Surrey · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections in Woodham
TR19 inspection for Woodham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
Questions from Woodham
Can school kitchens in Woodham be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 17 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Woodham. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you come to Woodham after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Woodham needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What do the grease readings need to be?
TR19® Grease says grease should not go over a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Any reading of 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What happens on a pre-clean survey?
It’s a look at the whole extract before it’s cleaned, with readings and photos. The survey can be done from pictures and details or on site, as suits the job.
How often should grease be tested?
Enough to be sure grease stays within the TR19® Grease figures between cleans. If readings rise, the interval should shorten.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
TR19 inspection in Woodham
BESA sets minimum cleaning intervals by daily use: every 3 months for heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day, every 6 months for moderate use of 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months for light use of 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings help set the real interval. Common call-outs are for pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean and ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits, on access surveys, pre-clean surveys and insurer audits.
Around a smaller place like Woodham, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Woodham (KT15, GU21)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Woodham
Look up Woodham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 45 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 16 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Woodham. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Woodham. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Woking council inspect food businesses in Woodham. 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.
For schools such as Fullbrook School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Commuter trade near West Byfleet station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Woodham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Woodham is about 3 miles north-east of Woking, in Surrey. Whatever kind of site you run in Woodham, TR19 inspection is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, Woodham among them. You can also see our page for Guildford, roughly 7 miles from Woodham.
All of KT15 and GU21 is covered for TR19 inspection, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Willow Close, Greenwood Close and Westwood Avenue and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Woodham: West Byfleet (1 mile south-east), Sheerwater (1 mile south-west), Pyrford (1 mile south), Row Town (1 mile north) and Ottershaw (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (7 miles south), Woking (3 miles south-west), Camberley (9 miles west), Epsom (11 miles east), Farnham (15 miles south-west) and Ewell (11 miles east).
Near you in Woodham
In Woodham, that means kitchens and buildings near The Grange Community Infant School, The Station pub and The Bishop David Brown School. The nearest railway station is West Byfleet station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. A little further out are St. Peter's Hospital (2.3 miles north) and The Peacocks (2.6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s St Ann's Hill and Papercourt Marshes.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, 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. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Woodham, so let us know how to reach it.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The canopy itself is checked inside and out, and note where grease has gathered.
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
Heavy use under BESA guidance, 12 to 16 hours a day, means a clean at least every 3 months, and readings show whether that is enough.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- The grease itself, which needs a full or spot clean
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wet film thickness tests
- Post-clean checks
- Deposit thickness tests
- Access surveys
- Pre-clean surveys
- Insurer audits
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
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 records stay tidy.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep TR19 certificates, readings and reports together
- Keep access panels clear and unpainted
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Flag oily drips near the extract
The report recommends when the system should next be cleaned and tested, based on the readings and how the kitchen is used.
Clean, correctly fitted filters stop more grease reaching the duct. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
Why it’s worth doing now in Woodham
If there’s a fire or a claim, your insurer may ask for TR19 records. Without them, a claim can be reduced or refused. An up-to-date inspection report is a good place to start. When a site near Woodham shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
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 details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.