Surface Performance is a UKAS accredited slip resistance testing laboratory (lab 7933) serving Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Post-incident work, routine audit, acceptance testing and expert witness — reported within 5 working days.
Durham's University estate (Durham University is the third-oldest in England), the Cathedral, and Durham Castle all require non-invasive UKAS testing of listed stone floors.
Non-accredited slip tests are not admissible as evidence in civil or regulatory proceedings. When a pedestrian slips at a Durham venue — a retail site, a school, a factory, a council-managed surface — the case turns on whether the surface was compliant, and the only way to answer that question defensibly is UKAS accredited pendulum evidence. Lab 7933 is the answer.
The fastest route is a phone call on 020 8246 5562 or email info@surfaceperformance.com. We quote within one working day and typically visit within the following week.
Most Durham work is visited within the same week from our West London laboratory. Urgent post-incident work is typically visited within 48-72 hours. Call 020 8246 5562 to confirm.
University estates teams in Durham, NHS and private hospital operators, insurance loss adjusters handling slip claims against Durham venues, and retail / hospitality operators. We work to procurement-compliant frameworks where the commissioning body requires them.
Single-site surveys in Durham typically start in the low-to-mid hundreds of pounds plus travel, with pricing scaling by number of test locations and report complexity. Multi-site estate audits are quoted separately. Every job gets a fixed-fee written quote — call 020 8246 5562 or use the enquiry form.
Fixed-fee quote within one working day. Nationwide UK coverage from our accredited laboratory in West London.