Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Upper Farringdon
We cover Upper Farringdon for TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
How we handle TR19 inspection in Upper Farringdon
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Grease testing shows whether your kitchen needs cleaning more often than that. Typical jobs include insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning and checking the result of a recent clean, on wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits.
In a small place like Upper Farringdon, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Upper Farringdon (GU34)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
TR19 inspection around Upper Farringdon
About 47 miles out from central London, Upper Farringdon is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Upper Farringdon. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Bentworth Hall, about 3.9 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Upper Farringdon; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Upper Farringdon, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Upper Farringdon is about 3 miles south of Alton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in GU34, we can take on TR19 inspection. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
All of GU34 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Church Road, Crows Lane and Gaston Lane, and we cover them all for TR19 inspection. Nearby, we also carry out TR19 inspection in Farringdon (1 mile south-west), Lower Farringdon (1 mile west), Chawton (2 miles north), Hartley Mauditt (2 miles east) and Alton (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (12 miles north-west), Winchester (15 miles west), Fleet (13 miles north-east), Horndean (14 miles south), Aldershot (13 miles north-east) and Petersfield (8 miles south).
What’s near Upper Farringdon
Around Upper Farringdon, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rose and Crown Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Alton station, roughly 2.8 miles north of the centre. A little further out are The Romany Museum (2.1 miles south-east) and Alton Community Hospital (1.9 miles north). Open spaces near Upper Farringdon include Selborne Hill.
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Upper Farringdon.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Questions from Upper Farringdon
Do you cover smaller places like Upper Farringdon?
Yes, Upper Farringdon is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Upper Farringdon?
Upper Farringdon is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can the work be done while we’re closed?
Yes. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote and we will plan the visit around them.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
WFTT and DTT are the two methods for measuring grease thickness, in microns. Readings are taken at set points through the system.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- Flag changes in how much frying the kitchen does
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. Keep it with your fire safety and TR19 records.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Design faults in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Pre-clean surveys
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Why it’s worth doing now in Upper Farringdon
If a kitchen in Upper Farringdon has been cleaned on the same calendar for years, there’s no way to know if that interval is right without measuring. Measured readings let a competent person set the interval. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Upper Farringdon rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Why Upper Farringdon businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Upper Farringdon
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Common problems we fix in Upper Farringdon
TR19® is the benchmark that insurers, fire officers and EHOs refer to. It is not legislation; the legal duty comes from the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping grease under control.
Look out for any of the following:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Missing access panels found on survey
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Upper Farringdon is Alton Community Hospital, about 1.9 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Proof of insurance