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Slip testing in Edinburgh City Centre.

UKAS-accredited pendulum slip resistance testing in Edinburgh City Centre, the retail and office core around Princes Street and George Street. We test floors wet and dry to BS 7976-2 and issue a report that stands up to insurers, the HSE and the Scottish courts.

UKAS Testing Lab No. 7933 BS 7976-2 & BS EN 16165 UKSRG guideline interpretation Independent — no anti-slip upselling

Slip testing for Edinburgh City Centre

Edinburgh City Centre is a district of Edinburgh known for the retail and office core around Princes Street and George Street. Wherever the public or staff walk — high footfall retail, hotels and offices where wet entrance floors are a constant slip risk — a duty holder has to manage the risk of slips, and a pendulum test is how you measure it objectively.

We attend sites across Edinburgh City Centre and test floors on location, wet and dry, using the portable pendulum to BS 7976-2 and BS EN 16165. Each area is given a Pendulum Test Value (PTV) and a plain low / moderate / high slip-potential classification, interpreted against UK Slip Resistance Group guidance.

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What we can test

  • Tiles, vinyl and safety flooring
  • Natural stone, terrazzo and polished surfaces
  • External paving, steps and entrances
  • Resin, concrete, timber and metal floors

Why test in Edinburgh City Centre?

An accredited slip test gives you objective evidence that you've assessed and managed slip risk — useful for routine safety management and essential if a claim is ever made. Because Edinburgh sits within the Scottish legal system, that evidence is read against the Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.

Slip claims under Scots law

Edinburgh sits within the Scottish legal system, where occupiers' duties arise under the Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 and personal-injury claims are heard in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session rather than the English courts. A UKAS-accredited pendulum report gives you robust, independent evidence of the floor's slip resistance that stands up under that framework.

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