Training Savings

27th November 2008

Nowadays all responsible companies fully accept the benefit of investing in proper training of their workplace transport operators – not only to improve productivity and reduce damage but also in the interests of safety and protecting the company from expensive fines or legal action.

Training in Scotland

27th November 2008

Continuing Mentor’s expansion, our new Scottish training centre opened earlier this month and offers a full range of fork lift truck operator and instructor training courses.

Teesside Training Centre

27th November 2008

Earlier this year Mentor took over the Materials Handling Training Centre on the Corus site in Redcar, Teesside. Now after refurbishment the centre is open for other customers to take advantage of the excellent facilities.

Training DVDs are Safety Finalists

27th November 2008

A year ago Mentor were busy filming our five part fork lift truck training DVD series - The Lifters. Since the release in February 2008 the DVDs have received a great response from the companies that have purchased them and some of the industries leading accrediting bodies and trade associations.

Plant Operator Training Courses

27th November 2008

Further training courses for our Extractives Division continue to be developed. Courses for Agricultural Tractor, Dozer, Compactor and Backhoe Loader have now been mapped to EMP accreditation, with an additional module being tagged onto the excavator courses for the use of Quick Hitches.

Fork Lift Truck Safety Week

24th September 2008

Mentor featured on television yesterday when appearing in the East Midlands Today’s feature “Fork Lift Training Tackled” in support of this week’s National Fork Lift Safety Week.

Driver of the Year Final

8th September 2008

The final of the Combilift 2008 Driver of The Year competition is being held at the company’s HQ in Monaghan on Tuesday, September 9th, as part of the company’s 10th anniversary celebrations, which are also taking place that week.

Lifting Equipment Engineers Association

12th August 2008

Mentor has recently become an associate member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association following a thorough audit of the company and of all the course material.

Accredited Training Courses

12th August 2008

It means that a training course has been externally monitored by a suitably qualified and competent authority and has been judged to provide the necessary content and skills assessment to make the successful candidate competent.

Lifters DVDs

12th August 2008

The newly released Lifters DVD’s have certainly impressed the Fork Lift Truck Association who recently endorsed them stating “These DVD’s will undoubtedly be a great help in the training of operators.....

Two new Mentor Training Centres

11th August 2008

As part of our continuing expansion, Mentor are in the process of opening 2 new training centres in Scotland and Teeside.

IPAF Boom for Mentor

10th August 2008

In recent years there has been a huge increase in the use of Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP’s), also known as Access Platforms or Cherry Pickers, across all types of applications and industries.

Problems with Quick Hitch Training

6th August 2008

The HSE has issued a safety alert to all users of excavators fitted with a quick hitch devise following four fatalities and a number of incidents on constriction sites since December 2006. This alert states that HSE inspectors have been encouraged to take robust and appropriate action where quick hitches are found to be in use without the adequate precautions in place.

Winners at Logistics Link Live

4th June 2008

The final regional Heat of Combilift’s very popular 2008 Driver of the Year Competition took place on the first day of the Logistics Link Live Exhibition at Magna Park.

Driver of the Year – Midland Heat

14th May 2008

Mentor are set to judge the final regional heat of the Combilift Driver of the Year competition at Logistics Link Live on Wednesday 21 May.

National Fork Truck Heritage Centre

8th May 2008

Mentor donates their award winning simulator to the National Fork Truck Heritage Centre.

Mentor Scotland is Launched

18th April 2008

Mentor, are pleased to announce their new plans in Scotland.

Day at The Races

19th March 2008

The riders waited in excited anticipation, their mounts poised for action, with the course in prime condition. But this competition at Sandown Park involved forklifts rather than horses, as it was the Southern regional heat of the Combilift Driver of the Year event, held on the first day of the Health & Safety 08 Show.

Plant Operator Training

27th February 2008

In response to many requests from customers, during 2007 Mentor Extractives was launched to address the training needs of plant operators and their employers.

New Guide to Health and Safety

23rd February 2008

At the end of November 2007, the Health & Safety Executive published the new version of HSG76, the complete guide to health and safety in warehouses that first appeared in 1992.

The Lifters DVD

22nd February 2008

Proper training of fork truck operators is not only a legal requirement; it also makes sound business sense. Reducing the risks of operating materials handling equipment is the responsibility of all managers and supervisors and to aid this process, Mentor have released a new range of DVDs focussing on the safe operation of a range of fork lift types.

Driver of the Year

31st January 2008

Combilift Ltd will be holding the first of its 2008 Regional Driver of the Year competitions during the Health and Safety 08 Show at Sandown Park. It will be overseen and judged by Mentor Training, the UK’s leading provider of operator training, and will take place on the first day of the show.

ISO 9001 Quality Standard

11th January 2008

Mentor has successfully achieved registration to the internationally recognised internal quality management standard ISO 9001:2000 (ISO 9000).