Forklifts Northumberland

Here at James T Whitaker in Northumberland we make sure that all of our clients are well informed, experienced and confident with forklifts during their training with us. With forklift training courses designed to suit your requirements, you can safely learn the ins and outs of forklifts right here in Northumberland with ease.

Whether you are experienced or just a beginner we can alter our training schedules to meet your personal requests.

Experienced Users of Forklifts

As well as working with beginners we are able to train novice users on the basics at their site. Whatever forklift truck you are working within the Northumberland area, you can use our services to ensure you are making the most out of them at your business site. You can also rely on us for:

• Retesting staff
• Transitions to other forms of forklifts and cranes
• Getting to grips with new forklifts
• Driving skills assessments

As well as forklifts training in Northumberland we provide training courses for counterbalancing methods, reaching, lorry mounted forklifts, pivot steering and various other forklift designs so that you and your team are never caught out untrained.

Maximise Productivity Properly

Whatever site you are working at, having downtime is the last thing you want. Whether its downtime from unpractised workers or downtime from poor quality machinery, you need to be able to eradicate this quickly to avoid disruption.

With effective forklift training from James T Whitaker, you can maximise productivity in a whole range of industries including warehouses, transport sectors and manufacturing. If you use forklifts as part of your daily operations in Northumberland, forklift training needs to be a necessity at your business.

Quality Guaranteed

We have been providing nationwide accredited trainers to the industry for over 12 years and the company is monitored by ITSSAR under the HSC Accreditation Scheme to ensure that recommended training standards are met .We are also accredited by BRITTOp so you know the training you receive is going to be first class. 

Novice Operators

These operators will need a full basic training course on the type of forklift truck they need to operate in your business.

Experienced operators may need one of the following:

• Retesting
• Conversion to other types of crane
• Familiarisation on new equipment
• Assessment of their driving skills

We also offer training on the following trucks:

• Counterbalance
• Reach
• Powered Pallet
• Order Pickers – Low, Medium or High
• Man-down Narrow Aisle
• Man-up Narrow Aisle
• Pivot steer – Flexi/Bendi
• Rough Terrain – Fixed or Telescopic Mast
• Container Handlers
• Lorry Mounted
• Side Loaders
• Combi

Attachments

We can train your workforce to use any forklift truck attachment, for example:

• Clamps
• Slip Sheets
• Booms
• Spreader Bars