Forklift training in Castle Donington and Kegworth
On-site forklift training for businesses in Castle Donington and Kegworth and the North West Leicestershire area (DE74).
Castle Donington and Kegworth sit around East Midlands Airport and M1 Junction 24, the busiest freight location in the East Midlands. The East Midlands Distribution Centre, Willow Farm Business Park, Pegasus Business Park, the East Midlands Gateway rail freight terminal and the air cargo handlers around the airport run reach trucks, counterbalance, VNA and powered pallet trucks around the clock, and our instructors are here most weeks for multi-shift programmes.
Local customers typically work in air and rail freight, parcels and express logistics, retail distribution, e-commerce fulfilment, aviation services. Whatever the sector, the format is the same: an accredited Forklift Agency instructor comes to your premises in Castle Donington and Kegworth, 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 Castle Donington and Kegworth
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 Castle Donington and Kegworth looking for a course, try Forklift Training Centres.
Nearby
We also train in Shepshed, Coalville, Loughborough, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Measham and Ibstock and everywhere else in Leicestershire.
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 Leicester 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 Leicester 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 Castle Donington and Kegworth?