UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accredited slip resistance testing for cold storage sites across the Midlands — covering the West Midlands metropolitan county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lincolnshire — including DIRFT, Hams Hall, the East Midlands Freeport, the South Yorkshire Investment Zone, the West Midlands Investment Zone, and the Stoke ceramics cluster.
Midlands · 11 counties
Sector profile. Cold storage is statistically the highest-incident sector for industrial slip injuries in the UK. Condensation, frost, and ice formation at door thresholds combine with high-MHE traffic to create exposure patterns that warm-store testing protocols miss entirely. Pendulum testing in cold-store environments requires temperature-corrected procedures and instruments rated for sub-zero operation.
Regional industrial cluster. The Midlands is a key region for cold storage activity — covering the West Midlands metropolitan county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lincolnshire — including DIRFT, Hams Hall, the East Midlands Freeport, the South Yorkshire Investment Zone, the West Midlands Investment Zone, and the Stoke ceramics cluster.
Every cold storage site in the Midlands has a distinct surface vocabulary that drives the testing protocol.
Reinforced concrete with cold-store-rated sealerthe dominant base finish in chilled and frozen storage chambers
Cementitious polyurethane heavy-duty resinin loading-dock and ante-room zones where frost forms
Anti-slip aggregate-keyed coatings at door thresholdsthe single highest-priority intervention zone
Steel grating over drainage at thawing-equipment zonestested independently of surrounding floor
Cold-store door rubber thresholdsfrequently overlooked but a defined slip-zone
Vinyl walkways in pick-and-pack ante-roomswhere temperature differentials drive condensation
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