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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Woodham Mortimer, Essex
We cover Woodham Mortimer for TR19 inspection. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Confirming a clean reached the whole system
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Extracts that have never been grease tested
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Report grease dripping from the canopy
- Tell us if menus or opening hours change
- Clean or swap grease filters as often as the kitchen needs
After the inspection, we send a report showing each reading, its location and pictures. File it alongside your TR19 certificates.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It shows if build-up is speeding up.
How we handle TR19 inspection in Woodham Mortimer
A grease test measures how thick the grease is inside a kitchen extract system. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results show whether the system needs cleaning and how soon. The work covers deposit thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about confirming a clean reached the whole system and missing access panels found on survey.
In a village or hamlet like Woodham Mortimer, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Woodham Mortimer (CM9)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Woodham Mortimer
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Woodham Mortimer and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Signs you need TR19 inspection in Woodham Mortimer
Kitchens change: a new menu, longer hours or more frying can all add grease. A cleaning interval set years ago may no longer fit.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
- Cleaning intervals that may not suit the kitchen
- Extracts that may be over the 200 micron mean
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Woodham Mortimer (Danbury Place is about 2.7 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
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. Leave those to us.
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How the job changes from site to site
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Inspections are done when the kitchen is closed or quiet so the kitchen keeps cooking.
Vertical risers
In buildings with several floors, the riser may pass through other tenants’ space, so we arrange access ahead of time.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Woodham Mortimer.
- The visit is arranged for when the kitchen isn’t busy.
- Every part of the system is examined, end to end.
- We take WFTT or DTT readings at set points along the system.
- 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 the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What affects the quote in Woodham Mortimer
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Woodham Mortimer: your questions answered
Can you work in Woodham Mortimer outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Woodham Mortimer can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Which fire service covers Woodham Mortimer?
Woodham Mortimer is in the area of Essex County 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 long does grease testing take?
Testing takes a morning or less for one kitchen, more where there are several systems. Large or multiple systems take longer, and you can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email to book it in.
What is a WFTT or DTT grease test?
Grease thickness testing measures the layer of grease on the duct surfaces, using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). The results are given in microns.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Is Woodham Mortimer in your area?
Yes. We cover Woodham Mortimer and across Essex, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
TR19 inspection around Woodham Mortimer
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs and bars across Woodham Mortimer and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Maldon council inspect food businesses in Woodham Mortimer. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Woodham Mortimer sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Woodham Mortimer, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Baddow Hospital (about 4.9 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Woodham Mortimer is about 3 miles west of Maldon, in Essex. We carry out TR19 inspection for commercial premises of every kind in Woodham Mortimer and the rest of Essex. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 6 miles away.
Here we cover the CM9 postcode area for TR19 inspection. TR19 inspection is available to premises on Maldon Road, Conduit Lane and Bryant's Lane and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Woodham Mortimer: Hazeleigh (1 mile south-east), Woodham Walter (1 mile north), Curling Tye Green (2 miles north-east), Ulting (3 miles north) and Maldon (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (6 miles west), Basildon (12 miles south-west), Braintree (12 miles north), Brentwood (15 miles south-west), Canvey Island (13 miles south) and Billericay (10 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Woodham Mortimer
Around Woodham Mortimer, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Hurdlemarker's Arms and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is South Woodham Ferrers station, roughly 4.3 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Baddow Hospital (4.9 miles west). The countryside around Woodham Mortimer includes Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves.