We are a UKAS ISO 17025 accredited slip-testing laboratory serving insurance & legal duty-holders in Manchester and Greater Manchester. Reports issued inside 24 hours, fixed-fee quotes returned inside four working hours.
Manchester's insurance & legal estate concentrates around Spinningfields, MediaCityUK and the Northern Quarter, with a wider catchment across Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham and the rest of Greater Manchester. The HSE region of competence is North West.
Within this sector, the typical risk vectors are loss of evidence due to remediation, refurbishment or routine cleaning before testing can occur. Slip-related personal-injury claims continue to make up the largest single category of UK public-liability insurance loss. The duty-holder is regulated by the Civil Procedure Rules, particularly CPR Part 35, and the courts, and expert evidence under CPR Part 35 must be impartial, independent, and directed to the court — not to the instructing party.
Typical surfaces we test in Manchester insurance & legal sites include any surface relevant to a pleaded claim, with chain-of-custody documentation. Where the surface is wet, contaminated, or in a barefoot zone, the appropriate slider and contamination protocol is selected at the point of test.
Testing is in accordance with BS EN 16165:2021 Annex C and the UKSRG 2022 Guidelines. Pendulum measurements are taken in multiple directions per location, both wet and dry where contamination is foreseeable, and reported as PTV with UKSRG slip-risk classification (low / moderate / high).
For insurance & legal specifically: rapid mobilisation, full chain-of-custody evidence pack, witness-statement-suitable narrative report.
Reports are PDF-delivered within 24 hours of the site visit. They include the full PTV dataset, photography, calibration cert references, UKSRG classification, methodology narrative, and remediation recommendations where any test point falls below the relevant slip-risk threshold.
Tell us the Manchester site postcode, surface type and approximate area. Fixed-fee written quote within 4 working hours.
Booked into the next available slot for Manchester and Greater Manchester. Out-of-hours and weekend work routinely arranged.
UKAS-accredited pendulum testing on site. Wet, dry, multi-direction. Verbal feedback before our engineer leaves.
Signed PDF report inside 24 hours. PTV dataset, classification, photography, calibration certs, remediation guidance.
Free phone consultation on findings. Independent remediation guidance. Discounted re-test after any treatment work.
Optional annual re-test programme to maintain auditable continuity for your insurer or HSE inspection record.
Standard mobilisation to Manchester and Greater Manchester is 2–5 working days. Urgent or post-incident response within 48 hours is available — call 0208 246 5562 to confirm capacity.
Yes. Our pendulum slip testing is performed under our UKAS ISO 17025 accreditation, using calibrated equipment with traceable certification. UKAS accreditation is held by a minority of UK slip-testing providers and is the most defensible credential for an evidential report.
You receive a clear narrative of why it failed, which test points are problematic, and a tiered set of remediation options — operational controls, surface treatment, or replacement. We are independent of treatment manufacturers, so the advice is free of conflict.
Yes. Reports are formatted to meet the evidential standards expected by UK insurers, the HSE region North West office, and the courts. Calibration certificates and chain-of-custody documentation are included as standard.
Yes. Our Manchester field cover extends across Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Bolton, Rochdale, Oldham and the wider Greater Manchester at no additional travel cost. Single fixed-fee quote, inclusive of travel.
Tell us where, what, and when. We'll come back with a written quote, an engineer name, and a date — not a brochure.