West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Theale
TR19 inspection in Theale from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Theale
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
If you run a café or takeaway near Theale station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
About our TR19 inspection in Theale
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Theale and do not know when the extract was last cleaned, an inspection is the place to start. You get readings, pictures and a clear view of what’s needed, before any cleaning is booked. If you have parts of the system left out of past cleans and confirming a clean reached the whole system, we can put it right.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Theale gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Theale (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Theale
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
How we price TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- The number of sites or systems
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. Just send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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
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.
Places near Theale
Also in Theale
Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Design faults in the extract system
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Mechanical faults in the extract
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. 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. We plan the journey to Theale and bring what the job is likely to need.
- 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.
- We report the findings and flag any areas that need more work.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Theale: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Theale?
Yes, Theale is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you come to Theale after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Theale does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
How long does grease testing take?
An inspection takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will plan it.
Why survey before a clean?
A survey finds out how the system is laid out, how dirty it is and what can be reached, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What is post-clean verification?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
TR19 inspection in Theale: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 5 pubs and bars registered across Theale and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Theale. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Theale. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Theale is Battle Hospital, about 3.8 miles north-east. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Theale C.E. Primary School or anywhere near Theale, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Theale is about 4 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. From the centre of Theale to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small.
Work in RG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Station Road, High Street and Bath Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Theale, we cover Sheffield Bottom (1 mile south-east), Englefield (1 mile north-west), Calcot (1 mile east), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile east) and Trash Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (11 miles west), Thatcham (8 miles west), Burghfield Common (3 miles south), Speenhamland (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (5 miles south-east) and Shaw (10 miles west).
Local landmarks in Theale
Around Theale, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Theale Green Community School, Red Lion pub and Calcot Park and the streets around them. Theale has its own railway station: Theale station. A little further out are Battle Hospital (3.8 miles north-east) and Thames Valley Police Museum (1.2 miles south). Not far away are Hosehill Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
What staff can safely do
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 will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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’s our job.