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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Lower Heyford, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Lower Heyford
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. If you are dealing with extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and sites with gaps in their extract records, we can put it right, from access surveys, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys onwards.
Work in a small place like Lower Heyford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Lower Heyford (OX25)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Lower Heyford
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Lower Heyford. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Lower Heyford get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For kitchens close to Heyford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lower Heyford is Bicester Community Hospital, about 5.9 miles east.
Lower Heyford is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Lower Heyford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, Lower Heyford included. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Lower Heyford is one of them. We also work in Oxford, about 12 miles from Lower Heyford.
TR19 inspection in OX25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Station Road, Market Square and Freehold Street and the roads around them. We also cover Caulcott (1 mile east), Upper Heyford (1 mile north-east), Somerton (3 miles north), Middleton Stoney (3 miles east) and Fritwell (4 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (12 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east), Witney (13 miles south-west), Kidlington (7 miles south) and Headington Quarry (12 miles south).
What’s near Lower Heyford
In Lower Heyford, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bell Inn and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Lower Heyford itself: Heyford station. Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (5.9 miles east) and Ardley Castle (3.5 miles north-east).
When to call us in Lower Heyford
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. 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.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Lower Heyford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the price is fixed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
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Lower Heyford: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Lower Heyford?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Lower Heyford does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you work in villages like Lower Heyford?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lower Heyford is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
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.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What is grease thickness testing?
Readings are taken using the Wet Film Thickness Test or the Deposit Thickness Test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Lower Heyford
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
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:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. For a village or hamlet like Lower Heyford, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
If a run has no access panel, we note it so panels can be added.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In healthcare and care settings, kitchens may run from early until late. Readings show if cleaning is frequent enough.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
After post-clean verification, file the results with the cleaning certificate. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.