Training Centre 1
Dedicated Training Centre

Our purpose built Training Centre has excellent welfare and classroom facilities, ample parking and is easy access from the A38.

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Meet the Team

Training Team Member

Catherine Canning

TrainING MANAGER

Training Qualifications
NEBOSH in Construction
Mental Health First Aider
Fire Warden
First Aid at Work
Level 3 Safeguarding

Catherine has over 20 years experience in construction training. She has been with the company since 2016, and Training Manager since 2018.

Training Team Member

Mark Waghorn

CPCS/NPORS Trainer & NVQ Assessor

Training Competencies
Forward Tipping Dumper
Ride on Roller
Telehandler
Loading Shovel
360 Excavator Tracked & Wheeled
Slinger/Signaller
Articulated Dump Truck Plant/Vehicle Marshal
NVQ Assessor
Face Fit Tester


Mark is a Trainer and Assessor with over 10 years experience and joined the company in 2020.

Training Team Member

Darren Richardson

Trainer & NVQ Assessor

Training Competencies
EUSR Category 1 and 2
Manual Handling
Fire Warden NVQ Assessor
Face Fit Tester
First Aid at Work Instructor


Darren is a Trainer and Assessor with over 10 years experience. He joined the company in 2014.

Training Team Member

Walter Bristowe

lead internal quality assessor

Training Competencies

Certificate of Professional Development
Certificate of Mentoring
C&G External Verifier Award - TDLB D35
BTEC Training Development Lead Body Internal Verifier


Walter has gained a vast wealth of experience within the construction training environment over his career. He has been with the company since 2015.

Training Team Member

Martin Higgins

EUSR / SITE TRAINER

Training Competencies

EUSR Category 2 (Safe Digging)
EUSR Category 3, 4 & 5
Chamber Installation
Drainage Installation
Train the Trainer Level 3



Martin is a Trainer with over 30 years site experience. He joined the company in 2008 and has been a Trainer since 2020.

Training Team Member

Jessica Gould

training coordinator

Training Qualifications

Level 3 Business Administration
Mental Health First Aid
First Aid at Work
Level 3 Safeguarding

Jessica has been with the company since 2021, she is also our Schools Liaison Officer.

Dedicated Training Centre

Our Training Centre in Ripley is an accurate representation of a working site, giving you an unrivalled experience during your training.

Experienced Trainers

Our Trainers and Assessors have many years' experience in Civil Engineering, having relevant occupational skills and knowledge we can pass on to you.

Superior Services

We have no doubt that you will experience an excellent training course with us and leave with qualifications equipping you to work on any site in the UK.