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Puckeridge TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Puckeridge. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Puckeridge
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
How we handle TR19 inspection in Puckeridge
Taking on a kitchen in Puckeridge with no cleaning records? Start with an inspection. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, so the next step is based on facts. The work covers pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and access surveys, and common reasons people get in touch are confirming a clean reached the whole system and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
In a smaller place like Puckeridge, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Puckeridge (SG11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Puckeridge
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. TR19® itself is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Clients usually contact us after spotting something like this:
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Puckeridge, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Fit access panels where the survey finds sections can’t be reached, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
How we price TR19 inspection
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Parking and loading at the site
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Want a quote for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Puckeridge: your questions answered
Will you come out to Puckeridge?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Puckeridge included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Puckeridge?
The local authority for Puckeridge is East Hertfordshire 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.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. We plan the journey to Puckeridge and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
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.
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Grease, kitchens and Puckeridge
Food Standards Agency records include about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs within about 1.5 miles of central Puckeridge. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Puckeridge. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s East Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Puckeridge. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 3.3 miles south-east), access may need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Roger De Clare First CofE School or anywhere near Puckeridge, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Puckeridge is about 5 miles north of Ware, in Hertfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Puckeridge, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Puckeridge is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire we cover for TR19 inspection. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 23 miles away.
We cover every part of the SG11 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Station Road, High Street and Aston Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Puckeridge include Standon (1 mile south-east), Colliers End (2 miles south-west), Bromley (2 miles south-east), Barwick (2 miles south) and Standon Green End (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (9 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (6 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (11 miles south-west), Hitchin (13 miles west), Hoddesdon (9 miles south) and Cheshunt (12 miles south).
Around Puckeridge
Around Puckeridge, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ralph Sadleir Middle School and Crown And Falcon Public House. Nearby you will also find Moated mound (4 miles east).
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, as grease can build up there too.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.