Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Pamber End
We cover Pamber End for TR19 inspection. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
About our TR19 inspection in Pamber End
A pre-clean survey is the diagnosis, and the clean is the treatment. We look at the system, take grease readings and photograph what we find, so the clean can be planned properly. If you are dealing with systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and uncertainty over how often to clean, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits onwards.
In a small place like Pamber End, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Pamber End (RG26)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Pamber End can be planned properly.
- 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 can’t reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Pamber End
Without readings, you’re guessing when to clean. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. In a place like Pamber End, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Pamber End
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs across Pamber End and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Pamber End sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Pamber End get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like The Priory Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (The Vyne is about 2 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Pamber End is about 2 miles south of Tadley, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Pamber End or further out, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Pamber End is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Reading, around 11 miles away.
We work across RG26 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Fields View Close, Aldermaston Road and Bramley Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Salters Heath (1 mile south-east), Pamber Green (1 mile north-east), Little London (1 mile north-east), Charter Alley (1 mile south-west) and West Heath (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (4 miles south), Fleet (13 miles east), Alton (14 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Hook (8 miles east) and Popley (3 miles south-east).
What’s near Pamber End
In Pamber End, that means kitchens and buildings near The Queens College Arms. The nearest railway station is Bramley (Hants) station, roughly 2.8 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Calleva Museum (2.5 miles north-east) and Basing House (4.9 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Daneshill Park Woods.
Common questions in Pamber End
Do you cover smaller places like Pamber End?
Yes. Pamber End 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 Pamber End out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Pamber End. You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Do we have to follow TR19 by law?
No. It’s the benchmark rather than the law. Without TR19 records, an insurance claim can be reduced or refused, so it matters in practice.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
At what point does grease need cleaning?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
Any access problems we found are listed with a suggested fix. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Pamber End
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pamber End is Park Prewett Hospital, about 3 miles south.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end