Forklift training in Harworth and Bircotes
On-site forklift training for businesses in Harworth and Bircotes and the Bassetlaw area (DN11).
Harworth's old colliery site and the Plumtree Farm Industrial Estate at Bircotes have become a major logistics location on the A1(M) at Blyth. The sheds here run reach trucks, counterbalance and VNA in volume, and we provide ongoing novice, refresher and conversion training to keep their operator records current.
Local customers typically work in retail and grocery distribution, e-commerce fulfilment, manufacturing. Whatever the sector, the format is the same: an accredited Forklift Agency instructor comes to your premises in Harworth and Bircotes, trains your operators on your own trucks, tests them, and we post HSE-recognised certificates. Courses run around your shift pattern, days, nights or weekends, at the same price.
Trucks we train on in Harworth and Bircotes
Counterbalance Forklift, Reach Truck, Double Deep Reach Truck, 4-Way (Multi-Directional) Reach Truck, VNA Truck (Man-Up and Man-Down), Bendi and Flexi (Articulated) Forklift, Pivot Steer Truck, Powered Pallet Truck, Pedestrian Stacker Truck, Telehandler (Telescopic Handler), Order Picker (Low, Medium and High Level), Rough Terrain (Masted) Counterbalance, Side Loader.
Course levels
Novice Forklift Training, Semi-Experienced Forklift Training, Refresher Forklift Training, Conversion Forklift Training. Novice courses take three to five days; refreshers and conversions are usually one day. What the law requires is explained in our guide.
Business customers only
We train at company premises where forklift trucks are available. If you are an individual in Harworth and Bircotes looking for a course, try Forklift Training Centres.
Nearby
We also train in Worksop, Retford, Ollerton and Edwinstowe, Mansfield, Rainworth, Blidworth and Clipstone and everywhere else in Nottinghamshire.
Common questions
Do you train individuals who want a forklift licence?
No. Forklift Agency trains businesses only, on site at premises where forklift trucks are available. If you are an individual in Nottingham looking for a course, our Forklift Training Centres website lists centres by region, or search for "forklift training centres" on Yell.
Where does the training happen?
At your premises, on your trucks, in the environment your operators actually work in. We do not run a training centre in Nottingham or anywhere else. The instructor brings everything else: the safety videos on a laptop or tablet, theory material, cones, test papers and the certificates.
Which accrediting bodies do you work with?
Our instructors are registered with RTITB, AITT or ITSSAR, the accrediting bodies whose certificates are recognised by the Health and Safety Executive under the Approved Code of Practice L117. Every instructor has been vetted by us, holds their own public liability insurance and has worked with Forklift Agency for years.
How long does a forklift course take?
A novice counterbalance course for three candidates takes three days. Reach trucks, VNA, telehandlers and articulated trucks take longer. Refresher and conversion courses are normally one day, and powered pallet truck courses can be half a day. We confirm the duration in the quote.
Need operators trained in Harworth and Bircotes?