20.03.2017

Nationwide remains largest IPAF trainer

UK based Nationwide Platforms has retained its position as the world’s largest IPAF training provider, with a total of 14,896 operators trained in 2016.

During the year the company provided more than 11,000 3a/b Operator courses, 1,085 Harness courses and 350 PAL+ courses, representing around 10 percent of all IPAF training in 2016. The company also trained more delegates on a range of PASMA, IOSH, CITB, CPCS and other health & safety courses, making it one of the world’s largest providers of work at height training.

During 2016 the company added 30 new courses to its portfolio, opened a new state of the art training centre at its new depot in Glasgow, Scotland, and recruited two more full-time trainers.

UK operations director Peter Douglas said: “Our training division has achieved record year on year growth for many years now. As well as achieving record IPAF and PASMA numbers, we also achieved a significant uptake in CITB and plant machinery training in 2016. After firmly establishing ourselves as respected partners in working at height training we are now proving our capacity to cover all training requirements.”

“This not only reflects the growing importance of training but also the quality and expertise of our trainers. With more than 300 years combined training experience, our trainers are able to provide in-depth support and guidance to delegates. They are not only great ambassadors for IPAF training but also all aspects of safety training and are a credit to the industry.”

IPAF chief executive Tim Whiteman added: “It’s been heartening to note that 2016 was another strong year in terms of demand for IPAF-accredited training, and our training centres have risen magnificently to meet this demand – our global network has grown by more than three percent across the year. It is the exceptional hard work and commitment of our trainers that continue to make IPAF’s voluntary training programme such a success. We anticipate that demand for our training courses will only increase in 2017, and we will rely on our larger members such as Nationwide Platforms to continue meeting that demand so effectively.”