Wokingham · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Newtown, Wokingham
One call covers TR19 inspection in Newtown: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Newtown
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers access surveys, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and common reasons people get in touch are insurers asking for TR19 evidence and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
Kitchens around a place like Newtown are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Newtown (RG1, RG6, RG4)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and photos. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Design faults in the extract system
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Newtown
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
Kitchen extracts in Newtown
Look up Newtown on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 262 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 57 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Newtown. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Food hygiene inspections in Newtown are the job of Reading council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Newtown falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like New Town Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Historic houses near Newtown, such as Mapledurham House about 4.3 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Royal Berkshire Hospital (about 0.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Newtown is about 1 mile east of Reading, in Wokingham. Wherever you are in the RG1 postcode area, we cover TR19 inspection for commercial sites. 35 places in Wokingham are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
TR19 inspection in RG1, RG6 and RG4 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Orts Road, Eldon Road and Amity Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Newtown: Lower Caversham (1 mile north-west), Reading (1 mile west), Earley (2 miles south-east), Caversham (2 miles north-west) and Play Hatch (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Wokingham (5 miles south-east), Crowthorne (9 miles south-east), Winnersh (3 miles south-east), Woosehill (5 miles south-east), Emmbrook (5 miles south-east) and Twyford (4 miles north-east). Newtown is among the bigger places we cover in Wokingham for TR19 inspection.
Landmarks near Newtown
In Newtown, that means kitchens and buildings near University of Reading library, Eldon Square and The Fisherman's Cottage pub and the streets around them. You’ll also find Bulmershe College (less than half a mile west) and Maiden Erlegh School (0.6 miles south-east). The closest station to Newtown is Reading station, about 1.1 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find The Oracle (1.1 miles west) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (0.6 miles south-west). The countryside around Newtown includes Sonning Hill and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
Newtown questions
Can you get to a site in Newtown?
Yes. Newtown is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Newtown out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 25 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Newtown. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Why survey before a clean?
The survey covers the whole system, grease readings and access to each section. It lets us plan the clean and give you a fixed quote.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). Each reading is recorded in microns.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll plan it.
Places near Newtown
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What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
What happens if it’s left?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. A planned visit to Newtown fits your hours; an emergency does not.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We’re fully insured
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How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. 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. For a site near Newtown, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- 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
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.