Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Marchwood
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Marchwood. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
About our TR19 inspection in Marchwood
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. We’re often asked to deal with uncertainty over how often to clean and confirming a clean reached the whole system, across insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and access surveys.
Kitchens around a place like Marchwood are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Marchwood (SO40)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Also near Marchwood
Also in Marchwood
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Flag oily drips near the extract
For an insurer audit, send them the report as it is, including readings, pictures and any inaccessible sections.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Common problems we fix in Marchwood
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It isn’t 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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Apostle, or anywhere in Marchwood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the price is fixed
Grease, kitchens and Marchwood
At about 1 mile from the coast, Marchwood is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 6 pubs and bars across Marchwood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Marchwood is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Southampton Tudor House and Garden, about 2 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Marchwood; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Marchwood Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Marchwood is about 3 miles south-east of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Marchwood, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Marchwood is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in SO40 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Cranberry Close, Melick Close and The Rowans or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the A326 close by, Marchwood is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Marchwood, we cover Dibden (2 miles south-east), Dibden Purlieu (3 miles south-east), Hythe (3 miles south-east), Beaulieu (5 miles south) and Furzey Lodge (5 miles south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-east), Gosport (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-east), Fareham (11 miles east), Totton (3 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Marchwood
Typical jobs here are in premises near White Horse pub and Hounsdown School. Marchwood’s nearest station is Millbrook (Hants) station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Netley Castle (4.1 miles east) and Westquay (2.1 miles east). Not far away are Testwood Lakes.
Marchwood: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Marchwood?
In Marchwood, it’s New Forest 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.
Which fire service covers Marchwood?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Marchwood. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work in Marchwood?
Yes. We work in Marchwood and across Hampshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How often should grease be tested?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Marchwood?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll typically reply within one working day.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Why survey before a clean?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and pictures. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, as suits the job.
How we price TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
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:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Why act early in Marchwood
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. Booking now means the visit to Marchwood is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Everything the job in Marchwood needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.