Sales & Enquiries
BROCHURE & GALLERY
Sales & Enquiries
BROCHURE & GALLERY
Safety Direct Group is the South West’s specialist in non-slip floor treatments, professional flooring installation, and slip resistance testing. Based at our Liverton Business Park facility in Exmouth, we work with commercial, public sector, and industrial clients across the county and beyond.
Our projects take us from Exeter city centre, Plymouth, and Cornwall all the way up to Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and everywhere in between.
Whether you manage a busy commercial kitchen, a leisure facility, a healthcare environment, or a public-facing retail space, floor safety is a legal and operational priority.
Our team delivers the treatments, testing, and installations that keep your floors compliant, your staff and visitors safe, and your liability exposure manageable.
Our teams work across the full county of Devon, including:
Exeter – Plymouth – Torquay
Paignton – Barnstaple – Bideford
Tiverton – Newton Abbot – Sidmouth
Seaton – Budleigh Salterton – Honiton
Okehampton – Tavistock – Ivybridge
Totnes – Dartmouth – Teignmouth
Dawlish – Exmouth
We also cover the wider South West, including Cornwall, Somerset, and Dorset. For projects further afield, our teams operate nationally across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Contact our friendly team to discuss your location and the next steps.
Our NS21 anti-slip treatment is the most advanced non-destructive floor safety solution available in the UK, developed exclusively by Safety Direct Group.
Using a patented aqueous-based polymer, NS21 chemically bonds with the floor surface at a microscopic level, creating a honeycomb-like traction structure that’s completely invisible to the eye but dramatically increases grip underfoot, even in wet or greasy conditions.
Unlike coatings, grit additives, or acid etching, NS21 leaves no visible change to the floor’s appearance, colour, or finish. It works across a wide range of flooring materials – including tiles, porcelain, stone, resin, and vinyl – and floors are ready for immediate use following treatment.
For the South West’s hospitality and tourism businesses especially, NS21 is a highly practical solution: fast to apply, non-disruptive, and effective without requiring closure or renovation.
We supply and install the full Altro safety flooring range for clients across Devon and beyond, laying floors to manufacturer specification with the surface preparation and installation quality required to achieve Altro’s rated slip resistance performance.
Altro is the UK’s original and most widely trusted commercial safety flooring brand, with a product range engineered for virtually every high-risk environment:
We handle supply and installation as a combined service, including full substrate preparation and heat-welded seams where required for a fully seamless, hygienic finish.
Our professional slip resistance testing service brings fully mobile, UKAS-calibrated pendulum equipment to your site anywhere in Devon and beyond. Testing is carried out to BS EN 16165:2021 – the current British Standard for pendulum slip testing, and produces a verified Pendulum Test Value (PTV) for your flooring surface.
A PTV of 36 or above indicates low slip potential and is the benchmark used by the HSE, insurers, and health and safety assessors. Our testing covers:
Following each test, you receive a full written report, signed, professionally presented, and suitable for use in health and safety audits, insurance assessments, and legal proceedings.
Damaged, cracked, or worn flooring is a safety hazard as well as an aesthetic problem. Our resin screed repair service restores the structural integrity and surface quality of industrial, commercial, and food-production floors across Devon and beyond working quickly to minimise operational downtime and returning floors to a safe, useable condition.
Decking areas in Devon’s coastal hospitality venues, leisure facilities, and residential properties become particularly hazardous in wet conditions, and the county’s climate means wet conditions are a frequent reality. Our anti-slip decking treatment significantly improves grip on timber, composite, and other decking surfaces, reducing the risk of slips without altering the appearance of the surface.
We supply and install key clamp handrails, safety handrails, GRP anti-slip stair treads, and GRP safety nosings – providing a comprehensive approach to stair safety across commercial, industrial, and public sector buildings in Devon. Combined with floor safety measures, these installations form an integrated approach to fall prevention that satisfies the requirements of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
Our team also installs carpet flooring for commercial and public sector environments across Devon and the South West, delivering quality-fitted carpet solutions for offices, hotels, educational facilities, and care homes.
Hospitality and Tourism
Devon’s hotel, restaurant, pub, and holiday park operators face a particularly demanding floor safety environment – high footfall, frequent wet conditions, and a duty of care to paying guests and staff alike. Our NS21 treatment and Altro flooring installation services are both well-suited to the pace and operational constraints of hospitality environments, and we can work around trading hours to minimise disruption.
