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UK-wide · UKAS accredited

The independent pendulum slip testing experts.

We measure how slippery your floors really are using the pendulum — the HSE's preferred method — and report a defensible Pendulum Test Value backed by UKAS accreditation. Nationwide, with no flooring or anti-slip products to sell.

British pendulum slip tester swinging a rubber slider across a floor, with a dial reading the Pendulum Test Value
PTV ≥ 36
HSE low-risk benchmark
BS 7976-2
HSE-preferred method
UKAS 7933
Accredited laboratory
What we do

One honest number that shows whether a floor is safe — and stands up when it's challenged.

Slips and trips are the single most common cause of major injury in UK workplaces and the leading cause of accidents to the public. We test your floors in the condition they're actually walked on and give you a clear Pendulum Test Value with a plain-English assessment and recommendations.

01

On-site pendulum testing

Floors tested in place, wet and dry, in three directions to BS 7976-2 / BS EN 16165.

02

New floors & samples

Laboratory and pre-installation testing so a product's PTV is known before it's specified or laid.

03

Multi-site & portfolios

Co-ordinated testing and consistent reporting across estates, with evidence for compliance and claims.

Two recognised methods

Pendulum testing — with rapid SlipAlert screening where it helps.

The pendulum is the definitive method named in BS 7976-2 / BS EN 16165 and trusted by the HSE and the courts. For large floor areas we can also use SlipAlert as a rapid screening tool that correlates to the pendulum, then confirm with the pendulum where it matters.

Sectors

Whatever the building, we've tested floors like yours.

From supermarkets and shopping centres to hospitals, schools, leisure centres, airports and museums — see all the sectors we test.

Coverage

Nationwide testing, wherever you are.

We test floors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — find your town or city.

Why us

A UKAS laboratory — independent, with nothing to sell you.

Because we don't supply, fit or treat flooring, our results are impartial. Every test follows BS 7976-2 / BS EN 16165 under our UKAS accreditation (Lab No. 7933) and HSE and UKSRG guidance, with the slider, direction and conditions recorded so it holds up under scrutiny.

Request a quote

Request a quote anywhere in the UK.

Tell us the premises, floor types and location, and we'll confirm scope and price.