Annual Slip Test Programmes

Why an annual programme?

Floor slip resistance is not a one-off compliance check. It changes over time as the floor wears, as cleaning regimes evolve, and as environmental conditions shift. The UK Slip Resistance Group's published guidance and the practice followed by competent occupiers across retail, hospitality, healthcare, and education is to repeat slip testing on an annual or semi-annual basis as a routine part of risk management.

What's in a managed programme?

Surface Performance runs annual and semi-annual slip resistance testing programmes for managed estates and multi-site operators. A typical programme includes:

• An initial baseline test of every site in the portfolio, identifying the test zones to be tracked over time;
• Scheduled re-tests at 12-month intervals (or more frequently for higher-risk environments);
• Consolidated portfolio reporting — every site's results summarised in a single management dashboard, with year-on-year trend analysis;
• Fixed pricing across the programme term, ring-fenced from individual quote variations;
• Direct lines to the testing engineer for advice on emerging risks or post-incident response.

Who do we run programmes for?

Annual programmes are typically commissioned by:

• Retail estates and shopping centre operators — annual common-parts testing;
• NHS Trusts and private healthcare operators — patient-traffic floors and clinical zones;
• Hospitality groups (hotels, pub chains, restaurant groups) — high-risk hospitality floors;
• Education estates (universities, multi-academy trusts, independent schools) — common parts and high-traffic teaching/dining areas;
• Local authorities — leisure centres, civic buildings, and community estate;
• Property managers — multi-let commercial buildings, common parts.

Pricing

Annual programme pricing is bespoke to the portfolio size and complexity, but typically achieves a 15–25% reduction against ad-hoc one-off testing prices. Programme pricing is fixed for the term and is not subject to in-year adjustment.

Book this service in Oxford or the Thames Valley

To request a quote for annual slip test programmes at a specific site, call us on 0208 246 5562, email info@surfaceperformance.com, or use the enquiry form. We typically issue fixed-price quotes within the same working day.