Forklift training in Barnet
On-site forklift training for businesses in Barnet and the London Borough of Barnet area (N2, N3, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5).
Barnet's industry sits on the A1 and the North Circular: the Brent Cross and Staples Corner estates, the Colindale and Mill Hill trading units, the Oakleigh Road and Brunswick Park estates in New Southgate, and the builders' merchants and vehicle businesses around Borehamwood's borders. The Brent Cross Town development is one of the largest construction sites in the country, and the retail parks, distribution units and food producers along the North Circular run counterbalance, reach and pallet trucks that need certificated operators.
Local customers typically work in retail and parcel distribution, construction and development, builders' merchants, food production, vehicle and plant. Whatever the sector, the format is the same: an accredited Forklift Agency instructor comes to your premises in Barnet, trains your operators on your own trucks, tests them, and we post HSE-recognised certificates. Courses run around your shift pattern, early mornings, nights or weekends, at the same price, and there is no travel charge anywhere in London.
Trucks we train on in Barnet
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 Barnet looking for a course, try Forklift Training Centres.
Nearby
We also train in Haringey and Tottenham, Enfield, Borehamwood, Elstree and Potters Bar, Islington, Camden, Waltham Forest, across the rest of North London, and everywhere else in London and the Home Counties.
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 London 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 London 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.
Our yard is small and the building is old. Can you still train here?
Almost certainly. Most of our London customers work in buildings that were never designed for forklifts: railway arches, Victorian warehouses, basements and yards the size of two lorry bays. The instructor sets out a compact course and uses your real racking, doors and vehicles for the rest. If we think the space is unsafe we will say so before the course, not on the day.
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