Southampton · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Southampton TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Southampton, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
What happens if it’s left?
If a kitchen in Southampton has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. In a busy place like Southampton, a system that’s left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
TR19 inspection in Southampton
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, which is why measurement matters. We give your risk assessment measured figures rather than guesses. The work covers deposit thickness tests, wet film thickness tests and access surveys, and people most often call us about systems that need surveying before cleaning and extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean.
A place as big as Southampton has kitchens of every kind, from takeaways and restaurants to school, hotel and staff kitchens. Each cooks for a different number of hours a day, so each needs cleaning at its own interval.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Southampton (SO19, SO16, SO15, SO18)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Southampton
Which council inspects kitchens in Southampton?
That is Southampton council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southampton. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Southampton?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Southampton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Is there a survey before the work?
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.
When should we have our next grease test?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What grease levels does TR19 allow?
TR19® Grease says the mean shouldn’t exceed 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere at 500 microns or more needs spot cleaning straight away.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We look at the system from canopy to discharge, take grease readings and check access. It lets us plan the clean and send you a fixed quote.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. Our TR19 audits cover readings, pictures, access and a recommended cleaning interval. You can pass it straight to your insurer or broker.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Design faults in the extract system
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
What TR19 inspection looks like in Southampton
Southampton lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 103 pubs, bars and clubs and about 25 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Southampton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Southampton are the job of Southampton council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bevois Town Primary School or anywhere near Southampton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital, about less than half a mile south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Southampton is in England. Whatever kind of site you run in Southampton, we can take on TR19 inspection. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of the SO19, SO16, SO15 and SO18 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. Local streets include London Road, Marshall Square and Grosvenor Square, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. With the A27 and A33 close by, Southampton is easy for our technicians to reach for TR19 inspection. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Inner Avenue (1 mile west), St Denys (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile north) and Northam (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Hounsdown (5 miles west), Nursling (4 miles north-west) and Hillyfields (3 miles west).
Near you in Southampton
In Southampton, that means kitchens and buildings near Rockstone Place Park, The Hobbit pub and St Mary's Independent School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Southampton itself: St Denys station. Nearby you’ll also find Marlands Shopping Centre (1 mile south-west) and R J Mitchell Museum (0.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Southampton includes Netley Common.
Places near Southampton
Also in Southampton
Different parts, different methods
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can drain down and pool at the bottom, so we check there.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
When to call us in Southampton
Grease is fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Missing access panels found on survey
Commuter trade near St Denys station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Managed buildings in a place the size of Southampton often have sign-in, permits-to-work and key holders, and the visit is planned around them.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Between visits
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep certificates, reports and readings in one place so the history is easy to show.