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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Twyford, Wokingham
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Twyford, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
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 will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
About our TR19 inspection in Twyford
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Twyford 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. The work covers post-clean checks, insurer audits and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean.
For a smaller kitchen near Twyford, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Twyford (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
TR19 inspection cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Heavy deposits found on test, which still need cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Insurer audits
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Twyford
Records can go missing when a business changes hands or contractors. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Missing access panels found on survey
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Twyford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
Common questions in Twyford
Is Twyford within the area you cover?
Yes. Twyford is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Twyford out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Twyford. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes, and it’s often the best time. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, whether that is late evening, overnight or a weekend.
How often should a kitchen extract be inspected?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What is post-clean verification?
After a clean, we take new readings and photos to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How long does a TR19 inspection take?
Testing takes around an hour or two per canopy and duct system. Large or multiple systems take longer, so call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will plan it.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In a place like Twyford, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Why act early in Twyford
Finding a hotspot early means a targeted spot clean rather than a bigger problem later. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. A quieter site near Twyford still needs its system looked after.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- We’re fully insured
TR19 inspection around Twyford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs and bars across Twyford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Twyford is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Wokingham council inspect food businesses in Twyford. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Twyford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Polehampton Church of England Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Twyford is about 2 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. For TR19 inspection in and around Twyford, please ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Twyford. Across Wokingham, we cover 35 places, and Twyford is one of them.
Work in RG10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Station Road, High Street and London Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Twyford, we cover Ruscombe (1 mile north-east), Charvil (1 mile west), Whistley Green (1 mile south), Hare Hatch (1 mile north-east) and Hurst (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (5 miles south-west), Wokingham (5 miles south), Earley (4 miles south-west), Crowthorne (8 miles south), Lower Earley (4 miles south-west) and Winnersh (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Twyford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Loddon Nature Reserve, The Piggott School and Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School, among other places. Twyford has its own railway station: Twyford station. Other landmarks nearby include Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.5 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (3.8 miles north). The countryside around Twyford includes South Lake and Alder Moors.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.