Wokingham · TR19 inspections and grease testing
TR19 inspections and grease testing in Woosehill, Wokingham
TR19 inspection for Woosehill, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Post-clean verification after another contractor’s clean
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
TR19 inspection in Woosehill
A pre-clean survey looks at the whole system, from canopy to discharge. Access is checked along the full length, and record grease readings at set points. The work covers post-clean checks, pre-clean surveys and deposit thickness tests, and the jobs we see most are ductwork where grease may be over the TR19 limits and missing access panels found on survey.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Woosehill gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Woosehill (RG41)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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, which is where we come in.
More services for Woosehill
What TR19 inspection looks like in Woosehill
Food Standards Agency data counts about 56 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 17 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Woosehill. Where they cook under a canopy, a grease reading is the way to tell whether the extract is due a clean. Woosehill sits within the area of 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. Food hygiene inspections in Woosehill are the job of Wokingham council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Woosehill Community Church or elsewhere in Woosehill, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. Commuter trade near Wokingham station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Woosehill is about 1 mile west of Wokingham, in Wokingham. If you need TR19 inspection in Woosehill, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Woosehill. 35 places in Wokingham are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 6 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RG41 for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. If you need TR19 inspection at premises on Heron Road, Arthur Road and Heelas Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Woosehill: Wokingham (1 mile east), Emmbrook (1 mile north), Sindlesham (1 mile north-west), Winnersh (2 miles north-west) and Hurst (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (6 miles north-west), Earley (4 miles north-west), Crowthorne (4 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles west), Newtown (5 miles north-west) and Coley Park (6 miles north-west). Woosehill is among the bigger places we cover in Wokingham for TR19 inspection.
Landmarks near Woosehill
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Emmbrook School and Ye Olde Leathern Bottel pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wokingham station, roughly 0.7 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Wokingham Hospital (0.6 miles east) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Holt Copse & Joel Park and Sonning Hill.
How it works
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from an hour for a small canopy and short duct to a good part of a day for a large site. In a place like Woosehill, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We go through any past certificates and reports.
- We follow the extract from canopy to discharge.
- We note where access panels are and where more are needed.
- We measure the grease and photograph each point.
- You get a report and a fixed quote for the clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Sections with no access, until panels are fitted
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- A faulty or failing extract fan
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Post-clean checks
- Insurer audits
- Deposit thickness tests
- Pre-clean surveys
- Wet film thickness tests
- Access surveys
How we price TR19 inspection
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
FAQs for Woosehill
Can a school canteen extract in Woosehill be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Woosehill. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Woosehill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Woosehill does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Can you verify a clean after it’s been done?
It’s an inspection after cleaning, to show what state the system was left in, whoever did the clean.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Book the next test on the date in the report
- File every inspection report with your certificates
- Wipe the canopy surfaces regularly
Readings of 500 microns or more are highlighted as needing immediate spot cleaning, and we can quote to do it.
Test grease regularly instead of relying on the calendar. It spots changes in how fast grease builds.
What the work involves, part by part
Restaurants, pubs and hotels
A kitchen running from breakfast to late service builds grease quickly. Readings show if the cleans are frequent enough.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease can run down and collect at the base, so the base is a key test point.
What we are called out for in Woosehill
Grease builds up as cooking vapour cools inside the extract. It often collects where nobody can see it: the plenum, bends and horizontal runs.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Kitchen extract systems with no recent grease readings
- Heavy grease suspected in the plenum or ducts
- Checking the result of a recent clean
School kitchens, at schools like Windmill Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What hours they’ll be on site