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TR19 inspections and grease testing in Yateley, Hampshire
Looking for TR19 inspection in Yateley? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Systems that need surveying before cleaning
- Kitchens whose menu or hours have changed
- Missing TR19 certificates or history
TR19 inspection in Yateley
Grease thickness testing tells you how much grease is sitting in the canopy, ducts and fan. Readings are taken at set points using the Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or the Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). From the numbers, you can see whether cleaning is due. The work covers wet film thickness tests, insurer audits and pre-clean surveys, and people most often call us about kitchens taken over with no cleaning records and missing access panels found on survey.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Yateley, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
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
- Yateley (GU46)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
What we are called out for in Yateley
Some parts of a system are hard to reach, so those sections can be skipped time and again. A survey finds the sections that cannot be reached, so panels can be fitted.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Uncertainty over how often to clean
- Parts of the system left out of past cleans
- Pre-clean surveys before a first TR19 clean
- Kitchens taken over with no cleaning records
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Pinewood Hospital is the nearest hospital to Yateley, about 3.6 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether a survey comes first
- When the next visit should be, and why
Questions from Yateley
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Yateley during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 7 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Yateley. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Yateley?
Yateley is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
When should we have our next grease test?
Each report recommends when to test and clean next, taking the readings and the kitchen’s hours into account. A risk assessment based on measured grease should set the interval.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification and the industry benchmark, not legislation. The law is the Fire Safety Order 2005, under which the responsible person must manage fire risk, and TR19® is what insurers and fire officers look to.
How much time does an inspection need?
An inspection takes a couple of hours for a typical kitchen extract system. Sites with several canopies take longer, so call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll plan it.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
What affects the cost of TR19 inspection
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Towns and villages near Yateley
What else we do in Yateley
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the TR19 inspection, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for a single kitchen, longer for a large or complex system. Three things shape a visit in Yateley: when you’re closed, where we can park and how we get to the system.
- After the clean, we arrange a time to check the system.
- We open the access points used on the clean.
- Grease readings are taken again at set points.
- Photos are taken to show the condition after the clean.
- The results are reported, with anything missed flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Need a price for TR19 inspection? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
TR19 inspection around Yateley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 14 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 9 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Yateley, up to about a mile and a half out. For any of them with a canopy, measuring grease is better than guessing when to clean. In Yateley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hart council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Yateley is 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Peter or anywhere around Yateley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Yateley School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Yateley is about 4 miles north-west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Yateley, we can take on TR19 inspection. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 10 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the GU46 postcode area for TR19 inspection and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Hall Lane, Calcott Park and Wistaria Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Yateley include the B3272, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Yateley include Darby Green (1 mile east), Eversley Cross (1 mile north-west), Little Sandhurst (1 mile north-east), Minley (2 miles south) and Eversley Centre (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (13 miles south-west), Farnborough (4 miles south-east), Fleet (4 miles south), Aldershot (7 miles south-east), Alton (14 miles south-west) and Tadley (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Yateley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Dog & Partridge pub, Cranford Park Primary and Ambarrow Court and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sandhurst station, about 1.3 miles north-east. A little further out are Staff College Museum (3.6 miles east) and Pinewood Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Yateley include Horseshoe Lake and Hitches Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean grease off the canopy between professional cleans
- Look out for grease drips round the canopy edge
- Mention new equipment or longer hours at the next test
- Have the latest report ready for insurance renewals
Where sections couldn’t be reached, the report says where access panels would help. With panels fitted, the next clean can cover every section.
Keep filters clean and in place. Gaps around filters let grease get past them.
What TR19 inspection can’t fix
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Ductwork that was designed or installed badly
- Fire safety duties beyond the extract system
- Removing the grease, which is a separate clean
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Pre-clean surveys
- Post-clean checks
- Access surveys
- Deposit thickness tests
- Wet film thickness tests
- Insurer audits