by Bob Hayward | Jan 19, 2023 | Industry news, Our News, Training courses
We’re always being asked what the difference is between the various types of forklifts available for training, so we thought it might be useful to explain the three trucks we have in our training centre and what they are used for, to help you pick the right one for you.
The Counterbalance Truck
A counterbalance forklift truck operates a counterbalance weight design with a weight at the rear of the truck, offsetting the load to be lifted at the front. These trucks are used in many storage, warehouse and distribution systems where they carry out loading, stacking and horizontal transport functions.
The Reach Truck
A reach truck is used in narrow aisle applications, such as warehouses. They are designed to have two outer legs that help distribute the load and a single set of wheels in the back. The wheels are located below the operator, which helps create a tighter turn radius.
The Pivot Steer Truck
The Pivot Steer truck is commonly referred to as a ‘bendi’ or ‘flexi’ truck. The machine is suited to working in tight, narrow environments due to its swing mast, which allows the forks to swing at a 90 degree angle either side of the machine.
We offer novice courses on all of these trucks, but did you know that if you have an existing licence to one, we can offer you a conversion course to the others, which is much quicker and less expensive that a full novice course?
Contact us on 01793 975353 or david.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information.
by Bob Hayward | Jan 12, 2023 | Our News, Training courses
We are delighted to announce that the date for the next First Aid Course has now been confirmed.
Our Ofqual accredited course “Emergency First Aid At Work” is a one day course designed for workplaces that fall into a low risk category.
This popular course is taking place in our dedicated training centre in Swindon and it’s running on Friday 10th February 2023.
What You Will Learn
- The roles and responsibilities of an emergency first aider
- Health and safety (First Aid) regulations
- Assessing an incident
- Managing an unresponsive casualty
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and defibrillation
- Recovery Position
- Choking
- Seizures
- Shock
- Wounds and Bleeding
- Minor injuries
- Cuts, grazes and bruises
- Minor burns and scalds.
As well as leave with a nationally recognised certificate that lasts 3 years, we’ll also provide you with lunch and refreshments.
Spaces are limited so early booking is recommended to guarantee a place.
Contact us on 01793 975353 or david.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk to book or for more information.
by Rachel Gearon | Dec 22, 2022 | Our News
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our customers, delegates, partners and suppliers. Thank you for making 2022 a great year for everyone involved.
Our last trading day is Friday 23rd December, and we re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.
We look forward to working with you all in 2023.
Please contact us on 01793 975353 or david.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk if you need quality, accredited training.
by Rachel Gearon | Dec 15, 2022 | Industry news, Our News, RTITB
If you’ve had the new style eCard following a course with us, do you know how to access them? We have received a number of queries about this, so we thought we’d share with you the RTITB’s simple guide on how to do this.
As well as a ‘getting started’ document there are videos to show iPhone and Android users how to access your eCards, so check us out on social media for access to these as well.
Contact us on 01793 975353 or david.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information.
by Rachel Gearon | Dec 8, 2022 | Our News
Today is National Christmas Jumper day! We’re all wearing our festive jumpers in aid of the charity ‘Save the Children’, so please share your pictures of your wonderful woollies with us!
Sign up here to donate – https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fundraising/rachel-gearon-christmas-jumper-day
Hope you enjoy our team showing off their festive jumpers 😊
Contact us www.keyperformancetraining.co.uk 01793 975353 to see if we can help unlock your career.
by Rachel Gearon | Nov 24, 2022 | Employment & skills, Our News
Are you out of work? Are you working but aren’t happy with your current job? Have you always wondered what driving a forklift might be like? If any of these are true for you, then we can help.
At Key Performance Training, we firmly believe that a training course with us here will most certainly change your life. How do we know this? Because we see it every week when people leave us and start new jobs. We’re not just a training company – we help people get onto a pathway to employment.
There is a national shortage of forklift drivers, and there are lots of opportunities in the Southwest of England currently for forklift operators. Companies are willing to take on newly trained operators more than ever before, so your new skills can quickly enable you to take control of your future.
We believe in ABC – Any job – Better job – Career.
- Any job for a new novice forklift truck driver is worth taking because it provides you with invaluable experience
- Once you have some experience under your belt you can look for a better job because you know have a track record as a forklift driver
- Once established in that better job you can start to build a career with further training and promotions
By investing in yourself, you can improve your self-worth which leads to a sense of achievement and personal growth. It doesn’t matter what stage of your life you are at, and it doesn’t really matter if your life’s ambition is to be a forklift truck driver or even to go on with further training to eventually become the trainer yourself, the fact is that training is truly the best way to improve your life.
Training gives you personal confidence and the satisfaction of knowing that not only have you got the qualification and the bit of paper that says you have done it, but you also have the knowledge that you applied yourself, made a decision and stuck with it until you obtained the end result.
It’s not so much where you end up, but every day taking all those little baby steps that add up to one giant leap for the improvement of your life.
Here at Key Performance Training, we can give you the new skills to make you a much more valuable proposition to any new potential employer, putting you in the driving seat, quite literally!
Contact us on 01793 975353 or david.gearon@keyperformancetraining.co.uk for more information.
