Gillick Industrial Training

On-site forklift training

Gillick Industrial Training is a British company specialising in on-site industrial training, delivered at the client's own premises and using the equipment and working environment that operators actually use. Its activity focuses on forklifts and material handling equipment, with RTITB-accredited courses, and it operates in Warwickshire and neighbouring Midlands counties.

The company presents itself as an RTITB accredited partner and states that its approach is based on on-the-job training, adapting programmes to each client's specific environment and issuing a certificate of completion. According to its own presentation, this approach aims to raise safety standards, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency for businesses.

Forklift and material handling equipment courses

The forklift and lifting equipment training catalogue includes several equipment types:

• Counterbalance
• Reach Truck
• Pivot Steer
• Multidirectional and Combi
• Very Narrow Aisle (VNA)
• Order Picker
• Electric Pallet Stacker
• Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP)

It also offers training on industrial and construction equipment such as telehandlers, rough terrain forklifts and other specialist industrial equipment.

Operator training levels

Forklift courses are structured into four levels according to the candidate's prior experience:

• Novice: for those with no prior experience operating rider-operated lift trucks.
• Experienced: for operators with forklift experience but no formal training, or previously trained but not tested.
• Refresher: for those who have been tested within the past five years and have up-to-date experience.
• Conversion: for drivers who want to add another equipment type to their certification.

The company describes these four levels as its main training pathways and presents them as courses tailored to the operator's actual working environment.

Workplace safety and signalling

Alongside forklift training, Gillick Industrial Training delivers on-site workplace safety and auxiliary operations courses, including Banksman, Slinger Signaller, manual handling, health and safety, and workplace transport safety. These programmes are aimed at businesses in Warwickshire and the Midlands and seek to improve safety, compliance and operator awareness.

The company also offers training in material handling equipment operations and overhead gantry cranes. It also notes that managers and supervisors overseeing forklift operations are not required to hold operator certification, but must receive training in health and safety protocols.

Working method and reviews

The site includes testimonials from trainees highlighting the instructor's professionalism, the clarity with which content is explained and the usefulness of the three-day novice courses. Among the published reviews are those from participants such as warehouse operatives and company managers, who mention both the quality of the training and the attention received during the course.

The company also publishes videos of its courses, such as a novice multidirectional forklift course in which the candidate practises with long metal products typical of their daily work, an example of the approach of adapting to the client's environment that the company advocates.

Location and contact

2-3 Sheldon House, Sheep Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AF · Phone: 07976 706652 · Email: info@gillickindustrialtraining.co.uk