TR19 inspections and grease testing in Rowstock, Oxfordshire

What staff can safely do

Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.

In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.

TR19 inspection in Rowstock: the local picture

The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Rowstock. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Rowstock are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Rowstock is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.

For schools such as Harwell Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Rowstock is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 4.9 miles north. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Matthew or elsewhere in Rowstock, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.

Rowstock is about 3 miles west of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Rowstock, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Rowstock is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (11 miles or so).

Our technicians cover all of OX11 for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Tudor Walk, Wantage Road and Reading Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in East Hendred (1 mile west), West Hendred (2 miles west), Ardington (3 miles west), East Lockinge (3 miles west) and West Ilsley (4 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (11 miles north), Didcot (3 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Witney (15 miles north-west), Wantage (5 miles west) and Grove (5 miles west).

Local landmarks in Rowstock

Typical jobs here are in premises near Old Chequers pub and UTC Oxfordshire, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Didcot Parkway station, roughly 3 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Atlas Computer Laboratory (1.7 miles south) and Abingdon Community Hospital (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Rowstock include Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.

Landlords, agents and facilities managers

Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.

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.