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Our Qualifications
All HGV mechanics are qualified by means of IRTEC licence, issued in the Large Commercial Vehicle & Trailer categories- valid for 5 years. Copies are available on request and are displayed on the workshop wall. For defect rectifications on-site, qualifications are on each mechanics' own stamp to clearly display their qualifications.
- 3 Internationally qualified Transport Managers are on-site to advise and assist during working hours.
- Several members of staff hold a current 'First Aid at Work' certificate, allowing them to carry out advanced first aid (including the use of defibrillators).
- Our director, Ashley, holds an IRTEC licence, a HND in Engineering and is trained in coded welding. His extensive experience in Agricultural and Plant Maintenance spans over a 30-year career, permitting him to train apprentices, in addition to the new and existing staff.
- All HGV mechanics hold the minimum of an HGV Class 2 licence (category C) for driving vehicles, with most holding the higher C+E category- suitable for driving articulated combinations.
- All HGV mechanics and HGV drivers (dedicated to collecting customer vehicles) hold a Digital Tachograph card and a Driver CPC qualification. These legally enable them to drive a customer's vehicle without missing mileage.
- There are 6 qualified members of staff, certified to City & Guilds F-Gas certificate- for the handling and storage of gases, and the use of air conditioning machines, both in the workshop and on-site.
- The Light Commercials division is led by a technician with over 30-years' experience, who has completed his IMI level 3 in Light Commercial Vehicle Maintenance.
- Our director, Sarah, oversees the Maintenance Planning & Administration team. She holds an IRTEC Technician licence, IMI level 3 and is our resident FORS Practitioner. Adding to her abundance of qualifications, she also holds a Transport Manager CPC qualification, to deliver an admin service that fully covers the technicalities and requirements of maintaining roadworthiness; across both Light and Heavy Commercial vehicle sectors.
- Many of the staff who hold a Vocational Driving Licence have completed the Safe Urban Driving Course, in accordance with FORS requirements- enabling them to collect, test drive and deliver customer vehicles registered at the Silver & Gold FORS membership levels.