Healthcare and Care
We work with healthcare facilities, GP surgeries, care homes, and dental practices requiring the highest standards of hygiene and slip resistance. Altro’s healthcare-grade safety flooring – installed with coved skirting for fully sealed, bacterial-resistant junctions – is widely used across NHS and private healthcare environments. Our post-installation slip testing provides documented compliance evidence to support CQC inspections and health and safety audits.
Education
Schools, colleges, and university campuses across Devon need flooring that’s durable, safe, and low-maintenance. From entrance halls and corridors to sports changing rooms and canteens, we cover the full range of educational flooring environments.
Food Production and Commercial Kitchens
From Exeter’s restaurant scene to Devon’s growing food and drink production sector, commercial kitchen environments present some of the highest floor slip risks of any workplace setting. Grease, water, and high footfall demand the right product, installed correctly. Altro Stronghold 30, installed to full manufacturer specification, is the industry benchmark.
Leisure and Aquatics
Swimming pools, spa facilities, leisure centres, and sports clubs across Devon require specialist flooring in wet and barefoot areas. Altro Aquarius and our NS21 treatment are both proven solutions in these environments.
Retail and Commercial
High-footfall retail environments and commercial premises across Devon’s town centres require flooring that performs safely day-in, day-out. We work with retail operators, commercial landlords, and facilities managers to ensure flooring meets both safety standards and commercial expectations.
Industrial and Warehousing
For industrial units, manufacturing facilities, and warehouses across Devon’s business parks, our resin screed repairs, anti-slip treatments, and GRP stair safety solutions provide practical, durable protection for workforces operating in demanding conditions.
Based Locally, Scaled to Any Project. Our operations are run from Exmouth in East Devon – with expertise across the UK. Our team and range of projects pay testament to years of industry experience.
The UK’s Only Provider of NS21. Our proprietary NS21 anti-slip treatment is exclusive to Safety Direct Group. No other contractor in Devon, or elsewhere, can offer it. It’s patented, it’s tested, and it delivers results that traditional methods can’t match.
Testing and Installation Under One Roof. Unlike most flooring contractors, we offer both professional installation and independent slip resistance testing. This means you can verify compliance before and after any work – with a fully documented PTV certificate to support your records.
Minimal Disruption. We work around your operational requirements. Our treatments and installations are designed to be as fast and non-disruptive as possible, with floors typically ready for use immediately or within hours of treatment.
Transparent, Compliance-Ready Documentation. Every slip resistance test produces a formal written report. Every installation is completed to manufacturer specification. Every project gives you the paperwork you need to demonstrate duty of care.
If you manage a commercial premises, public sector building, or industrial facility anywhere in the UK and want to discuss floor safety, Altro flooring installation, or professional slip resistance testing, we’d welcome the conversation.
Call: 01395 275583
Address: 11 Harpford Units, Liverton Business Park, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2NU
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Do you cover all of Devon, or just East Devon?
We cover the whole of Devon, from Exeter and Plymouth to Barnstaple, Torquay, and the East Devon coast. Exmouth is our base, but our teams travel across the county for on-site work – and beyond Devon for larger or specialist projects.
Can you carry out slip resistance testing at our premises in Devon?
Yes. Our slip resistance testing is entirely mobile. We bring fully calibrated pendulum equipment to your site and carry out testing to the current British Standard (BS EN 16165:2021), producing a written PTV report on completion.
Is NS21 suitable for the types of floors commonly found in Devon’s hospitality venues?
Yes. NS21 is effective on tiles, porcelain, stone, and a wide range of other floor surfaces – all of which are common in Devon’s hotels, restaurants, and pub environments. It doesn’t alter the appearance of the floor and floors are usable again immediately following application.
Can you install Altro flooring in a Devon venue that’s still trading?
In most cases, yes. We plan installations to work around your trading hours and can phase the work where necessary to keep key areas operational throughout. Speak to us about your specific requirements and we’ll advise on the best approach.
Do you work with Devon NHS sites and care homes?
Yes. Healthcare environments are one of our core sectors. We have experience working in active healthcare settings, with full awareness of the hygiene, access, and compliance requirements involved.