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TR19 inspections in Shiplake
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Shiplake, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Checking the result of a recent clean
How we price TR19 inspection
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
If you need TR19 inspection in Shiplake, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Shiplake
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you’re dealing with kitchens whose menu or hours have changed and missing access panels found on survey, we can put it right, from wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits onwards.
Somewhere as small as Shiplake, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Shiplake (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Shiplake
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Access surveys
Kitchen extracts in Shiplake
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 pubs and bars in Shiplake and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Fire safety in Shiplake falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Shiplake. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal Berkshire Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shiplake, about 4.2 miles south-west. If you run a café or takeaway near Wargrave station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Shiplake Church of England School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Shiplake is about 3 miles north of Woodley, in Oxfordshire. Across the RG9 area, we can take on TR19 inspection. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RG9. We also cover Charvil (2 miles south), Twyford (2 miles south-east), Ruscombe (2 miles south-east), Hare Hatch (2 miles east) and The Holt (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Benson (12 miles north-west), Chinnor (14 miles north), Tilehurst (7 miles south-west), Wallingford (12 miles north-west), Little Heath (7 miles west) and Oakley (14 miles north).
Near you in Shiplake
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough pub, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and Loddon Nature Reserve, among other places. Shiplake’s nearest station is Wargrave station, about 0.9 miles east. Nearby you will also find Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.2 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.1 miles north). Not far away are South Lake and Sonning Hill.
Shiplake questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Shiplake?
That is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can school kitchens in Shiplake be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Shiplake, 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 photos with the dates the site is empty.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Why survey before a clean?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from photos and details, or visit, as suits the job.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it 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. Somewhere as small as Shiplake, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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 pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Never cook with filters missing
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag oily drips near the extract
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. The pair gives a clear record of the clean and the check.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Kitchens that cook for long hours build up grease faster. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the filters, the plenum catches plenty of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Why deal with it now?
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Left alone, grease keeps building between cleans. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Shiplake rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Shiplake
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.