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TR19 Inspection in Shinfield
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification for Shinfield, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
Questions from Shinfield
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Shinfield in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Shinfield. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Will you come out to Shinfield?
Yes, Shinfield is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What happens to the waste?
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 inspect our extract for our insurance company?
Yes. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and inspection, and an audit report gives you that, with recommendations where something needs doing.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
How long does grease testing take?
Testing takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form to book it in.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Shinfield
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and pictures of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers deposit thickness tests, access surveys and pre-clean surveys, and the jobs we see most are systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
In a smaller place like Shinfield, 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. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Shinfield (RG2)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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. A quieter site near Shinfield still needs its system looked after.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Shinfield
The FSA’s data shows about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Shinfield. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Shinfield. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shinfield. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Historic houses near Shinfield, such as Stratfield Saye House about 4.5 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. A hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 3.1 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Shinfield is about 3 miles south of Reading, in Reading. Sites in Shinfield get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Reading, we cover 34 places, and Shinfield is one of them.
Our technicians cover all of the RG2 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Teal Grove, Songbird Close and Skylark Way or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Ryeish Green (1 mile south-west), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-west), Three Mile Cross (1 mile west), Great Lea Common (1 mile west) and Arborfield (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (5 miles north), Norcot (5 miles north-west), West Reading (4 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (5 miles north-west), Arborfield Garrison (3 miles south-east) and Caversham Heights (5 miles north). Being one of Reading’s larger places, Shinfield has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for TR19 inspection.
Around Shinfield
In Shinfield, that means kitchens and buildings near Pearman's Copse, Ryeish Green School and Oakbank. Shinfield’s nearest station is Reading Green Park station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.9 miles north-east) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (3.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s Longwater and Sonning Hill.
When to call us in Shinfield
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Shinfield shows where access panels are missing, so panels can be fitted.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Sections of duct that can’t be reached
Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Shinfield, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the price is fixed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. A site near Shinfield usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
When something else is needed
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
Towns and villages near Shinfield
What else we do in Shinfield
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Access to risers is often limited. The survey shows exactly what access there is.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.