Pool Slip Testing in Canterbury

Canterbury pool landscape

Canterbury has the Kingsmead Leisure Centre pool, alongside hotel pool stock across the historic city centre and the surrounding Kent hotel estate, the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University aquatics facilities.

Typical Canterbury instructions

Typical Canterbury instructions include: leisure trust periodic compliance; hotel-group periodic testing across the heritage tourism estate; university aquatics facility testing; and pre-handover testing on commercial pool refurbishments.

UKAS-accredited testing across Kent

We deliver UKAS ISO/IEC 17025-accredited pendulum and surface roughness testing in Canterbury and across the wider Kent region under the same accreditation that covers our national operations. Pendulum testing follows BS EN 16165:2021 Annex C (the current UK standard, replacing BS 7976-2 in February 2022) using Slider 55 for barefoot pool environments, with Slider 57 and Slider 96 added for sock and shod transitions where relevant. 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 pool address and access arrangements
• The reason for testing — periodic, pre-handover, post-incident, due diligence, treatment verification, or other
• The number of pools and approximate surround area at the site
• Any specific contractual standard the testing must satisfy (BS 8204, HSG179-aligned, insurer requirement, school/CQC inspection, BREEAM)
• Any relevant deadline (handover date, claim limitation period, audit window)

We come back with a quote within one working day.