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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Jericho, Oxfordshire
TR19 inspection for Jericho, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
TR19 inspection in Jericho, done properly
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. If you’re dealing with sites with gaps in their extract records and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, we can help, from insurer audits, access surveys and wet film thickness tests onwards.
In a smaller place like Jericho, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Jericho (OX1, OX2)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection in Jericho: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 316 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 31 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Jericho. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Environmental health officers from Oxford City council inspect food businesses in Jericho. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Jericho. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Commuter trade near Oxford station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Where a hall near St Barnabas Church, or anywhere in Jericho, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Jericho is about 2 miles west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Sites in Jericho get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Jericho among them.
TR19 inspection in OX1 and OX2 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Abbey Road, Combe Road and Pusey Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Jericho sits on or near the A4144, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Jericho: Walton Manor (1 mile north), St John Street area (1 mile south-east), Park Town (1 mile north-east), Norham Manor (1 mile north-east) and Osney (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (13 miles east).
Around Jericho
Typical jobs here are in premises near Oxford University Parks, The Rickety Press pub and The Eckersley School of English. Nearby too are Oxford Academy (1.1 miles north) and Somerville College Library (within half a mile east). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, about 0.5 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Oxford University Press Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Clarendon Shopping Centre (0.7 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
Jericho questions
Do you work at weekends in Jericho?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Jericho keeps running as normal. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Jericho?
Kitchens in Jericho are inspected by Oxford City 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.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
How often should grease be tested?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is post-clean verification?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. Any areas that weren’t cleaned properly are flagged.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurers also expect TR19 cleaning.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Jericho
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- If they look at the system before pricing
Also in Jericho
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Jericho.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.