Oxfordshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Pangbourne TR19 inspection
Specialist TR19 inspection for Pangbourne: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
About our TR19 inspection in Pangbourne
Many insurers ask for proof that kitchen extract systems are cleaned and inspected to TR19®. Missing records can lead to a claim being reduced or refused. Our TR19 audits give sites in Pangbourne and across Oxfordshire a clear record of the system’s condition. If you are dealing with confirming a clean reached the whole system and kitchens taken over with no cleaning records, we can help.
In a smaller place like Pangbourne, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, 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.
- Location
- Pangbourne (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
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. A planned visit to Pangbourne fits your hours; an emergency does not.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Pangbourne
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from photos; 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.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What we’re called out for in Pangbourne
Looking at a canopy tells you little about what’s in the duct. A system can look clean at the filters and be heavily coated further in, which is why readings matter.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Checking the result of a recent clean
A hospital like Battle Hospital, about 4.1 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
TR19 inspection around Pangbourne
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Pangbourne and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pangbourne. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Pangbourne falls to Oxfordshire 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.
For kitchens close to Pangbourne station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. School kitchens, at schools like Pangbourne Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Pangbourne is about 5 miles west of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Pangbourne, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Pangbourne. Pangbourne is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for TR19 inspection.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RG8. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Station Road and Meadow Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Pangbourne, we cover Whitchurch-on-Thames (1 mile north), Tidmarsh (1 mile south), Sulham (1 mile south-east), Purley on Thames (2 miles east) and Mapledurham (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (11 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (8 miles north-east), Benson (10 miles north), Tilehurst (3 miles south-east), Wallingford (8 miles north) and Great Western Park (12 miles north-west).
Near you in Pangbourne
Typical jobs here are in premises near Denefield School and The Cross Keys pub. Pangbourne has its own railway station: Pangbourne station. Nearby you will also find Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (3.9 miles south-east) and Battle Hospital (4.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Pangbourne include Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
Pangbourne: your questions answered
Can the work in Pangbourne be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Pangbourne can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Pangbourne?
Kitchens in Pangbourne are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Pangbourne?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Visits to a place like Pangbourne are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.