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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Maybush, Southampton
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Maybush and across Southampton. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
TR19 inspection in Maybush
After a clean, post-clean verification checks the result, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. Common call-outs are for insurers asking for TR19 evidence and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, on deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and post-clean checks.
In a smaller place like Maybush, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Maybush (SO16, SO15)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Maybush
Maybush is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. There are about 66 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 51 sandwich bars and takeaways across Maybush and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Food hygiene inspections in Maybush are the job of Southampton council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Newlands Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Peter's Church or elsewhere in Maybush, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Maybush is about 3 miles east of Totton, in Southampton. For TR19 inspection in and around Maybush, please call 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Maybush included. Maybush is one of 40 towns, villages and districts in Southampton where we work for commercial clients.
Every address in SO16 and SO15 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Link Road, Palm Road and Vine Road, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Coxford (1 mile north-east), Hillyfields (1 mile north-west), Regents Park (1 mile south-east), Shirley (1 mile south-east) and Millbrook (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Southampton (3 miles east), Townhill Park (4 miles east), Midanbury (4 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east) and Harefield (5 miles east).
Near you in Maybush
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St James' Park, Bridge Tavern and Regents Park Community College, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Redbridge station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eling Experience (1.8 miles south-west) and Western Community Hospital (under half a mile south). The countryside around Maybush includes Testwood Lakes.
Common problems we fix in Maybush
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Western Community Hospital about less than half a mile south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Maybush
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Places near Maybush
What else we do in Maybush
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with filters missing
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. Fitting them before the next clean means the whole system gets done.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. In a place like Maybush, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Maybush questions
Who inspects food businesses in Maybush?
The local authority for Maybush is Southampton 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.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Maybush out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 28 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Maybush. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll fit the work in.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
Between cleans, the mean should stay at 200 microns or below, with 500 microns or more anywhere needing immediate spot cleaning.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. We check and test them as part of the inspection.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so trading isn’t affected.
Why act early in Maybush
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. A site near Maybush that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Read our cost guide and our accreditations.