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TR19 Inspection in Little Wittenham
One call covers TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Little Wittenham, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
About our TR19 inspection in Little Wittenham
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. The work covers deposit thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and access surveys, and people most often call us about sections of duct that can’t be reached and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
In a small place like Little Wittenham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Little Wittenham (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Little Wittenham
Which council inspects kitchens in Little Wittenham?
That is South Oxfordshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Little Wittenham. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Little Wittenham?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Little Wittenham can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does a pre-clean survey involve?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, whichever suits the system.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form to book it in.
Can you inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes, anywhere in the area we cover. Tell us what your insurer has asked for and we’ll set the report out to match.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Education kitchens need TR19 inspections like any other. Readings show if the interval is right.
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters don’t mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Places near Little Wittenham
Other services in Little Wittenham
Common problems we fix in Little Wittenham
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Little Wittenham is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 5.5 miles north-west.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they’re fully insured
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Somewhere as small as Little Wittenham, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Never cook with filters missing
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Kitchen extracts in Little Wittenham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Little Wittenham. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Little Wittenham. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Little Wittenham are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Little Wittenham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Brightwell Manor is about 1.7 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Little Wittenham is about 3 miles north-east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Little Wittenham and the rest of Oxfordshire. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Little Wittenham is one of them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
TR19 inspection in OX14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Close by, we work in Dorchester (1 mile north-east), Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (2 miles south-east), Burcot (2 miles north), Shillingford (2 miles east) and Berinsfield (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (8 miles north), Didcot (3 miles south-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north-east), Wantage (11 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (14 miles south-east).
Around Little Wittenham
Little Wittenham’s nearest station is Appleford station, about 2.4 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Abingdon Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (1.7 miles south-east). Open spaces near Little Wittenham include Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
What a clean won’t put right
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys