Manchester's UKAS-accredited pendulum slip testing service.

Manchester Slip Testing offers a fast, flexible, UKAS-accredited pendulum slip testing service to building owners, facility managers, multi-academy trusts, NHS Trusts and group estates teams across Manchester, Greater Manchester and the wider Cheshire region. Operated by Surface Performance Ltd — a named, registered company with a UK laboratory address — we hold ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation under UKAS Lab Schedule No. 7933.

The pendulum test, carried out in accordance with BS 7976-2:2002+A1:2013, is the preferred pedestrian slip test method recommended by the Health and Safety Executive and the UK Slip Resistance Group. It is the only slip test evidence accepted by UK courts in civil slip injury claims. The difference between an accredited and a non-accredited report is critical: only one is genuinely defensible when an incident leads to litigation, RIDDOR investigation or regulatory scrutiny.

Our Manchester slip testing service includes:

• BS 7976-2 pendulum slip testing in both dry and wet (contaminated) conditions, using traceably calibrated equipment with calibration records on every report.
• Surface roughness measurement (Rz) on smooth flooring — essential for vinyl, sheet flooring and resin where pendulum results alone can mislead.
• Documented evidence — comprehensive site-specific reports outlining tested areas, test point locations, slip risk classifications, photographic plates and clear pass/fail commentary.
• Independent practical recommendations — we are independent of all anti-slip product manufacturers. We don't sell flooring or treatments. The only product is the report.

Whether you need a pendulum slip test for a Manchester city-centre retail store, a Stockport hospital or a Trafford Park distribution warehouse — please get in touch using the form below for a fixed written quote.