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TR19 Inspection in Netley
TR19 inspection for Netley, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Netley
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. We’re often asked to deal with parts of the system left out of past cleans and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, on insurer audits, wet film thickness tests and pre-clean surveys.
Around a smaller place like Netley, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Netley (SO31)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Netley
Other services in Netley
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Do not box in or cover duct access panels
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, out of sight of the kitchen.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
FAQs for Netley
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Netley during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Netley. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Does being near the coast affect TR19 inspection in Netley?
Yes, to a degree: at about 1 mile from the coast, Netley gets salt-laden air that corrodes metal faster. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How long does grease testing 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, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll plan it.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What is post-clean verification?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Netley can typically be finished without a second trip.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- 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.
- 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
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Related advice
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Design faults in the extract system
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Netley
You can’t judge grease thickness by eye. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, so readings are the reliable guide.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
School kitchens, at schools like Netley Abbey Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
TR19 inspection in Netley: the local picture
Netley lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 22 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 15 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Netley. Kitchens like these cook for very different hours, and grease testing shows which extracts need cleaning soonest. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Netley. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Edward the Confessor or anywhere around Netley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like Coldeast, about 2.8 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Netley is about 3 miles north-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO31, we can take on TR19 inspection. Netley is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: SO31. We cover sites on Station Road, The Crescent and Hunt Avenue and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Netley, we cover Butlocks Heath (1 mile north-east), Hound (1 mile south-east), Weston (1 mile north-west), Old Netley (1 mile north-east) and Lowford (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (7 miles east), Horndean (15 miles east) and Totton (8 miles west).
Around Netley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Grove Park Business and Enterprise College, Westwood Woodland Park and The Hamble School. Netley has its own railway station: Netley station. A little further out are Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.5 miles east) and Coldeast (2.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Mercury Marshes.
Why it’s worth doing now in Netley
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. A planned visit to Netley fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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