West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Newtown Common
We cover Newtown Common for TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Newtown Common
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. The work covers post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings and uncertainty over how often to clean.
Somewhere as small as Newtown Common, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Newtown Common (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Horizontal duct runs
Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Common problems we fix in Newtown Common
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as West Berkshire Community Hospital (about 3.1 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the price is fixed
TR19 inspection around Newtown Common
Look up Newtown Common on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Newtown Common. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Newtown Common. 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. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Newtown Common. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like Horris Hill School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary and St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Newtown Common, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Newtown Common is about 2 miles south of Newbury, in West Berkshire. If you need TR19 inspection in Newtown Common, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Newtown Common. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Newtown Common among them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 16 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG20 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Newtown Common: Burghclere Common (1 mile south), Earlstone Common (1 mile south), Sandleford (1 mile north-east), Wash Common (1 mile north-west) and Wash Water (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north), Hungerford (9 miles west), Calcot (13 miles north-east) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Newtown Common
Around Newtown Common, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Park House School and Sandleford Priory and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, about 2.2 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Old Chapel Textile Centre (2.1 miles east) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.1 miles north-east). The countryside around Newtown Common includes Beacon Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
What affects the quote in Newtown Common
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- What state the system is in
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. The timing of a visit to Newtown Common is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points by WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Newtown Common questions
Do you work in villages like Newtown Common?
Yes, Newtown Common is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can a school canteen extract in Newtown Common be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Newtown Common, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so the site does not lose a service.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.