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TR19 Inspection in Wendlebury
Specialist TR19 inspection for Wendlebury: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Checking the result of a recent clean
- An insurer’s request for a TR19 audit
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
TR19 inspection in Wendlebury
If you’ve taken over a kitchen in Wendlebury and don’t 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 access surveys, wet film thickness tests and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen and sections of duct that can’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Wendlebury (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Common questions in Wendlebury
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Wendlebury?
In Wendlebury, it’s Cherwell council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Wendlebury?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Wendlebury. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We survey, measure and photograph the system first. We can work from pictures and details, or visit, whichever suits the system.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How much time does an inspection need?
Testing takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos to book it in.
How often should grease be tested?
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.
TR19 inspection around Wendlebury
Look up Wendlebury on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 10 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wendlebury. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Food hygiene inspections in Wendlebury are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Wendlebury is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Bicester Community Hospital (about 2 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Wendlebury is about 2 miles south-west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX25, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. Wendlebury is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. Oxford is in our area too, about 9 miles from Wendlebury.
We work across OX25 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Church Lane, St Giles Close and Rectory Close or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Wendlebury, we cover Chesterton (1 mile north), Merton (2 miles south-east), Fencott (2 miles south-east), Charlton-on-Otmoor (2 miles south) and Ambrosden (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (9 miles south), Banbury (15 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south), Witney (14 miles south-west), Thame (13 miles south-east) and Kidlington (6 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Wendlebury
In Wendlebury, that means kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion Public House, among other places. Wendlebury’s nearest station is Bicester Village station, about 2.1 miles north-east. A little further out are Bicester Community Hospital (2 miles north-east) and Ardley Castle (4.9 miles north). The countryside around Wendlebury includes Woodsides Meadow and Graven Hill.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
When to call us in Wendlebury
When a site in Wendlebury changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records do not always follow. Without them, nobody knows how much grease is in the system or when it was last cleaned.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Giles or anywhere around Wendlebury, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Grease can gather thickly at bends and along long runs, well away from where anyone looks.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that’s enough.
Why deal with it now?
Post-clean verification shows whether the system was left the way the certificate says, while there’s still time to put anything right. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wendlebury rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Wendlebury and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We agree a time when the kitchen is closed or quiet.
- We look over the canopy, plenum, ducts, fan and discharge.
- Grease readings are taken at set points using WFTT or DTT.
- We photograph the test points and record any sections we cannot reach.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Mechanical faults in the extract
- Hidden runs that need access panels first
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Access surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Insurer audits