Bracknell Forest · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Winkfield Row
We cover Winkfield Row for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
Winkfield Row: your questions answered
Will you come out to Winkfield Row?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Winkfield Row included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can school kitchens in Winkfield Row be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Winkfield Row, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
How much does TR19 inspection cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll normally reply within one working day.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What is grease thickness testing?
It’s a measurement of how much grease is coating the inside of the extract, by WFTT or DTT. Each reading is recorded in microns.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you carry out TR19 audits for insurers?
Yes. We inspect the system and produce a report with grease readings, photos and any inaccessible areas. It’s set out for your insurer or broker.
TR19 inspection in Winkfield Row, done properly
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. We use the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT), taking readings at set points. The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. The work covers wet film thickness tests, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits, and the jobs we see most are insurers asking for TR19 evidence and cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen.
In a small place like Winkfield Row, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Winkfield Row (RG42, SL5)
- Region
- Bracknell Forest
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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TR19 inspection around Winkfield Row
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Winkfield Row. A WFTT or DTT reading tells each of those kitchens whether its grease is staying under the 200-micron mean. Environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council inspect food businesses in Winkfield Row. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Winkfield Row is 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (St Leonard's Hill is about 3.8 miles north-east), access may need planning. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School or anywhere near Winkfield Row, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Winkfield Row is about 2 miles north-east of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. If you need TR19 inspection in Winkfield Row, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Our area covers London and the South East, including Winkfield Row. Across Bracknell Forest, we cover 41 places, Winkfield Row among them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 12 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG42 and SL5 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the streets around it. We cover sites on Merlin Clove, Astra Mead and Simkins Close and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Warfield Park (1 mile south-west), Chavey Down (1 mile south), Whitegrove (1 mile west), Brockhill (1 mile north) and Maiden's Green (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Sandhurst (6 miles south-west), Binfield (3 miles west), Great Hollands (3 miles south-west), Temple Park (3 miles west), Popeswood (3 miles west) and Hanworth (3 miles south-west).
Near you in Winkfield Row
In Winkfield Row, that means kitchens and buildings near Lambrook and Garth Hill College, among other places. The closest station to Winkfield Row is Martins Heron station, roughly 1.6 miles south-west. A little further out are The Lexicon (1.8 miles south-west) and Heatherwood Hospital (1.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Bray Pit and Virginia Water Lake.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
We test between services, early in the morning or after close so trading isn’t affected.
Canopy and plenum
We look over the canopy, inside and out, with readings where grease collects.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
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 send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. The timing of a visit to Winkfield Row is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- We repeat the WFTT or DTT readings.
- We photograph each area to record how it was left.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Why deal with it now?
Skipping grease testing leaves the cleaning interval to guesswork. If grease reaches 500 microns anywhere, TR19® Grease calls for immediate spot cleaning, which you will not know without measuring. With notice, the visit to Winkfield Row can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- In business since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- The responsible person’s own fire risk assessment
- Mechanical faults in the extract
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Insurer audits
- Post-clean checks
- Wet film thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Winkfield Row
Grease in a duct is flammable fuel. A flare-up on the range can be drawn into the canopy and duct, and from there a fire can spread through the ductwork. Measuring it is the first step to keeping it under control.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Heatherwood Hospital (about 1.6 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify