Buckinghamshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Uxbridge
Professional TR19 inspection in and around Uxbridge, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
How we handle TR19 inspection in Uxbridge
BESA’s minimum cleaning frequencies depend on how long the kitchen cooks each day: heavy use (12 to 16 hours a day) every 3 months, moderate use (6 to 12 hours) every 6 months and light use (2 to 6 hours) every 12 months. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. We’re often asked to deal with uncertainty over how often to clean and insurers asking for TR19 evidence, on post-clean checks, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys.
In a smaller place like Uxbridge, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Uxbridge (UB8, UB10, UB9)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a place like Uxbridge, 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
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Questions from Uxbridge
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Uxbridge in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 26 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Uxbridge. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Do you work overnight in Uxbridge?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Uxbridge keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How much notice do you need?
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.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It works whoever carried out the clean.
Towns and villages near Uxbridge
What else we do in Uxbridge
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by TR19 inspection, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- The legal duty, which stays with the responsible person
- Parts of the duct nobody can reach yet
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
Uxbridge kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 127 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 75 takeaways across Uxbridge and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them can be measured for grease to set the right cleaning interval. Fire safety in Uxbridge falls to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Hillingdon council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Uxbridge. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Historic houses near Uxbridge, such as Ickenham Hall about 2.2 miles north-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Uxbridge, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Uxbridge is about 3 miles north-west of Hayes, in Buckinghamshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Uxbridge, please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Uxbridge included. Our Buckinghamshire coverage runs to 263 places, Uxbridge among them. London is in our area too, about 17 miles from Uxbridge.
All of UB8, UB10 and UB9 is within our area for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on York Road, Lawn Road and How's Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Uxbridge on the A4007, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Uxbridge: Cowley (1 mile south), New Denham (1 mile north-west), Hillingdon (1 mile east), Ickenham (2 miles north-east) and Yiewsley (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include High Wycombe (13 miles north-west), Chesham (13 miles north-west), Marlow (13 miles west), Amersham (11 miles north-west), Beaconsfield (9 miles north-west) and Chalfont St Peter (6 miles north-west).
Near you in Uxbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Uxbridge High School, West Middlesex College and Three Tuns pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is West Drayton station, about 2.1 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Chimes (within half a mile north) and Hillingdon Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Northala Fields and Uxbridge Moor.
Part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. We test at points along the run through access panels.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Leave it or put it right?
An EHO visit, an insurance renewal or a fire risk assessment is a bad time to find your extract records are thin. An inspection now gives a site in Uxbridge a current picture. A site near Uxbridge that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Do you need TR19 inspection in Uxbridge?
You cannot judge grease thickness by eye. Clean filters can hide a heavy layer behind them, so readings are the reliable guide.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hillingdon Hospital about 1.2 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What records you will receive afterwards