Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Shootash TR19 inspection
One call covers TR19 inspections and grease testing in Shootash, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
TR19 inspection in Shootash
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. The work covers pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and post-clean checks, and people most often call us about extracts that have never been grease tested and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits.
In a village or hamlet like Shootash, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Shootash (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Shootash: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Shootash during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Shootash. You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the dates the site is empty.
Can you come to Shootash after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Shootash keeps running as normal. Just call 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Sites with several canopies take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us to book it in.
When should we have our next grease test?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimum cleaning intervals are every 3, 6 or 12 months for heavy, moderate and light use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School and college kitchens still need their extract checked. Readings show if the interval is right.
Horizontal duct runs
Sections without access are recorded so panels can be added.
Also near Shootash
What else we do in Shootash
Why deal with it now?
Without readings, you are guessing when to clean. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning under TR19® Grease, and you can only act on that if you’ve measured it. A fault that closes a site in a village like Shootash affects everyone who depends on 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 explain each part.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extracts in Shootash
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Shootash and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Environmental health officers from Test Valley council inspect food businesses in Shootash. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Shootash falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Mottisfont Abbey is about 3 miles north), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Romsey Community Hospital (about 2.9 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Shootash is about 3 miles west of Romsey, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Shootash, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 9 miles away.
Every address in SO51 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Shootash, we cover The Frenches (1 mile west), Plaitford Green (2 miles west), East Wellow (2 miles south), West Wellow (2 miles south-west) and Blackhill (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (11 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles east), Andover (15 miles north), Totton (6 miles south), Chandler's Ford (7 miles east) and Hedge End (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Shootash
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Stanbridge Earls School. Shootash’s nearest station is Romsey station, about 2.4 miles east. Well-known places in the area include King Johns House (2.2 miles east) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.9 miles east). The countryside around Shootash includes Copythorne Common.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Shootash and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Shootash
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so panels can be fitted.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Shootash, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed