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TR19 inspections in Penton Mewsey
TR19 inspection for Penton Mewsey, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
TR19 inspection in Penton Mewsey: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Penton Mewsey. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. The fire and rescue service for Penton Mewsey is 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. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Penton Mewsey. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Holy Trinity Church or elsewhere in Penton Mewsey, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Harrow Way Community School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Andover War Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Penton Mewsey, about 1.7 miles south-east.
Penton Mewsey is about 2 miles north-west of Andover, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Penton Mewsey, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Penton Mewsey is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 22 miles away.
We work across the SP11 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Chalkcroft Lane, Trinity Rise and Newbury Hill or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Penton Grafton (1 mile south-west), Penton Corner (1 mile south), Foxcotte (1 mile east), Charlton (1 mile east) and Clanville (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (15 miles south-east), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (6 miles west), Weeke (14 miles south-east), Stanmore (15 miles south-east) and Ludgershall (4 miles north-west).
What’s near Penton Mewsey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around White Hart Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Penton Mewsey is Andover station, about 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Andover Museum (2.5 miles south-east) and Ludgershall Castle (4.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Penton Mewsey
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, pictures and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. Typical jobs include missing TR19 certificates or history and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, on pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and wet film thickness tests.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Penton Mewsey (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Penton Mewsey
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Different parts, different methods
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Regular testing shows whether the cleaning interval keeps up.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Penton Mewsey
Can the work in Penton Mewsey be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Penton Mewsey doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in villages like Penton Mewsey?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Penton Mewsey included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
We suggest a next test date in every report, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
The Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) and Deposit Thickness Test (DTT) measure how thick the grease is at a given point. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Penton Mewsey
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Penton Mewsey knowing what to expect.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
If you need TR19 inspection in Penton Mewsey, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Surveying first means the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels, hidden duct runs and awkward fans are found before the cleaners arrive, so the clean covers the whole system. It’s simpler to plan the work at Penton Mewsey now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Why Penton Mewsey businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Managing agents and facilities teams in Penton Mewsey
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.