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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hungerford, Wokingham
For TR19 inspections and grease testing in Hungerford, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Grease, kitchens and Hungerford
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Hungerford and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. The fire and rescue service for Hungerford is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Windsor and Maidenhead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hungerford. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as Waltham St Lawrence Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Hungerford is about 4 miles east of Woodley, in Wokingham. If you need TR19 inspection in Hungerford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Hungerford. Our Wokingham coverage runs to 35 places, and Hungerford is one of them. Reading is in our area too, about 7 miles from Hungerford.
Our technicians cover all of RG10 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Hungerford Lane and Wicks Lane or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Shurlock Row (1 mile east), Waltham St Lawrence (1 mile north), Hurst (2 miles south-west), Whistley Green (2 miles west) and Ruscombe (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (7 miles west), Wokingham (4 miles south), Woodley (4 miles west), Earley (5 miles south-west), Crowthorne (6 miles south) and Lower Earley (5 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hungerford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Plough Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Twyford station, about 2.1 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Wokingham Hospital (4 miles south). The countryside around Hungerford includes Lavells Lake and South Lake.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Hungerford
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Hungerford and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. Typical jobs include extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and parts of the system left out of past cleans, on wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks.
Somewhere as small as Hungerford, 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.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Hungerford (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading is not affected.
Places near Hungerford
What else we do in Hungerford
Common problems we fix in Hungerford
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Wokingham Hospital about 4 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Somewhere like Hungerford, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Hungerford, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
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What happens if it’s left?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. With notice, the visit to Hungerford can be fitted around your bookings and events.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Questions from Hungerford
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Hungerford?
That’s Windsor and Maidenhead council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hungerford. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hungerford?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hungerford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. The results are given in microns.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Hungerford?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Hungerford and across Wokingham. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.