Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Newbridge, Hampshire
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Newbridge, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
TR19 inspection in Newbridge, done properly
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. If you have ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen, we can help.
For a kitchen in or near Newbridge, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is 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.
- Location
- Newbridge (SO40)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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 is our job.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
FAQs for Newbridge
Can you get to a site in Newbridge?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Newbridge included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you work overnight in Newbridge?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Newbridge doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which requires the responsible person to reduce fire risk, and insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What happens if it’s left?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. It’s simpler to plan the work at Newbridge now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Also near Newbridge
What else we do in Newbridge
Newbridge kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in Newbridge and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Newbridge get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Newbridge sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Tatchbury Mount Hospital, about 2.1 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Copythorne CofE Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Newbridge is about 3 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Newbridge, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Newbridge is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for TR19 inspection. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
Every address in SO40 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Newbridge, we cover Copythorne (1 mile south-east), Cadnam (1 mile south), Wittensford (1 mile south-west), Winsor (1 mile south-east) and Bartley (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (10 miles east), Totton (3 miles east), Chandler's Ford (9 miles east), Hedge End (12 miles east) and Lymington (12 miles south).
What’s near Newbridge
The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, about 3.9 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Tatchbury Mount Hospital (2.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Copythorne Common.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Newbridge and turn up when the site is quiet.
- 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.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. Fresh readings show whether it needs to change.
Common problems we fix in Newbridge
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Knowing how much there is lets you act before it becomes a hazard.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Newbridge, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before booking
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.