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James Wood from MT Wood did a NRSWA 5-Day course with us on the 7th-11th of July 2025. He left us the following feedback: “Consult charts more for exact regulations when doing Street Works”, when asked about the feedback he left he had this to say: “I Have done it once on a reinstatement job, the course helped with doing the set up and specifics of the what we needed to do for the job”. Professional Roofing Services | M.T. WOOD & SON | Ulverston  

Keith McGlasson from Cubby’s, who did a Manual Handling course with us a few months ago, left us the following feedback: “Consider using more help when lifting objects”. When we contacted him to ask about the feedback he left he told us this: “Yes, I do that more now, I have a bulging disk in my back so I get help from colleagues to lift heavier objects”. Cubby Construction Home - Cubby Construction Ltd

Lennox Hunter from Balfour-Beatty, who did a Confined Spaces course with us a few months ago, left us the following feedback: “I’ll now always look through the documentation and make sure it is right”. When we got in touch with him he had this to say when asked about his feedback: “Yes, when he’s been in a confined space, he’s checked people in and out of the confined space”. https://www.balfourbeatty.com/Homepage

Monica Fearn from Now Then Developments, who did a tiling boot camp and an IOSH course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “Try to eliminate hazards where possible and reduce them if I can”. When we got in touch with her to ask if she had acted upon this feedback she said: “Definitely, Today I was sawing timber using proper PPE and sawing it outside to reduce dust. I’ve really taken it on board”.

David Crozier from Crozier Site Services, who did a Confined Spaces course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “How to be better prepared in an emergency situation”. When we contacted him to ask if he had acted upon his feedback he said “It was very useful, keeping myself refreshed. Since then I’ve done deep excavations and tunnelling projects, it keeps me aware of how to deal with a situation where something has gone wrong”. Home - Builder and Joiner Maryport & Workington - Crozier Construction

Bongani Tshuma from Cubby’s, who did an Abrasive Wheels course with us a few months ago, left us the following useful feedback: “Careful inspection of machines before use every time”. When we contacted him to ask if he had acted on this feedback he said: “Yes, We’ve been doing some paving and using Abrasive wheels for that”. Cubby Construction Home - Cubby Construction Ltd

John Hamilton who works for Dowdales School did a PASMA course with us back on February 25th, where he left us the following feedback: ‘'Make sure towers are safely set up for people to be around.'' When I got in touch with him to ask if he had followed through on his feedback he said: ‘’I’ve only put up one tower since the course and I had thought about how to put it up safely a lot more than I had before doing the course.’' Dowdales School

Neil Fleming from Keswick 2 Barrow did a signing, lighting and guarding course with us back on January 10th, where he left us the following feedback: ‘Review equipment condition and sustainability of vehicles used for deploying and collecting signs.’ When I got in touch with him to ask if he had followed through on his feedback he said: ‘Yes, they got new signs and installed a checking procedure before use to ensure the equipment’s condition.’ Home | Keswick to Barrow Walk Image taken from their course.

Gregg Lofthouse from Design Grid completed his NVQ Level 6 in Construction Site Management in May 2024. He said: "Thank you very much, I learned a lot to be honest while doing it, mainly about setting up sites and stuff you need in place etc, also the amount of paperwork you have to sort before jobs can start. It's really helped me with stakeholder meetings on site as well".