Mentor’s hard-hitting safety film wins FLTA Award for Excellence
We are delighted that our latest forklift safety awareness video has been named winner of the Safety Award at the FLTA’s Awards for Excellence 2017! The award, presented at the prestigious awards ceremony on Saturday 4th March, was received for our hard-hitting film, “Could you live with that?”, which outlines the full impact of a […]
ABA release revised counterbalance and reach test
The Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport have updated the basic operating skills test for counterbalance and reach trucks. The new test, to be in use by forklift training organisations from 1st September 2017, has been revised to ensure it more closely reflects the modern working environment and the needs of employers, and should work […]
Specialist glass attachment course for overhead cranes
We have developed a specially designed glass attachment training course, for crane operators involved in the moving and handling of glass. By working with some of the UK’s leading glass manufacture and glazing companies, we have developed a specialist one-day course, covering the safe use of common glass handling attachments for overhead cranes, including vacuums, […]
New award-nominated safety video proves popular
We are very pleased to announce that our new, hard-hitting forklift safety video ‘Safely Working with Lift Trucks’ is a Finalist for the Safety Award in the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2017. Since its launch in September, the video has received very positive feedback for its approach to forklift truck safety awareness and its inclusive […]
Fines reach millions under new sentencing guidelines
Businesses are at a higher risk than ever before of incurring decimating fines if they don’t abide by health and safety laws. Since new sentencing guidelines were introduced in February this year – which see fines imposed in relation to the offending company’s turnover and culpability – there have already been at least five separate […]
Improved UK coverage, a better service for you
In recent months, we have increased the number of approved subcontractor instructors that work with Mentor to help us fulfil training requirements in line with customer demand. We have taken on local subcontractor instructors where you need them and with expertise in the areas you require to ensure we can continue to provide the best […]
Expansion at Bromsgrove training centre
Mentor has doubled the size of its training and office space at our Bromsgrove training centre, improving our capabilities to deliver courses
Training courses for all staff in demand at IMHX 2016
Thank you to everyone who came to say hello at IMHX – it was great to catch up with so many old friends and new faces. Across the board we noticed a striking growth of interest in training for the entire workforce – managers, supervisors, operators and the colleagues working alongside them. In particular, visitors […]
Mentor video shortlisted for Design4Safety Award
We are excited to announce that Mentor Training has been shortlisted for a Design4Safety Award for our Safely Working with Lift Trucks video. Our hard-hitting video has been specially developed to engage viewers and challenge the behaviour at the root of unsafe practice, among both truck drivers and the pedestrians who work alongside them. The […]
Join Mentor at the National Fork Lift Safety Conference 2016
We’re looking forward to the upcoming National Fork Lift Safety Conference, due to take place at the Heart of England Conference Centre on Wednesday 29th June 2016. The annual event, hosted by the Fork Lift Truck Association, is Europe’s only safety conference dedicated solely to the fork lift truck industry and provides a forum for […]