What happens if the weather closes the site?

We carry on with theory and assessment indoors where possible; if the practical isn't safe we re-plan the practical day — no extra charge.

Do you cover sites near North-East Scotland?

Yes — the same instructors cover the surrounding NE Scotland area weekly from Aboyne, so adjacent-yard cohorts add little to no travel cost.

Can novice and refresher run in the same cohort?

Yes. We run mixed cohorts routinely — the instructor splits the day so novice candidates aren't slowed by refresher assessment.

How experienced are the instructors?

Our instructors are operator-trained, audit-experienced and have decades on NE Scotland sites — not classroom-only.

Will this pass a principal-contractor audit?

The course is built around the evidence auditors actually ask for: operator photo ID, assessment date, regulation mapping and refresher window. We return the pack inside the working week.

Civils & Highways · NE Scotland

Forklift Training for Civils & Highways

Accredited forklift training built for highways civils sites in NE Scotland. £500–£950 / day. Call 07867 933 018 for a free quote.

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Why teams in North-East Scotland book this

Most of the Forklift Training bookings we take from North-East Scotland land because of one thing: Late operator drop-outs on possession nights mean the principal needs same-week refresher cover, not next-month courses. We run the course on your site, against your equipment, and return paperwork inside the working week.

Civils & Highways context: Aberdeenshire road works run live-traffic interface, narrow rural carriageways and weather-driven possessions.

Day rate band

£500–£950 / day

Regulations this covers

CDM 2015
Chapter 8 (TSM)
PUWER 1998
LOLER 1998

Typical machine mix: forward-tipping dumper · telehandler · MEWP · banksman/slinger.

What the course covers

Safe load handling, stacking and de-stacking
Pre-use inspections and daily checks
Pedestrian and traffic-route awareness
Refresher and novice paths available

Certification: Accredited forklift operator certificate. Regs: PUWER 1998 and HSE L117 Approved Code of Practice.

Typical forklift scenarios on North-East Scotland sites

Scenario 1
Loading curtain-siders in a wet, sloping yard with mixed pedestrian traffic
Scenario 2
Stacking three-high in narrow racking with restricted overhead clearance
Scenario 3
Battery / LPG changeover and end-of-shift charging discipline

Audit findings this prevents

Travelling with the forks raised — the most common HSE-citable defect on FLT audits
Pre-use checks signed off without actually walking the truck
Pedestrians cutting through reversing zones because segregation was painted but not enforced

Why this matters

1,300+

people seriously injured each year by forklifts in the UK.

Source: HSE RIDDOR data, L117 ACOP.

FAQs

What happens if the weather closes the site?: We carry on with theory and assessment indoors where possible; if the practical isn't safe we re-plan the practical day — no extra charge.
Do you cover sites near North-East Scotland?: Yes — the same instructors cover the surrounding NE Scotland area weekly from Aboyne, so adjacent-yard cohorts add little to no travel cost.
Can novice and refresher run in the same cohort?: Yes. We run mixed cohorts routinely — the instructor splits the day so novice candidates aren't slowed by refresher assessment.
How experienced are the instructors?: Our instructors are operator-trained, audit-experienced and have decades on NE Scotland sites — not classroom-only.
Will this pass a principal-contractor audit?: The course is built around the evidence auditors actually ask for: operator photo ID, assessment date, regulation mapping and refresher window. We return the pack inside the working week.

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