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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Langley, Hampshire
Looking for TR19 inspection in Langley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
How we handle TR19 inspection in Langley
Under TR19® Grease, the mean grease thickness should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Testing is how you know where your system stands. The work covers deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about missing access panels found on survey and surveys needed before quoting a full clean.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Langley (SO45)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Langley
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Langley questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Langley?
The local authority for Langley is New Forest 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.
Will you come out to Langley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so the site doesn’t lose a service.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Vertical risers
Risers can be hard to get into. We record what can and can’t be reached.
What we’re called out for in Langley
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Historic houses near Langley, such as Beaulieu Palace House about 3.5 miles west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere as small as Langley, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in Langley
Langley lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Langley. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Langley is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Francis, or anywhere in Langley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Coldeast, about 5.8 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Langley is about 4 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. If you need TR19 inspection in Langley, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Our area covers London and the South East, including Langley. Langley is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for TR19 inspection. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 8 miles away.
Every address in SO45 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Chalewood Road, Hursley Drive and Bernwood Grove or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Blackfield (1 mile north), Roughdown (1 mile north-west), Holbury (1 mile north), Stanswood (1 mile east) and Sprat's Down (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north), Fareham (8 miles east), Totton (10 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north) and Hedge End (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Langley
In Langley, that means kitchens and buildings near The New Forest Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hamble station, roughly 4.7 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Coldeast (5.8 miles north-east) and Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (3.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Mill Hill and Mercury Marshes.
Towns and villages near Langley
Other services in Langley
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
When something else is needed
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys