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Slip Testing Argyll

Argyll & Bute · Earra-Ghàidheal

Sure footing — mainland, peninsula and isle.

Independent, UKAS-accredited slip testing the length of Argyll & Bute — grip measured wet and dry, with a report you can rely on. Mainland or island, we get there.

PTV chartWET & DRY
36+LOW RISK075

The case for it

Why measure grip

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

PendulumPTV
0–24High risk
25–35Moderate
36 and overLow risk
RoughnessRz / µm
under 10High risk
10–20Moderate
over 20Low risk

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

How a visit goes

From booking to report

STEP 01

We come to you

Mainland or island, at a time that suits — out of hours where it keeps you open.

STEP 02

We measure it

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

STEP 03

You get proof

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

The duty

Where responsibility sits

The obligation is clear: anyone responsible for a floor in use must keep it safe and be able to demonstrate they have checked. That stems from the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Workplace Regulations, in force across Scotland, and in care settings the Care Inspectorate expects slip risk to be assessed and managed. A measured value is that demonstration.

No exceptions

Independent — full stop

We are wholly independent — no flooring to sell, no coatings to recommend, no commission from anyone — so the figure is unshaded by anything we might gain. It comes from the same UKAS-accredited laboratory that has tested floors for Amazon, Gatwick, British Airways and TUI, and that assesses more than 300 flooring products a year.

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By the numbers

The figures

No. 1
Slips and trips are the most common cause of major 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

Where it counts

Where slips happen

EntrancesGangwaysKitchensStairsWet roomsCare corridorsQuaysidesWalkways

Request a quote

Have your floors tested

Send the surface, a rough area in square metres and where you are in Argyll — mainland or island. A fixed, no-obligation quote returns, usually the same working day. Island and 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