Essex · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Terling
TR19 inspection across Terling and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Managing agents and facilities teams in Terling
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
TR19 inspection for kitchens and businesses in Terling
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. If you have pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and missing TR19 certificates or history, we can put it right, from post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests onwards.
In a small place like Terling, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Terling (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Terling
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Terling, let us know and we will plan around it.
- Post-clean verification is booked once the clean is done.
- The same access points are opened up.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep the route to access panels clear
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Flag oily drips near the extract
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Regular grease readings keep the cleaning interval honest. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
Grease, kitchens and Terling
Environmental health officers from Braintree council inspect food businesses in Terling. 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. Fire safety in Terling falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near United Reformed Church, or anywhere in Terling, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital, about 4.9 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Terling is about 3 miles west of Witham, in Essex. If you need TR19 inspection in Terling, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Our area covers London and the South East, Terling included. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Terling among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 6 miles from Terling.
TR19 inspection in CM3 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on The Street, Church Road and New Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Gambles Green (1 mile west), Flacks Green (1 mile south-west), Fairstead (1 mile north), Fuller Street (2 miles north-west) and White Notley (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (15 miles east), Chelmsford (6 miles south-west), Braintree (5 miles north), Maldon (7 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south-west) and Rayleigh (15 miles south).
Around Terling
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Rayleigh Arms. The nearest railway station is Hatfield Peverel station, about 2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Cressing Temple (2.8 miles north-east) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (4.9 miles north). For a walk, there’s Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
FAQs for Terling
Which council inspects kitchens in Terling?
In Terling, it’s Braintree council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Terling in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Terling. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
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 give you a fixed quote.
What is post-clean verification?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and pictures. It works whoever carried out the clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Is TR19 cleaning the law?
No, not in itself. But the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk under the Fire Safety Order 2005, and grease in the extract is part of that. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Grease on the fan adds to wear. Readings show if it needs attention before the next clean.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Terling
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
How we price TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- What state the system is in
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
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
If you need TR19 inspection in Terling, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.