Independent testing that shows which footwear grips — and which doesn’t.
For manufacturers developing footwear. For employers choosing it. For organisations investigating slips.
See the difference:
Same surface. Same contaminant. Very different footwear.
Our Services
Footwear Manufacturers
Your footwear may be ‘SR Rated’ but how well does it GRIP?
Footwear tested to our standard NeoGRIP Rating protocol to establish performance, inform product development, and to substantiate claims of slip resistance.
Employers & PPE Buyers
Your footwear may be compliant, but is it helping reduce slip risk?
We can test the most commonly issued footwear in your business, quantify the relative risk of slips, and help reduce slip risk by selecting the better-performing options
For NHS and Healthcare sectors, understand current guidance, evidence from the SSHeW study, and the gap in defined performance standards with our NHS briefing
Slip Investigations
Footwear is rarely the sole factor in a slip accident.
We independently test incident footwear to establish its slip performance and can interpret those results alongside flooring evidence to help build a clearer picture of the event.
How it works:
1. You send us the footwear
2. We test it under controlled conditions
3. You receive clear comparative results
Our testing system (the Neospire SoleXT®):
was developed from HSE slip prevention work
has been validated against laboratory ramp testing
was used in the SSHeW trial (~4,500 participants)
We regularly welcome visitors to our laboratory in Huddersfield.
Contact Us
Talk to us about footwear slip performance
Whether you’re developing footwear, reviewing workplace PPE or investigating a slip, tell us what you need to understand and we’ll advise on the most appropriate testing approach.