Forklift training in Reading
On-site forklift training for businesses in Reading and the Reading and Wokingham area (RG1, RG2, RG4, RG5, RG6, RG7, RG30, RG31).
Reading is the commercial capital of the Thames Valley and sits at the junction of the M4 and the A33, which has made Green Park, Arlington Business Park, the Portman Road and Cardiff Road estates, the Winnersh and Woodley trading areas and the Theale and Calcot distribution parks into a major logistics and technology cluster. National distributors, technology firms with warehouses, pharmaceutical and medical suppliers, food and drink manufacturers, builders' merchants and plant hire depots all run forklifts. Reading is at the western edge of our London service area and quoted at the same rate.
Local customers typically work in distribution and 3PL, technology, pharmaceutical and medical supply, food and drink, builders' merchants. Whatever the sector, the format is the same: an accredited Forklift Agency instructor comes to your premises in Reading, 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 the Home Counties.
Trucks we train on in Reading
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 Reading looking for a course, try Forklift Training Centres.
Nearby
We also train in Bracknell and Wokingham, Maidenhead and Windsor, High Wycombe and Marlow, Slough and Langley, Staines-upon-Thames, Egham and Ashford, Woking and Byfleet, across the rest of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond, 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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