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TR19 Inspection in Northbrook
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Northbrook, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection around Northbrook
Kitchens in Northbrook get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Northbrook falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Micheldever CofE Primary School or anywhere near Northbrook, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Northbrook is about 7 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Northbrook, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Northbrook is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 17 miles away.
All of SO21 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Northbrook, we cover Micheldever (1 mile south-east), Stoke Charity (1 mile west), Hunton (2 miles west), Micheldever Station (2 miles north) and East Stratton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (11 miles north-east), Winchester (7 miles south), Eastleigh (13 miles south), Andover (10 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south-west) and Alton (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Northbrook
Typical jobs here are in premises near Half Moon and Spread Eagle pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Micheldever station, about 2.1 miles north of the centre.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Northbrook
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. Readings, photos and notes on access are gathered from end to end, so the quote and the clean fit the real system. If you have surveys needed before quoting a full clean and sections of duct that can’t be reached, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and access surveys onwards.
In a small place like Northbrook, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Northbrook (SO21)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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. Leave those to us.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. The timing of a visit to Northbrook is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we can’t reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What happens if it’s left?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Access problems are spotted in advance rather than on the night, so the clean covers the whole system. In a place like Northbrook, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- We diagnose before we treat
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
When to call us in Northbrook
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Northbrook, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Northbrook
Can you get to a site in Northbrook?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you come to Northbrook after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Northbrook can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
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 TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Northbrook?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before any work starts.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.