Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
North Oxford TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in North Oxford? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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.
How we handle TR19 inspection in North Oxford
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Without it, a claim can be refused or reduced. A TR19 audit sets out the system’s condition, with readings and photos, for sites in North Oxford and the rest of Oxfordshire. The work covers deposit thickness tests, post-clean checks and wet film thickness tests, and people most often call us about extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
Around a smaller place like North Oxford, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- North Oxford (OX2)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in North Oxford
As hot, greasy air travels up the duct, it cools and leaves a film behind. The thickest layers can sit out of sight in the plenum, at bends and along flat runs.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in North Oxford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a place like North Oxford, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what TR19 inspection will not do:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
What TR19 inspection looks like in North Oxford
There are about 89 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 8 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central North Oxford, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers North Oxford. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Oxford City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in North Oxford. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Holywell Manor is about 1.5 miles south-east), access may need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Oxford Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
North Oxford is about 2 miles north-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Oxford and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our area takes in 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in OX2 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Hobson Road, Linton Road and Banbury Road and nearby roads. With the A4165 close by, North Oxford is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside North Oxford, we cover Summertown (1 mile north), Park Town (1 mile south), Walton Manor (1 mile south), Norham Manor (1 mile south-east) and Sunnymead (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (14 miles west) and Thame (13 miles east).
Near you in North Oxford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School, Oxford University Parks and St Edward's School, among other places. Also close by are St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library (0.5 miles south) and Dew Drop Inn (within half a mile north). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 1.4 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Oxford University Press Museum (1.1 miles south) and Oxford Castle (1.5 miles south). Open spaces near North Oxford include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Headington Hill.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in North Oxford
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in North Oxford?
North Oxford is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can a school canteen extract in North Oxford be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 51 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of North Oxford. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before work begins.
Managing agents and facilities teams in North Oxford
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Places near North Oxford
Other services in North Oxford
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
- The times the site is available
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.