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TR19 inspections and grease testing in The Willows, Hertfordshire
TR19 inspection in The Willows, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
TR19 inspection in The Willows
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in The Willows and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. We survey the system, measure the grease and tell you what needs doing, before any cleaning is booked. If you have extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean and systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements, we can help.
Somewhere as small as The Willows, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and 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.
- Place
- The Willows (SG9)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty or failing extract fan
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
- Store grease readings where your insurer can see them
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
If any reading is 500 microns or more, the report flags it for immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Keep filters clean and in place. Missing or damaged filters let grease straight into the plenum.
Common questions in The Willows
Can school kitchens in The Willows be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of The Willows. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers The Willows?
That’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What accreditations do you have?
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.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
Post-clean verification is a check after a clean, with fresh grease readings and photos. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
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.
How do you measure grease in a kitchen extract?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
BESA’s minimum for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day is a clean every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Canopy and plenum
Filters can look fine while the plenum behind them is heavily coated. That is why we test behind them.
Why deal with it now?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in The Willows a current picture. It’s simpler to plan the work at The Willows now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why The Willows businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Do you need TR19 inspection in The Willows?
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to The Willows is Herts and Essex Hospital, about 5.6 miles south-east.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like The Willows.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen is not busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- You get a report with readings, photos and recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Kitchen extracts in The Willows
The Willows is about 31 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. The Willows is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in The Willows, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Furneux Pelham Church of England School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
The Willows is about 5 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We provide TR19 inspection for businesses, landlords and public buildings in The Willows and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and The Willows is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 21 miles away.
Here we cover the SG9 postcode area for TR19 inspection. We cover sites on Ginns Road and The Wash and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Stocking Pelham (1 mile north-east), Berden (2 miles north-east), Uppend (2 miles south-east), Starling's Green (2 miles north-east) and Mount Pleasant (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (5 miles south-east), Hoddesdon (13 miles south), Hertford (12 miles south-west), Letchworth (14 miles west) and Ware (10 miles south-west).
Around The Willows
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Cock pub and the streets around them. The Willows’s nearest station is Stansted Mountfitchet station, about 4.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brent Pelham (2.2 miles north-west) and Herts and Essex Hospital (5.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near The Willows include Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.