Leicester sits where the M1 meets the M69, inside the stretch of the East Midlands that distribution companies have been filling with warehouses for decades. Its forklift training has grown up around that demand. The centres here are on the south side of the city and at Braunstone Frith in the west, and two of the three below also train lorry drivers or run a second centre in Birmingham. Each one has premises you can attend, recognised accreditation, and a long record of good reviews from past trainees.
GTR Training Services
GTR has spent more than 28 years training operators and runs sessions Monday to Saturday from its centre on Dartford Road. Training is one-to-one, and the centre holds ITSSAR and NPORS accreditation.
Address: 22 Dartford Rd, Leicester LE2 7PQ
Website: gtrtraining.co.uk
DW Forklift Training
The Leicester branch of DW Forklift Training on Morris Road is run by the same RTITB-qualified team as its Birmingham centre, and keeps longer hours than most, opening on Sundays as well as through the week.
Address: 80 Morris Rd, Leicester LE2 6BR
Website: dwforklifttraining.co.uk
Data Academy
Data Academy is best known for HGV and LGV licences, but its Braunstone Frith site includes an indoor forklift school laid out with real racking, so reach and counterbalance trainees learn among the kind of aisles they'll go on to work in. It holds ITSSAR accreditation.
Address: 153 Scudamore Road, Braunstone Frith Industrial Estate, Leicester LE3 1UQ
Website: dataacademy.co.uk
From their training floor to yours
If you're putting newly trained operators to work, the kit on your own floor counts too. KC Supply supplies racking, pallet trucks, safety barriers and warehouse steps, chosen by former engineers and specified with clear load ratings.
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