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Rowlands Castle TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for commercial sites in Rowlands Castle and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Rowlands Castle
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Commuter trade near Rowlands Castle station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
TR19 inspection in Rowlands Castle, done properly
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Rowlands Castle and don’t know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. Common call-outs are for checking the result of a recent clean and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean, across access surveys, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests.
In a smaller place like Rowlands Castle, 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 the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Rowlands Castle (PO9)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Everything the job in Rowlands Castle needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted properly
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. That’s why we test behind them.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
Rowlands Castle kitchens: local notes
At about 3 miles from the coast, Rowlands Castle is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses in and around Rowlands Castle, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Rowlands Castle are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near The Church on the Green, or anywhere in Rowlands Castle, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Rowlands Castle is Havant War Memorial Hospital, about 2.6 miles south-west.
Rowlands Castle is about 2 miles north-east of Havant, in Hampshire. Across the PO9 area, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Portsmouth, around 7 miles away.
TR19 inspection in PO9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Stansted Close, College Close and Redhill Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Durrants (1 mile south), Leigh Park (2 miles south-west), Havant (2 miles south-west), Denvilles (2 miles south) and Westbourne (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (10 miles south-west), Fareham (10 miles west), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (3 miles west), Petersfield (8 miles north) and Purbrook (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Rowlands Castle
Around Rowlands Castle, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Robin Hood Inn, among other places. Rowlands Castle has its own railway station: Rowlands Castle station. Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (2.6 miles south-west) and Havant Museum (2.7 miles south). The countryside around Rowlands Castle includes Compton Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
FAQs for Rowlands Castle
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rowlands Castle?
That is East Hampshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Rowlands Castle. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can school kitchens in Rowlands Castle be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Rowlands Castle, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.