Ferry port to Rosslare plus tourism and heritage.
Fishguard (Abergwaun) sits within the Pembrokeshire principal area of West Wales. Its commercial profile centres on port & marine, which shapes the type of slip-testing work we typically carry out here.
What we test in Fishguard.
Port and marine sites in Fishguard combine saltwater, diesel, hydraulic oil and constant wet conditions — the hardest environment for any floor to stay compliant in.
- Quaysides and gangways
- Ferry terminal concourses and passenger routes
- Workshop and engineering bay floors
- Fuel handling and bunkering areas
- Office and administration blocks
Attendance in Fishguard is coordinated with our wider Pembrokeshire schedule. Most site visits are booked within 7–14 working days; urgent post-incident attendance can often be arranged faster. All reporting is UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 accredited and delivered within 48 hours of the site visit.
Why Fishguard businesses test their floors.
Every commercial premises in Wales — whether a corner shop in Fishguard or a multi-site retailer operating across Cymru — carries a statutory duty under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 to assess and manage slip risk. Insurance providers increasingly require documented PTV evidence at renewal, particularly where a previous claim has been filed or defended.
The pendulum test is the method HSE explicitly references for assessing slip resistance under wet conditions — the conditions in which the overwhelming majority of slip incidents actually occur. A dry-only reading tells you very little about how a floor performs when spillage, rain drag-in, cleaning water or other contaminants are present.