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If you are lucky enough to be attending a course at The Station House, Plumley (our Manchester venue), not only do you get excellent training but you get to do it surrounded by the beautiful Cheshire Countryside. And that’s not all, if you are here at Plumley for the full day we will provide […]

This is our Headquarters and Training Centre based in Plumley, near Knutsford in Cheshire.
Plumley Station House dates back to 1863 and until the mid-eighties was the former station buildings and stationmaster’s house. Trains still stop once an hour at the Station for Manchester and Chester and we even have a daily service to Blackpool, we […]

On 24th April the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a Consultative Document to seek views on how to encourage, improve and increase worker involvement in health and safety risk management.
The Consultative Document suggests that there are three pillars to the strategy to increase workers’ participation in managing health and safety: legislation; guidance and encouragement. […]

An amendment to the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 came into force on 6th April 2006. The amendment changes the civil liability provisions in the Regulations so as to exclude the right of third parties to take legal action against employees for contraventions of their duties under these Regulations. […]

Our team of friendly Training Advisors are here to help you identify your training needs and make the most of your training budget. We aim to ensure total customer satisfaction and want to provide you with the training that meets your individual needs.
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The Renewables Obligation Order 2006 (SI No.1004) entered into force on 1st April 2006. The Order is made under section 32 of the Electricity Act 1989 and imposes an obligation (”the renewables obligation”) on all electricity suppliers, which are licensed under that Act and which supply electricity in England and Wales, to supply to […]

New provisions regarding the use of rights of way by motorised vehicles came into effect on 2nd May 2006. These provisions in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 will significantly curtail the scope for adding further public rights of way for motor vehicles, known as “byways open to all traffic” (BOATs), to […]

An action plan to unlock the potential for renewable energy in biomass was published by the Government on 27th April. The plan accepts that energy from crops, trees and waste can make a strong contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sets out 12 key ways to make this happen. Biomass currently accounts […]

The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (SI No.1643) came into force for all industry sectors in Great Britain on 6th April 2006 (except for the music and entertainment sectors – see below). These Regulations aim to ensure that workers’ hearing is protected from excessive noise at their place of work, which could cause […]