Brewery and distillery production floors are continuously wet — the combination of hot wort, cooling water, CIP (cleaning-in-place) cycles, ethanol vapour, and fermentation-zone CO2 management creates a slip-test environment where wet-PTV degradation can drop into Extreme Slip Po…
Tier 1 · Food Beverage
Every breweries & distilleries site has a distinct surface vocabulary that drives the testing protocol. We test the actual surfaces present, not a generic baseline.
Cementitious polyurethane heavy-duty resinthe dominant brewing-floor finish, specified for thermal-shock resistance from hot CIP
Acid-resistant resin in fermentation cellarstested under representative wet conditions
Stainless steel platform tread at vessel accesstested independently
Drainage-channel grilles around fermentation tankshighest wet-PTV exposure
Tile and grout in heritage brewery zonestested with grout-line variability
Concrete with brewery-grade sealer in barrel storagetested under representative conditions
Generic slip testing misses the zones that actually generate incidents. Breweries & Distilleries sites have distinct high-risk zones that warrant independent testing.
Cleaning-in-place cycles flood the floor around vessel bases; surrounding aisle PTV varies hour-by-hour through the production cycle.
Yeast residue and condensation drips from fermentation vessel exteriors create localised wet-PTV that defeats standard cleaning.
Glass-bottling lines splash continuously; the surrounding floor PTV is the lowest in the facility.
Wort kettle drip zones combine high temperature and high sugar content; the residue is sticky and wet-PTV dependent on cleaning chemistry.
Brewery and distillery slip testing supports HSE INDG225 and Workplace Regulations 1992 Reg 12. Distillery operations involving ethanol storage and handling are subject to DSEAR 2002 and may require ATEX-classified test equipment. UKAS ISO/IEC 17025 reports are documentation accepted by HSE inspectors, PL insurers, and any retail customer audit (e.g. supermarket own-label brewing).
An independent regional brewery commissioned annual UKAS pendulum testing across the brewhouse, fermentation cellar, conditioning tanks, bottling line, cask filling, and warehouse. The bottling line splashback zone was identified as requiring an aggregate-keyed coating intervention. Re-testing at 6 months confirmed sustained PTV improvement. The brewery uses the report as supporting documentation for their PL insurance renewal.
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.
Mon–Fri, 8am–6pm office hours.
23:00–05:00 attendance for production-floor sites by arrangement.