Retail & Shopping Centres — Slip Testing in Birmingham

Pendulum slip testing for retail & shopping centres in Birmingham

Birmingham Slip Testing — operated by Surface Performance Ltd under UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, Lab Schedule No. 7933 — provides BS 7976-2 pendulum slip resistance testing to shopping centres, retail parks, department stores, supermarkets, high-street retail, factory outlets and individual chain stores across Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, the Black Country and the wider West Midlands.

The pendulum test, carried out in accordance with BS 7976-2:2002+A1:2013, is the preferred pedestrian slip test method recommended by the Health and Safety Executive and the UK Slip Resistance Group. It is the only slip test evidence accepted by UK courts in civil slip injury claims.

High-risk zones in retail & shopping centres

Every retail & shopping centre environment has its own slip risk profile. Our typical survey scope covers store entrances and lobbies, main shop floors, food courts, customer toilets, escalator and lift lobbies, service yards and back-of-house corridors.

Regulatory framework

Reports are written to align with the regulatory framework that applies to retail & shopping centres — including the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, the Workplace Regulations 1992, and HSE retail sector guidance — slip injuries are the leading cause of retail customer claims.

Who we work with

Our typical client base in this sector includes centre managers, multi-site facilities directors, retail H&S teams and store operations managers. We deliver single-site testing alongside group-level programmes for multi-site operators across Birmingham and the wider region.

What's included in every survey

• BS 7976-2 pendulum slip testing in both dry and wet (contaminated) conditions, with the appropriate slider (Slider 96 shod, Slider 55 barefoot).
• Surface roughness (Rz) measurement on smooth surfaces where pendulum results alone could mislead.
• Photographic and locational evidence at every test point.
• UKAS-endorsed report within five working days.
• Independent recommendations — we don't sell flooring or anti-slip treatments.

Response times across Birmingham

Retail & Shopping Centres sites across Birmingham typically attend within 1–2 weeks of booking. Multi-site programmes coordinated across multiple retail & shopping centres venues deliver consistent UKAS-accredited evidence at predictable per-site pricing.