West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hollington, West Berkshire
Need TR19 inspection in Hollington? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Hollington
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the clean can be planned properly. If you are dealing with systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, we can help, from pre-clean surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits onwards.
Somewhere as small as Hollington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Hollington (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Hollington questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hollington?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hollington. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you get to a site in Hollington?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hollington included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email to book it in.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- File every inspection report with your certificates
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
TR19 inspection around Hollington
The fire and rescue service for Hollington is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hollington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Thomas' Church of England Infant School or anywhere near Hollington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stargroves is about 0.8 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Hollington is about 5 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hollington and the rest of West Berkshire. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, and Hollington is one of them. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 20 miles from Hollington.
Every address in RG20 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Other places close to Hollington include Highclere (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (2 miles north-east), Penwood (2 miles north-east), Ball Hill (2 miles north) and Enborne Row (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (5 miles north-east), Thatcham (8 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles north-east), Hungerford (7 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Hollington
The closest station to Hollington is Kintbury station, about 4.9 miles north-west. A little further out are Newbury Castle (4.2 miles north). Not far away are Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hollington.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
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How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays so meals are not affected.
When to call us in Hollington
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Missing access panels found on survey
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Thomas or elsewhere in Hollington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How VAT is shown on the quote
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Design faults in the extract system
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys