West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
Upper Green TR19 inspection
TR19 inspections, grease thickness testing, pre-clean surveys and post-clean verification in Upper Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
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.
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.
TR19 inspection in Upper Green, done properly
TR19® Grease says grease should not exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, while a reading of 500 microns or more anywhere calls for immediate spot cleaning. Grease testing shows which side of those lines you’re on. Typical jobs include ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and confirming a clean reached the whole system, on insurer audits, pre-clean surveys and wet film thickness tests.
In a small place like Upper Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold 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
- Upper Green (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Upper Green
Food hygiene inspections in Upper Green are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Upper Green falls to 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Inkpen Primary School or anywhere near Upper Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Upper Green (Stargroves is about 2.9 miles south-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Upper Green is about 7 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Upper Green, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Upper Green among them. Reading is in our area too, around 22 miles away.
Work in RG17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Upper Green include Inkpen (1 mile north), Inkpen Common (1 mile north-east), Hell Corner (1 mile north-east), Lower Green (1 mile north-west) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (7 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (7 miles north-east), Hungerford (4 miles north-west), Lambourn (10 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Upper Green
In Upper Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Crown and Garter pub, among other places. The closest station to Upper Green is Kintbury station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Don’t box in or cover duct access panels
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Never cook with filters missing
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Close the access gaps found during inspection, so every part of the duct can be cleaned.
Common questions in Upper Green
Who inspects food businesses in Upper Green?
The local authority for Upper Green is West Berkshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work at weekends in Upper Green?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What is post-clean verification?
A post-clean check records grease readings and photos after the work, for our cleans and other firms’ alike.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
When should we have our next grease test?
It depends on how heavily the kitchen cooks. BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months by daily use, and grease readings help set the real interval.
How the visit works
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. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Upper Green knowing what to expect.
- 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.
- We report back with readings and a fixed quote.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Signs you need TR19 inspection in Upper Green
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. Flames from the range can be pulled into the canopy and travel through the ducts to other parts of the building. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Upper Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
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What your team can do, and what needs us
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’ll take a look and send 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 grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Inspections are planned around mealtimes and holidays to avoid disruption.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, with testing showing whether more is needed.
Leave it or put it right?
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. A fault that closes a site in a village like Upper Green affects everyone who depends on it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
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