Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Tidworth TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections and grease testing for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Tidworth. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
About our TR19 inspection in Tidworth
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. If you have kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and extracts that have never been grease tested, we can help, from wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and access surveys onwards.
Around a smaller place like Tidworth, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Tidworth (SP9)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Tidworth
Is Tidworth within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you work in Tidworth outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Tidworth needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Why survey before a clean?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, before anyone starts cleaning. Missing access panels are noted ahead of the clean.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Why it’s worth doing now in Tidworth
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Tidworth than wait for a failure.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Tidworth
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
TR19 inspection in Tidworth: the local picture
Food hygiene inspections in Tidworth are the job of Test Valley 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. Fire safety in Tidworth falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Tidworth, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Tidworth is about 8 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Tidworth or further out, we cover TR19 inspection for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. We also work in Southampton, around 25 miles away.
Work in SP9 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Station Road, Pennings Road and Ebble Close, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Tidworth is on the A338 and A3026, so it’s easy for us to get to for TR19 inspection. We also cover the places around Tidworth: Perham Down (1 mile east), Ludgershall (2 miles north-east), Shipton Bellinger (2 miles south), Great Shoddesden (2 miles east) and Kimpton (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Andover (8 miles east), Whitchurch (14 miles east), East Anton (9 miles east), Picket Piece (10 miles east), Picket Twenty (9 miles east) and Finkley Down (10 miles east).
Around Tidworth
Around Tidworth, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Clarendon Infants' School. Well-known places in the area include Ludgershall Castle (2.2 miles north-east). Open spaces near Tidworth include Quarley Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What TR19 inspection cannot fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
What affects the quote in Tidworth
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Tidworth
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
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.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Tidworth?
Not every section of a kitchen extract is easy to get to, and grease can be missed there clean after clean. An inspection of a system in Tidworth shows where access panels are missing, so the gaps can be closed.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
For schools such as The Wellington Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system, and we clear up before we go. Around Tidworth, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- Access panels are located and any missing ones noted.
- Grease readings are taken and photos recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.