UKAS ISO 17025 accredited Pendulum testing across Southampton — to BS 7976 and HSE standards. Reports your insurer, HSE inspector and court will recognise. We don't sell flooring, coatings or anti-slip products.
Southampton's port handles more cruise passengers than anywhere else in the UK, generating enormous concentrated public footfall through its terminals and hotel estate. Combined with West Quay shopping centre, the University of Southampton, the Ordnance Survey HQ, the Saints' St Mary's Stadium and a substantial NHS presence at Southampton General, slip-testing demand is consistent year-round across maritime, retail and healthcare environments.
Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, every duty holder in Southampton — from a single shop owner to a national retail estate — has a legal obligation to assess and manage slip risk. A UKAS-accredited Pendulum Test Value (PTV) report is the strongest documented evidence available, and it carries the same weight in Southampton as it does anywhere else in the UK.
Surface Performance Ltd, trading as Test-Slip, has UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation — the highest level of laboratory accreditation in the UK. We don't sell flooring, coatings, mats or anti-slip retrofits. The only thing we sell is the test, the report, and the qualified opinion behind both — so the result you get is the result the floor produced, not the result that suits a sales pipeline.
Southampton's economy generates slip-risk environments that vary by sector. Each one requires a slightly different testing approach, and our engineers in Southampton, Hampshire and the M3/M27 motorway network are familiar with the operational realities of each.
Cruise terminals and port-related hospitality at Mayflower Park.
Retail at WestQuay, Bargate and Above Bar Street.
NHS estate at Southampton General and Princess Anne Hospital.
Beyond these focal areas, we test floors across hospitality, healthcare, education, transport, public-sector buildings and food production right across WestQuay, the Old Town, Ocean Village, the Common and St Mary's — and the wider Hampshire region.
Every Pendulum slip test in Southampton produces a Pendulum Test Value (PTV) figure. The HSE classifies floors against this value — a single accredited test gives you the evidence to demonstrate which zone your floor sits in.
Fill in the form and we'll come back with a clear scope, timeline and fixed fee — usually within 24 hours.