Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Nounsley TR19 inspection
For TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Nounsley, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, 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 a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Nounsley and turn up when the site is quiet.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
About our TR19 inspection in Nounsley
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Nounsley and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, photos and a clear view of what’s needed, so the next step is based on facts. If you are dealing with confirming a clean reached the whole system and sites with gaps in their extract records, we can put it right, from pre-clean surveys, deposit thickness tests and post-clean checks onwards.
Somewhere as small as Nounsley, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Nounsley (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
What affects the quote in Nounsley
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Kitchen extracts in Nounsley
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Nounsley. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Environmental health officers from Braintree council inspect food businesses in Nounsley. 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. Nounsley is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hatfield Peverel Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Danbury Place is about 4 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Nounsley is about 3 miles south-west of Witham, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Nounsley, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Nounsley is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (6 miles or so).
Every address in CM3 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Priory Mews, Ulting Road and Priory Farm Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Ulting (1 mile south), Woodham Walter (2 miles south), Langford (2 miles east), Curling Tye Green (2 miles south-east) and Wickham Bishops (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Colchester (15 miles north-east), Chelmsford (6 miles west), Basildon (15 miles south-west), Braintree (8 miles north), Maldon (4 miles south-east) and Billericay (12 miles south-west).
Around Nounsley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Maltings Academy and The Sportsmans Arms. Nounsley’s nearest station is Hatfield Peverel station, roughly 1.3 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Priory Hospital (5.3 miles west). The countryside around Nounsley includes Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves.
Questions from Nounsley
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Nounsley?
The local authority for Nounsley is Braintree council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Nounsley?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Nounsley. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Give us your opening hours with your enquiry and we will plan the visit around them.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What is grease thickness testing?
We measure the grease at set points with a WFTT or DTT test, then compare them with the TR19® Grease figures.
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 happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Is Nounsley in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Nounsley, within the South East and London area we cover.
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. Getting an inspection done now starts that paper trail. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
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 talk you through it.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Nounsley
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and grease in the extract is part of that risk.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
Church and community hall kitchens, near Parish Church of St Andrew or anywhere around Nounsley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and photos of each point. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.