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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Pimlico, Hertfordshire

One call covers TR19 inspection in Pimlico, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.

  • Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
  • Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
  • Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements

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TR19 inspection in Pimlico

Before any clean in Pimlico, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. Common call-outs are for missing TR19 certificates or history and insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning, across access surveys, insurer audits and post-clean checks.

For a kitchen in or near Pimlico, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.

Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.

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Location
Pimlico (HP3)
Wider area
Hertfordshire
Records
TR19® certificate and photo report
Quote
A fixed quote up front
Working hours
Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
Phone
0345 646 2711
Last updated
30 October 2026

Between visits

How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:

  • Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
  • Do not box in or cover duct access panels
  • Keep to the recommended interval
  • Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals

You get a report with the grease readings, where they were taken and pictures of each point. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.

Revisit the cleaning interval whenever the menu or hours change. A quick grease test answers the question.

Landlords, agents and facilities managers

We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.

If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.

How the visit works

There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Somewhere as small as Pimlico, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.

  1. We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
  2. The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
  3. Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
  4. Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
  5. The findings go into a report with readings, photos and a recommended next clean.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Have your last certificate or report to hand
  • Clear the space around the work
  • Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in

Ask for a quote

For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.

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Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Pimlico

Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:

  • Working hours and out-of-hours timing
  • Site rules, permits and inductions
  • How many systems or sites are involved
  • Travel, parking and unloading

A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.

Asking for a quote

When you call or email, it’s useful to have:

  • Your last certificate, test record or report
  • Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
  • Problems your staff have spotted
  • Where the site is and what kind of site it is

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, you get a fixed price before work begins.

TR19 inspection in Pimlico: the local picture

The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops in Pimlico and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Food hygiene inspections in Pimlico are the job of Three Rivers council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Pimlico. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.

For schools such as Bedmond Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Ascension, or anywhere in Pimlico, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.

Pimlico is about 2 miles south-east of Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Pimlico, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. London is in our area too, about 21 miles from Pimlico.

Every address in HP3 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Bedmond Road and Hyde Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Pimlico: Bedmond (1 mile south), Westwick Row (1 mile north), Nash Mills (2 miles west), Leverstock Green (2 miles north-west) and Bennetts End (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Watford (5 miles south), St Albans (4 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (11 miles north-east), Harpenden (7 miles north-east), Hatfield (8 miles east) and Hertford (15 miles east).

What’s near Pimlico

In Pimlico, that means kitchens and buildings near The Swan Public House and Longdean School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Kings Langley station, roughly 1.9 miles south-west. A little further out are Village Arcade St Albans (3.5 miles north-east) and Hypocaust Museum (2.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Pimlico include Verulamium Lake and Longspring Wood.

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How the job changes from site to site

Horizontal duct runs

Flat duct runs collect grease along their base. We test at points along the run through access panels.

Canopy and plenum

The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.

FAQs for Pimlico

Can you get to a site in Pimlico?

Yes. Pimlico is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Pimlico?

That’s Three Rivers council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Pimlico. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.

What types of premises do you cover?

Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.

Do you check other contractors’ cleans?

It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.

What does TR19 inspection cost?

It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.

Are you accredited?

We hold 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.

Can you quote from pictures?

In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.

What’s TR19?

TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.

Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.

What we are called out for in Pimlico

When a site in Pimlico changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.

Keep an eye out for any of the following:

  • Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
  • Parts of the system left out of past cleans
  • Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
  • Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed

Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Leavesden Hospital is the nearest hospital to Pimlico, about 1.9 miles south.

What your quote should include

  • How they set the interval to the next visit
  • What records you will receive afterwards
  • What’s included in the scope, part by part
  • How VAT is shown on the quote

How to choose an extract cleaning contractor

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
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