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UKAS · CONSTRUCTION FIXED

Slip testing
for Builders' Merchants Yards.

Builders' merchants yards combine large outdoor concrete-and-tarmac trade-counter areas with covered storage and loading zones — producing PTV briefs that include both staff and trade-customer public-liability considerations.

17025 ISO/IEC accreditation
Builders' Merchant Sector covered

Builders' Merchants Yards testing

Tier 2 · Construction Fixed

  • Sector contextBuilders' merchants yards combine large outdoor concrete-and-tarmac trade-counter areas with covered storage and loading zones — producing P…
  • Out-of-hours attendance23:00–05:00 visits to avoid production-shift disruption.
  • UKAS-accredited reportsAccepted by HSE, FSA, BRC, MHRA and PL insurers.
  • Multi-site programmesGroup annual contracts for portfolio operators.
Surfaces tested in builders' merchants yards

The builders' merchants yards surface vocabulary.

Every builders' merchants yards site has a distinct surface vocabulary that drives the testing protocol. We test the actual surfaces present, not a generic baseline.

  1. 01 · SURFACE

    Concrete with builder-yard sealer in trade-counter approachweather-exposed

  2. 02 · SURFACE

    Steel platform tread at covered loadingtested independently

  3. 03 · SURFACE

    Anti-slip aggregate at customer-vehicle loading baysweather-and-residue

  4. 04 · SURFACE

    Painted segregation linestested independently

Specific risk zones

Where the incidents actually happen.

Generic slip testing misses the zones that actually generate incidents. Builders' Merchants Yards sites have distinct high-risk zones that warrant independent testing.

Customer-vehicle-loading perimeter

Trade-customer access plus material residue.

Trade-counter approach concrete

Weather-exposed customer route.

Yard-to-warehouse threshold

External-to-internal carry-in.

Regulatory framework

Builders' Merchants Yards · regulatory context.

Builders' merchants slip testing operates under HSE INDG225 and Workplace Regulations 1992 Reg 12, with additional public-liability considerations for trade-customer access. UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 reports support both HSE compliance and PL-insurer documentation.

HSE INDG225 Slips and trips
WHSWR 1992 Reg 12 Floor condition
Public liability Trade customer access
Related sectors

Adjacent industrial categories.

Request a Quote

Tell us about your builders' merchants yards site.

Whether you operate a single industrial site, a multi-site portfolio, or an FM contractor brief covering multiple operators, we'll return a fully-costed, no-obligation quotation within one working day.

Out-of-hours attendance

Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm office hours.
23:00–05:00 attendance for production-floor sites by arrangement.