Isle of Wight · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Southford, Isle of Wight
TR19 inspection for Southford, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
How we handle TR19 inspection in Southford
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. Typical jobs include pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts, on pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and access surveys.
Work in a small place like Southford starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Southford (PO38)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Southford
Which fire authority looks after Southford?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 sea air affect TR19 inspection in Southford?
It can. Salt air reaches Southford, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. The interval should come from a competent person’s risk assessment backed by grease measurement.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
As a guide, it takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. The size of the system and the access make the difference.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Evenings, nights and weekends are normal working hours for us, so you don’t have to close during trading.
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Common problems we fix in Southford
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Sheat Manor is about 3.7 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a survey comes first
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Southford and across the Isle of Wight. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Clean-looking filters do not mean a clean plenum. So we measure behind the filters, not just in front.
Horizontal duct runs
Bends and long runs can hold heavy deposits, well away from where anyone looks.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Send TR19 audit reports to your insurer on request
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep all TR19 records together so you can produce them quickly.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. In a small place like Southford, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we book a time that won’t disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear the space around the work
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, before the next clean is due. It’s simpler to plan the work at Southford now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
- We diagnose before we treat
- We’re fully insured
Grease, kitchens and Southford
The coast is only about 2 miles from Southford. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Southford sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Southford are the job of Isle of Wight council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St. Mary and St. Radegund or elsewhere in Southford, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A hospital like Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children, about 4.5 miles north-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Southford is about 6 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Sites in Southford get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (16 miles or so).
All of PO38 is covered for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Southford, we cover Bierley (1 mile south-west), Nettlecombe (1 mile south-east), Godshill (2 miles north), Wroxall (2 miles east) and Sandford (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles north), Ryde (9 miles north-east), Cowes (10 miles north), Sandown (6 miles north-east), Shanklin (4 miles east) and Ventnor (3 miles east). If your site is somewhere remote, a little more planning is needed, so mention it when you ask for a quote.
Landmarks near Southford
Around Southford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The White Horse Inn, among other places. The closest station to Southford is Shanklin station, roughly 4.5 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Blackgang Sawmill Museum (2.2 miles south-west) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (4.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Southford include Stenbury Down.