Hampshire · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Wivelrod
TR19 inspection across Wivelrod and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Insurance renewals needing proof of TR19 cleaning
- Systems cleaned on a calendar with no measurements
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
About our TR19 inspection in Wivelrod
Before any clean in Wivelrod, we survey the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. We check where the access panels are and whether every section can be reached, and grease readings are taken at set points. Typical jobs include kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and missing access panels found on survey, across pre-clean surveys, insurer audits and post-clean checks.
Work in a small place like Wivelrod 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.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Wivelrod (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Wivelrod
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that can’t be reached, so the gaps can be closed.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Insurers asking for TR19 evidence
- Surveys needed before quoting a full clean
Where a hall near Chapel of Alton Abbey, or anywhere in Wivelrod, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Wivelrod
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The site address and the type of premises
- A few general shots of the system
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Wivelrod.
- First we look at the system’s cleaning history, if there is one.
- The layout is traced from the canopy to the discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- Grease readings are taken and pictures recorded.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Wivelrod: your questions answered
Will you come out to Wivelrod?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Wivelrod included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can you work in Wivelrod outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
We check the layout, the grease levels and the access, so the clean goes to plan. Missing access panels are noted so they can be sorted first.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
We visit after a clean, take readings at set points and photograph the system. The report flags anything missed.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
How often should grease be tested?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. The readings themselves tell you if the interval needs to change.
Wivelrod kitchens: local notes
Wivelrod is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Wivelrod are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Alton Community Hospital (about 2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Bentworth Hall is about 0.8 miles north-west), access may need planning.
Wivelrod is about 3 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in GU34, we can carry out TR19 inspection at your premises. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (21 miles or so).
Here we cover the GU34 postcode area for TR19 inspection. If your site is just outside Wivelrod, we cover Thedden (1 mile north-east), Beech (1 mile east), Holt End (1 mile north-west), New Copse (1 mile west) and Bentworth (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (9 miles north), Winchester (13 miles south-west), Fleet (13 miles north-east), Aldershot (14 miles north-east), Alton (3 miles east) and Petersfield (10 miles south-east).
Near you in Wivelrod
The closest station to Wivelrod is Alton station, about 3 miles east. A little further out are Barton Castle (3.5 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (2 miles east). Not far away are King's Hill.
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of horizontal ducts as the air cools. Readings are taken along each run through its access panels.
Other services in Wivelrod
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wet film thickness tests
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.