West Berkshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 Inspection in Wash Common
Our technicians work in Wash Common on TR19 inspections and grease testing. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
TR19 inspection in Wash Common
Post-clean verification is a check carried out once the cleaning is done, with fresh grease readings, photos and a look at the areas that were cleaned. It gives you evidence of how the system was actually left. Common call-outs are for parts of the system left out of past cleans and kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings, across wet film thickness tests, post-clean checks and pre-clean surveys.
For a smaller kitchen near Wash Common, 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.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Wash Common (RG14, RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
- Share inspection reports with your insurer or broker when asked
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can arrange it.
Keep all TR19 records together so the history is easy to show.
What happens if it’s left?
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Missing records can put a claim at risk. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. Even a site near Wash Common that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We are fully insured
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. In a smaller place like Wash Common, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
TR19 inspection around Wash Common
There are about 8 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops in Wash Common and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Wash Common. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wash Common. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as Falkland Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near St Luke Church, or anywhere in Wash Common, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Wash Common is West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 3.1 miles north-east.
Wash Common is about 2 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. For TR19 inspection in and around Wash Common, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. We work across South East England and London, including Wash Common. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 17 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for TR19 inspection: RG14 and RG20. That includes premises on Battle Road, Stuart Road and Warren Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Wash Common include Wash Water (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (1 mile south-west), Skinners Green (1 mile north-west), Newtown Common (1 mile south-east) and Sandleford (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Thatcham (4 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Calcot (14 miles east), Lambourn (12 miles north-west) and Shaw (3 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Wash Common
In Wash Common, that means kitchens and buildings near Horris Hill School, Park House School and The Gun pub. Wash Common’s nearest station is Newbury station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (2 miles north-east) and Hamstead Marshall 2 (2.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Sidown Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
Common questions in Wash Common
Do you work overnight in Wash Common?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Wash Common?
Kitchens in Wash Common are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, TR19® isn’t legislation. The Fire Safety Order 2005 still requires the responsible person to manage fire risk, which in a kitchen includes grease in the extract. Many insurance policies also require TR19 adherence.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
Verification means repeat readings and photos once the clean is done. The report flags anything missed.
How long does grease testing take?
Typically, the inspection takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. System size and access decide the rest.
What does TR19 mean?
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum behind the filters can carry a lot of grease. Readings and photos are taken in the plenum as part of every survey.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
We fit testing around service times and school holidays to avoid disruption.
Towns and villages near Wash Common
What else we do in Wash Common
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wash Common
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s 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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.