Independent · UKAS-accredited · Norfolk
What most people get wrong about slippery floors.
We measure how much grip your floors really have — wet and dry — and give you a UKAS-accredited report. But first, let’s clear up a few myths that get duty holders into trouble.
PTV 36+ — a low slip risk
Myths, busted
The comfortable assumptions that cause slips
Six things people get wrong about slip safety.
Most slip risks survive on a handful of comfortable assumptions. Here they are — and what the measured truth actually is. Tap any one.
You can’t see grip.
See why →Myth 02Grip changes over time.
See why →The fix for all sixR-ratings aren’t the UK measure.
See why →Myth 04A sign isn’t a control.
See why →Myth 05It’s neither.
See why →Myth 06Accreditation is the difference.
See why →The measure
The one number that settles it
Every area is given a Pendulum Test Value — the higher it is, the lower the slip risk.
36 or above is the HSE’s low-risk threshold — about a one-in-a-million chance of a slip. More on the test →
Coverage
Across the whole county
From Norwich and the Broads to King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth and the north coast — the whole NR / PE postcode area. See coverage →
Get a quote
Stop guessing. Get it measured.
Send the surface type, the rough area in square metres and where you are in Norfolk. We’ll come back with a fixed, no-obligation price and the next available date.
Independent and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited (UKAS Testing Laboratory No. 7933). We test floors; we don’t sell flooring or treatments.