Edinburgh & the Lothians
Sure footing, from the capital to the coast.
Independent, UKAS-accredited slip testing across Edinburgh and the Lothians — grip measured wet and dry, with a report you can rely on. From the city centre to the golf coast and the Forth.
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The case for it
Why it’s worth measuring
Grip is invisible, and it fades quietly as floors wear and cleaning routines drift. A test sets a clear figure against it — long before anyone discovers the problem the hard way. The HSE is plain: slips and trips are the leading cause of serious injury at work.
The pendulum reading
The texture reading
Both to BS 7976-2 and BS EN 16165, interpreted to UKSRG guidance. The full method →
ii.
How a visit goes
From booking to report
We come to you
Anywhere across the city and the Lothians, at a time that suits — out of hours where that keeps you open.
We measure it
Wet and dry, with the pendulum and, where it matters, surface roughness.
You receive proof
A clear, accredited report an insurer, the HSE or the Care Inspectorate will accept.
iii.
Where the responsibility lies
The responsibility is settled: if people use your floors, you must keep them safe and be able to show that you have checked. It follows from the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Workplace Regulations, which apply throughout Scotland; in care settings, the Care Inspectorate expects slip risk to be assessed and managed. A measured value is the record that stands up.
iv.
Independent, and nothing else
We lay no flooring, sell no coatings and take no commission — so the figure answers to the measurement alone. 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.
v.
By the numbers
What is at stake
vi.
Where it counts
Where slips take hold
Request a quote
Have your floors tested
Send the surface, a rough area in square metres and where you are across Edinburgh or the Lothians, and a fixed, no-obligation quote returns — usually the same working day. We are glad to test out of hours, so trading and visitors are undisturbed.
Independent and ISO/IEC 17025 accredited (UKAS Testing Laboratory No. 7933). We test floors; we do not sell flooring or treatments.