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New floor? Check it performs.

The spec said it would grip. The only way to know it does — once it’s laid, sealed and walked on — is to test it.

The ‘R rating’ on a product is a laboratory figure for the material before installation; the installed, sealed, cleaned floor can behave quite differently.
Test at handover to confirm the floor meets what was specified — and to hold the contractor to it if it doesn’t.
It’s useful evidence for the building file and for any future claim.
We can also test product samples before you commit to buying.

Plenty of floors sold as slip-resistant test poorly once they’re down and in use. A handover test is how you know what you actually bought.

Know where your floors stand.

A fixed quote, a quick visit and a UKAS-accredited report you can rely on.