Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Little Almshoe TR19 inspection
TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Little Almshoe. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
TR19 inspection in Little Almshoe, done properly
Insurance policies often require evidence of TR19® cleaning and inspection. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. Our TR19 audits give sites in Little Almshoe and across Hertfordshire a clear record of the system’s condition. Typical jobs include pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, on pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
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.
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, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Little Almshoe (SG4)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Little Almshoe
Which environmental health team covers Little Almshoe?
In Little Almshoe, it’s North Hertfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work at weekends in Little Almshoe?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Little Almshoe needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
What is grease thickness testing?
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 should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. 500 microns or more at any point calls for immediate spot cleaning.
How often should grease be tested?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is Little Almshoe in your area?
Yes. Little Almshoe is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Little Almshoe
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
Historic houses near Little Almshoe, such as Knebworth House about 3.8 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote shows VAT
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What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Little Almshoe kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs and bars in Little Almshoe and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Little Almshoe falls to Hertfordshire 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. Environmental health officers from North Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Little Almshoe. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Lister Hospital about 2.1 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School or anywhere near Little Almshoe, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Little Almshoe is about 2 miles south of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Little Almshoe or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Little Almshoe is one of 381 towns, villages and districts in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 23 miles away.
We work across SG4 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Little Almshoe: St Ibbs (1 mile north), Sperberry Hill (1 mile north), St Ippolyts (1 mile north), Gosmore (1 mile north-west) and Poynders End (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Hemel Hempstead (14 miles south-west), Stevenage (3 miles east), St Albans (12 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (8 miles south-west) and Hoddesdon (15 miles south-east).
Near you in Little Almshoe
Around Little Almshoe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Rusty Gun pub, Hitchin Girls' School and Kingshott School. Little Almshoe’s nearest station is Hitchin station, roughly 2.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Lister Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Wymondley Castle (1.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Little Almshoe include Purwell Ninesprings and Markham's Hill.
What affects the quote in Little Almshoe
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
When cooking hours or the menu change, check the interval still fits. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Little Almshoe and across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Little Almshoe, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Related advice
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests