Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Iffley
Looking for TR19 inspection in Iffley? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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 will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Iffley
Before any clean in Iffley, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, access surveys and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are systems that need surveying before cleaning and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
In a smaller place like Iffley, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Iffley (OX4)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. We record what can and can’t be reached.
When it’s something else
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- How easy every part is to reach
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, with readings, photos and any areas not accessible.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections cannot be reached, so grease is not left building in hidden parts.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Iffley and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Towns and villages near Iffley
What else we do in Iffley
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a smaller place like Iffley, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
What TR19 inspection looks like in Iffley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 97 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 30 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Iffley. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Iffley are the job of Oxford City council’s environmental health team. 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. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Iffley. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Holywell Manor, about 2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Iffley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. For schools such as Rose Hill Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St James or elsewhere in Iffley, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Iffley is about 1 mile south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Iffley, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Iffley among them.
Work in OX4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Tree Lane, Banjo Road and Jersey Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Cowley (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north-west), Littlemore (1 mile south), Blackbird Leys (1 mile south-east) and Redbridge (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south-west), Witney (12 miles west), Thame (11 miles east) and Wantage (13 miles south-west).
Around Iffley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Alexander Library of Ornithology, Emmanuel Christian School and South Park and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Greyfriars Catholic School (0.5 miles north) and The Jolly Postboys pub (under half a mile north-east). The closest station to Iffley is Oxford station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find British Tattoo History Museum (0.7 miles north) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
Iffley: your questions answered
Is Iffley within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which environmental health team covers Iffley?
The local authority for Iffley is Oxford City council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What do the grease readings need to be?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Any access problems are flagged so they can be sorted first.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so following it is the sensible course.