Hertfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Newgate Street
For TR19 inspection in Newgate Street, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
FAQs for Newgate Street
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Newgate Street?
Newgate Street is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Will you come out to Newgate Street?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Newgate Street is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and our audit gives a clear record of the system’s condition, along with any actions needed.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
That varies with the kitchen’s daily use. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and testing shows if your kitchen needs more.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that’s late evening, overnight or a weekend.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
About our TR19 inspection in Newgate Street
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, and only measurement shows it. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. The work covers pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and access surveys, and the jobs we see most are parts of the system left out of past cleans and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning.
In a village or hamlet like Newgate Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Newgate Street (SG13)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so access is planned in advance.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease builds up on the fan blades and inside the housing. They’re included in the readings and pictures.
Grease, kitchens and Newgate Street
Food Standards Agency records list about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways in and around Newgate Street, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Newgate Street. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Welwyn Hatfield council inspect food businesses in Newgate Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary Ponsbourne or elsewhere in Newgate Street, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Newgate Street is about 3 miles north-west of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Newgate Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and Newgate Street is one of them. You can also see our page for London, about 16 miles away.
We cover every part of SG13 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. That includes premises on Newgate Street Village, Carbone Hill and The Ridings and the roads around them. We also cover Cuffley (1 mile south), Little Berkhamsted (2 miles north), Northaw (2 miles south-west), Bayford (2 miles north) and Essendon (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Watford (13 miles west), Hemel Hempstead (15 miles west), Stevenage (13 miles north), St Albans (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles north-east) and Welwyn Garden City (6 miles north-west).
Around Newgate Street
Around Newgate Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Coach And Horses Public House. The nearest railway station is Cuffley station, about 1.4 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Chase Farm Hospital (4.3 miles south) and Hertford Castle (4.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Fir and Pond Woods and Cheshunt Lake.
Honest limits
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
When to call us in Newgate Street
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers look to TR19® as the benchmark. 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.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
A hospital like Chase Farm Hospital, about 4.3 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
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 any work starts.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Towns and villages near Newgate Street
What else we do in Newgate Street
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep to the recommended interval
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Never cook with filters missing
Each report suggests the next clean and the next test, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Newgate Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.