Haslemere station, about 1.9 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hindhead include Gibbet Hill and Lynchmere Commons.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Hindhead questions
Can school kitchens in Hindhead be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hindhead. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hindhead?
Kitchens in Hindhead are inspected by Waverley council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Is Hindhead in your area?
Yes. Hindhead is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Hindhead can be planned properly.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Hindhead
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
For TR19 inspection in Hindhead, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 can quote for the whole system.
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Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so you can produce them quickly.