Pendulum Slip Testing in Cambridge

Cambridge testing context

Cambridge-specific testing patterns include: substantial historic-building testing where listed-building constraints affect remediation options; life-sciences laboratory and clean-room flooring testing across the Biomedical Campus and Babraham; commercial office testing across the Cambridge Science Park and CB1 development; and college and university estate testing where institutional periodic-testing programmes operate at scale.

Typical instructions in Cambridge

Typical Cambridge instructions: heritage and listed-building floor compliance; life-sciences flooring R-rating audits; college and university estate periodic compliance; pre-purchase due-diligence for college property and the surrounding commercial estate.

UKAS-accredited testing across Cambridgeshire

We deliver UKAS ISO/IEC 17025-accredited pendulum testing in Cambridge and across the wider Cambridgeshire region under the same accreditation that covers our national operations. Our test method follows BS EN 16165:2021 Annex C (the current UK standard, replacing BS 7976-2 in February 2022). Reports are typically delivered within five working days of the visit, with urgent attendance available where post-incident or pre-handover deadlines require it.

What to send us when requesting a quote

• The site address and access arrangements
• The reason for testing — periodic, pre-handover, post-incident, due-diligence, or other
• The approximate floor area and number of distinct test zones
• Any specific contractual standard the testing must satisfy (BS 8204, NHS, BREEAM, insurer requirement)
• Any relevant deadline (handover date, claim limitation period, audit window)

We come back with a quote within one working day.