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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Shotgate, Essex
TR19 inspection for Shotgate and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
TR19 inspection in Shotgate
A fixed schedule does not always match how a kitchen really cooks. In a busy kitchen, grease can build faster than the minimum intervals allow for, and only measurement shows it. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. If you have cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and an insurer’s request for a TR19 audit, we can put it right, from post-clean checks, wet film thickness tests and deposit thickness tests onwards.
Somewhere as small as Shotgate, 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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Shotgate (SS11, SS12)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- File every inspection report with your certificates
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
How the visit works
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 a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Shotgate, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- You get a report with readings, pictures and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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TR19 inspection around Shotgate
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 13 pubs, bars and clubs across Shotgate and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Shotgate. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Shotgate, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basildon council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Basildon University Hospital about 5.5 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. School kitchens, at schools like Beauchamps High School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near Church of St Nicholas, or anywhere in Shotgate, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Shotgate is about 1 mile east of Wickford, in Essex. For TR19 inspection in and around Shotgate, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, Shotgate included. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Shotgate is one of them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 9 miles away.
Here we cover the SS11 and SS12 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Third Avenue, First Avenue and Second Avenue and the roads around them. Other places close to Shotgate include Rawreth (1 mile east), Wickford (1 mile west), Battlesbridge (1 mile north-east), Runwell (2 miles north-west) and Brock Hill (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (9 miles north), Basildon (5 miles south-west), Brentwood (11 miles west), Maldon (10 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south) and Billericay (6 miles west).
What’s near Shotgate
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hilltop Infant School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Battlesbridge station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Basildon University Hospital (5.5 miles south-west) and Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum (1.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Shotgate includes Shotgate Thickets.
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Shotgate
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Shotgate in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 12 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Shotgate, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work at weekends in Shotgate?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Shotgate needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It works whoever carried out the clean.
What does TR19 inspection cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Is Shotgate in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Shotgate included.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line to book it in.
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Nearby places to Shotgate
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge at the end of the system is checked as well, since grease reaches the very end of the system.