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TR19 Inspection in Wherwell Wood
TR19 inspection in Wherwell Wood from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Sections of duct that cannot be reached
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
How we handle TR19 inspection in Wherwell Wood
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. Common call-outs are for ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and extracts that have never been grease tested, across deposit thickness tests, access surveys and post-clean checks.
Work in a small place like Wherwell Wood starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Wherwell Wood (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wherwell Wood
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Wherwell Wood
Menus, opening hours and cooking styles change over time, and more frying or longer hours mean more grease. The old cleaning schedule may not match the kitchen any more.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 3.2 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Common questions in Wherwell Wood
Which fire authority looks after Wherwell Wood?
Wherwell Wood is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who inspects food businesses in Wherwell Wood?
In Wherwell Wood, it’s Test Valley 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.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
After a clean, we take new readings and pictures to show how the system was left. It can follow our own cleans or another contractor’s.
How often should grease be tested?
Often enough to know the mean stays under 200 microns between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Design faults in the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Fan breakdowns, which need a repair visit
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Why act early in Wherwell Wood
Catching heavy deposits early keeps the fix small. Ignored, the layer only gets thicker. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Wherwell Wood rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Wherwell Wood businesses choose us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. For a village or hamlet like Wherwell Wood, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First we book a time that will not disrupt cooking.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Photos are taken at each point, and access gaps noted.
- We send a report setting out the readings, photos and next steps.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Wherwell Wood
Food Standards Agency records include about 4 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Wherwell Wood. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Wherwell Wood is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Wherwell Wood are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wherwell Primary School or anywhere near Wherwell Wood, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Wherwell Wood, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Wherwell Wood is about 3 miles south-east of Andover, in Hampshire. Wherwell Wood gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Wherwell Wood is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 18 miles from Wherwell Wood.
TR19 inspection in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for TR19 inspection include Wherwell (1 mile south-east), Goodworth Clatford (1 mile west), Cottonworth (1 mile south), Fullerton (2 miles south) and Chilbolton (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (15 miles south), Andover (3 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (13 miles south), Romsey (13 miles south) and Hyde (10 miles south-east).
Around Wherwell Wood
Around Wherwell Wood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near White Lion Public House and Winton Community Academy, among other places. The closest station to Wherwell Wood is Andover station, roughly 2.9 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Andover War Memorial Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Andover Museum (2.6 miles north). Open spaces near Wherwell Wood include Mill Lake and Anton Lakes.