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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Wolverton, Hampshire
TR19 inspection across Wolverton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
Your questions about TR19 inspection in Wolverton
Which council inspects kitchens in Wolverton?
The local authority for Wolverton is Basingstoke and Deane council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which fire authority looks after Wolverton?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Do you check other contractors’ cleans?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
How much does TR19 inspection cost in Wolverton?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Ask us for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can you work evenings and weekends?
Yes. Much of our work happens in the evening, overnight or at weekends, so you do not have to close during trading.
TR19 inspection in Wolverton, done properly
A fixed schedule doesn’t always match how a kitchen really cooks. Some kitchens build up grease faster than the minimum intervals assume, which is why measurement matters. Our readings give your risk assessment real numbers to work from. We’re often asked to deal with post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean and uncertainty over how often to clean, on wet film thickness tests, deposit thickness tests and access surveys.
For a kitchen in or near Wolverton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Wolverton (RG26)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
- Installation problems, which fall under design guidance such as DW172
- Mechanical faults in the extract
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
Fixed quotes for TR19 inspection in Wolverton
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Nearby places to Wolverton
Also in Wolverton
TR19 inspection around Wolverton
It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Wolverton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. At about 49 miles from central London, Wolverton sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Park Prewett Hospital (about 4.9 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Wolverton is about 3 miles south-west of Tadley, in Hampshire. From the centre of Wolverton to the outskirts, TR19 inspection is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Wolverton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for TR19 inspection. There’s also a page for Reading, roughly 13 miles from Wolverton.
TR19 inspection in RG26 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover Fair Oak (1 mile north), Kingsclere (2 miles west), Ashford Hill (2 miles north), Plastow Green (2 miles north-west) and Goose Hill (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (6 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles south-west), Tadley (3 miles north-east), Hook (11 miles east), Popley (6 miles south-east) and Kempshott (6 miles south-east).
What’s near Wolverton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The George And Dragon Public House and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Thatcham station, roughly 5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Park Prewett Hospital (4.9 miles south-east). The countryside around Wolverton includes Ladle Hill.
What happens on the day
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job 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 Wolverton is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- The system is checked from canopy to discharge.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- Each test point and any access problems are photographed.
- The findings go into a report with readings, pictures and a recommended next clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call 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 will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What staff can safely do
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Wolverton and across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Common problems we fix in Wolverton
When a site in Wolverton changes owner or cleaning contractor, the records don’t always follow. With no history, the current state of the extract is a guess.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Sites with gaps in their extract records
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Catherine or elsewhere in Wolverton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Why deal with it now?
A check after cleaning shows whether the work reached every part it should have, while there’s still time to put anything right. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Wolverton is calmer for everyone.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Photo reports with every job
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.