Hello.

WOW !

July - what an amazing month to be a business in Manchester. With our offices based in Bury and living just a short walk from Heaton Park. This month has really only ever been about one thing.

An event that absolutely lived up to the hype, and you're right, we're not talking about the fantastic training courses that we have run throughout July.

The OASIS effect has been ever present around us and we have lapped up the atmosphere, enjoyed the TikTok video's, laughed at the memes, felt nostalgic for our youth, been blown away by the multi generational appeal, swooned over the statement bucket hat, listened to everyone's OASIS stories ( tall or not ) and most of all loved how everyone's marketing campaigns had a nod towards the Band, some subtle, ours obviously not.

It was a very warm day on Saturday the 12th and we definitely maybe had the hottest tickets in town.

Our musical odyssey didn't end there though..

We had a ball at this years Kendal Calling 20th Anniversary Festival, we filled our bucket with goodies and our boots with all the fantastic bands and experiences to be had in the Lakes.

This years theme was "Celebration" so Sunday's parade was full of every type of costume from Wedding Days to Day of the Dead. It was a feast for the eyes and ears with something for everyone, great music, great atmosphere and great people.

The support at Kendal Calling whether psychical or emotional is always top notch and visibly present. The First Aid tents are easy to access as are the well-being and support tents and there are so many volunteers on hand to help with everything. It makes for a really fantastic well run family event.

I think it fitting to keep the celebrate theme going for this months round up so lets concentrate on all the good things happening in the health and safety forum. We are interacting with more and more companies that are not only focusing on training their staff because they have to but because they really want to see a positive change in their business and their working culture.

Understanding the specific needs of your team is at the heart of what we do. That’s why we work closely with training managers and small businesses to ensure the courses selected truly meet your requirements in the most effective way.

While it might initially seem like a more involved or costly process, the reality is quite the opposite. In many cases, our tailored approach has actually helped our clients save money by avoiding unnecessary or ineffective training. We are in the fortunate position to be able to create bespoke training courses for our clients specific or niche requirements, so it's always good to ask us how it is that we can help.

We’re also currently supporting several customers in building their training calendars for 2026.

I know this might seem far too early for some businesses but helping them plan ahead to optimise staffing levels and balance training across the year is invaluable, as often this strategic planning ensures minimal disruption and maximum value from every session delivered.

A flexible approach to training is really important. There are going to be times when you have a deadline for industry required training that needs to be met and planning ahead for that will be essential.

If you'd like help reviewing your upcoming training needs or advice on building a smart training calendar for 2026, we would really love to help.

In the meantime here's a round up of the training we provided in July and the training taking place in August.

We have had a great mix of our bespoke courses, certificated and accredited courses running in July concurrent with the consultancy services we offer.

In July our most popular courses included

• IOSH Safety Management in the Asphalt Industry - This course was designed and written by Mike and is the only one of its like available.
• UKATA Asbestos Awareness - A really popular course which has to be renewed yearly so a good one to get booked in advance.
• Legionella Awareness - This is our own certificated course.
• Fire Marshal - Again this is our own certificated course. Our trainer's backgrounds are in emergency services. A practical course that delegates always really enjoy attending. Who doesn't love letting off a fire extinguisher !
• Sharps and Needlestick Awareness - We also offer this course as an adapted option specific to Housing Associations. We are always happy to look at how a course can be tailored to our clients specific needs.
• Highfield Emergency First Aid at Work - Certainly one of our more popular accredited courses, but we also offer a certificated version too.
• Highfield Health & Safety within a Construction Environment Level 1 - This course was delivered to a really valued client who are always on the ball when it comes to training employees.

If you would like to hear more about the courses above or others we offer we can send you our overviews upon request.

AUGUST - The month to be aware !

With August well under way we are really delivering a broad range of training courses and services and we already have Autumn in our sites, bookings for September and October are filling up, if you would like to book a Training Course or have a chat about Audits, Risk Assessments and our Consultancy Services get in touch !

August see's us delivering both the Highfield accredited Manual Handling Course and our own certificated course. Plant and Vehicle Banksman Marshall Training, Scaffold Awareness, CDM Awareness, Legionella Awareness            ( definitely lots of awareness for August ) and IOSH Working & Managing Safely Courses among others.

We hope you are all having a very happy and safe summer and enjoying some fantastic well earned holidays, but if you are back in work and need some H&S advice or training please contact us anytime

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Gail Manning 08/08/2025