Independent · UKAS Testing Laboratory No. 7933 · ISO/IEC 17025 Safety by choice, not by chance · 020 8246 5562
Slip Testing Highlands

Highlands · A’ Ghàidhealtachd

Sure footing, the length of the Highlands.

Independent, UKAS-accredited slip testing from Inverness to Skye to the far north — grip measured wet and dry, with a report you can rely on. However remote the site, we travel to it.

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The case for it

Why grip matters

Grip is invisible, and it fades quietly as floors wear, weather comes indoors and cleaning routines drift. A test puts a clear figure against it — long before anyone finds the problem the hard way. The HSE is blunt about the cost: slips and trips are the leading cause of serious injury at work.

The pendulum reading

Pendulum Test Value — PTV
0–24High risk
25–35Moderate
36 and aboveLow risk

The texture reading

Surface roughness — Rz, in microns
Under 10High risk
10–20Moderate
Above 20Low risk

Both to BS 7976-2 and BS EN 16165, interpreted to UKSRG guidance. The full method →

How a visit goes

From booking to report

1

We come to you

Anywhere in the region, at a time that suits — out of hours where that keeps you open.

2

We measure it

Wet and dry, with the pendulum and, where it matters, surface roughness.

3

You receive proof

A clear, accredited report an insurer, the HSE or the Care Inspectorate will accept.

Who’s responsible

The duty is plain: if people use your floors, you must keep them safe and be able to show you have checked. That comes from the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Workplace Regulations, which apply right across Scotland. In care settings, the Care Inspectorate expects slip risk to be properly assessed and managed. A measured value is the proof.

Independent, and proudly so

We are entirely independent — we lay no flooring, sell no coatings and take no commission from anyone — so the figure we give you is simply the figure. It comes from the same UKAS-accredited laboratory that has tested floors for Amazon, Gatwick, British Airways and TUI, and which examines more than 300 flooring products a year.

By the numbers

What is at stake

No. 1
Slips and trips are the most common cause of serious injury at work.
Source: HSE
£500m+
The estimated annual cost to employers across Britain.
Industry estimate
~50%
The claim risk regular accredited testing is estimated to remove.
Industry estimate
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Where it counts

Where slips happen

EntrancesLobbiesKitchensStairsWet roomsCare corridorsExternal walkwaysChanging rooms

Request a quote

Have your floors tested

Send the surface, a rough area in square metres and where you are in the Highlands, and a fixed, no-obligation quote returns — usually the same working day. Remote sites are no obstacle, and we’re glad to test out of hours.

Independent and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited (UKAS Testing Laboratory No. 7933). We test floors; we do not sell flooring or treatments.

020 8246 5562
info@surfaceperformance.com