Common reasons clients commission pendulum testing — each with its own evidential requirements, deadlines and downstream uses. The same test method serves very different commercial purposes.
After a slip accident, the most important task is to capture the floor surface in the condition it was at the time of the incident — before cleaning regimes change, before remedial work is carried out...
Read the guide →BS 8204 is the British Standard governing screeds, bases and in-situ floorings. Where slip resistance is referenced — typically PTV 36+ wet — independent pendulum testing under our UKAS accreditation ...
Read the guide →When a slip accident leads to civil litigation, the quality of the floor evidence often determines liability. We provide independent forensic testing and expert witness services to claimants, defendan...
Read the guide →Periodic pendulum data, captured under UKAS accreditation and retained in the operator's risk-management file, is increasingly required by insurers as a condition of public liability cover for retail,...
Read the guide →When acquiring commercial property — a hotel, retail unit, leisure facility, care home, or office building — pendulum testing of the floor surfaces forms part of the technical due diligence pack. The ...
Read the guide →Anti-slip treatments — chemical etching, applied coatings, mechanical re-finishing — produce a claimed PTV uplift on polished or worn floors. Independent before-and-after pendulum testing under UKAS a...
Read the guide →Reviewing a flooring specification before procurement is substantially cheaper than remediating a non-compliant floor after installation. We deliver independent technical review of architectural and F...
Read the guide →A correctly specified floor can perform like a non-compliant floor in service if the cleaning regime is wrong for the surface. Polishing-style products on textured tile, residue-leaving degreasers, or...
Read the guide →When you are defending a UK slip-and-trip claim — whether the claimant is a customer, employee, visitor or member of the public — the floor evidence is usually the central technical issue. Independent...
Read the guide →Pursuing a UK slip-and-trip claim requires evidence that the floor was below an acceptable standard at the material time of the accident. Independent UKAS-accredited pendulum testing produces that evi...
Read the guide →For lower-value slip claims, the parties may agree (or the court may direct) that a single joint expert is instructed under CPR 35.7. We accept joint expert instructions for pendulum slip testing and ...
Read the guide →After remediation work — whether anti-slip treatment, surface replacement, mechanical re-finishing, or cleaning regime changes — independent re-testing under UKAS accreditation verifies that the remed...
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