West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Speenhamland TR19 inspection
Need TR19 inspection in Speenhamland? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so we check there.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. We take readings there and photograph it on every inspection.
About our TR19 inspection in Speenhamland
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with new readings and photos of the cleaned areas. It shows whether the system was left in the condition the paperwork describes. The work covers access surveys, deposit thickness tests and insurer audits, and people most often call us about insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and systems that need surveying before cleaning.
In a smaller place like Speenhamland, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: 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
- Speenhamland (RG14, RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Speenhamland questions
Which environmental health team covers Speenhamland?
That’s West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Speenhamland. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Speenhamland in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Speenhamland. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Are you accredited?
We are 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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
What do the grease readings need to be?
The TR19® Grease figures are a mean of 200 microns or less between cleans, and immediate spot cleaning wherever a reading hits 500 microns. We show your readings against those figures.
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Speenhamland.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
What affects the quote in Speenhamland
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Why act early in Speenhamland
Don’t wait for an EHO visit or insurance renewal to find gaps in your extract records. An inspection now gives a site in Speenhamland a current picture. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Speenhamland
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Trading since 2009
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Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Diary the next grease test and clean
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Keep canopy edges and gutters wiped down
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
Keep the verification report next to the certificate it relates to. Together they show the system was cleaned and checked.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
Speenhamland kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 91 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 25 takeaways and sandwich shops across Speenhamland and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Food hygiene inspections in Speenhamland are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. 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. The fire and rescue service for Speenhamland is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Nicolas Church or elsewhere in Speenhamland, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Speenhamland School or anywhere near Speenhamland, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a café or takeaway near Newbury station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Speenhamland is about 1 mile north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Speenhamland and the rest of West Berkshire. Speenhamland is one of 155 places in West Berkshire we cover for commercial clients. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the RG14 and RG20 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Park Lane, Shaw Road and Bear Lane, all of which we cover for TR19 inspection. Main roads around Speenhamland include the A4, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Speenhamland include Shaw (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north), Speen (1 mile west), Bagnor (1 mile west) and Stockcross (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Thatcham (3 miles east), Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in West Berkshire, Speenhamland has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for TR19 inspection.
Around Speenhamland
Around Speenhamland, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The High Horse pub, Trinity School and Trinity School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Newbury station, roughly 0.7 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Donnington Castle (1 mile north-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (within half a mile south). Open spaces near Speenhamland include Rack Marsh.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Berkshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.