VNA Forklift

Euro Shaf Training Services Ltd 25 years ago, by providing fork lift truck training in our forklift training centre in Birmingham.Over the past two and a half decades, we have built on this core and have developed a range of training services, to meet the needs of our evolving customer base.

We have provided training for private individuals, companies and the Public Sector, through college and Job Centre partnerships. We have trained over 10,000 forklift truck operators and our range of health and safety courses is growing rapidly.

We have a track record of success in the fields that we train in and we pride ourselves on being flexible, agile and responsive enough to meet our customer’s needs.

Our most notable achievements in the past have been to achieve ISO 9001, and registration with the Department of Education and Employment, as an approved centre.

Our Services

Fork Lift Truck Training

We train and certify people to operate counterbalance and reach trucks, as well as a range of other forklift trucks, including VNA, Order Picker, Pivot Steer (bendi), PPT, and many more. We also train existing operators to be instructors, so that they can train other people.

We are accredited by RTITB. We have four full-time, highly experienced RTITB accredited instructors who can train at our training centre in Smethwick, Birmingham, or at our customer’s premises.

Other Health and Safety Courses

We offer a range of other courses, including manual handling, working at height training, spill kit training, COSHH safety awareness, banksman, and First Aid training (both 1 day Emergency First Aid at Work training and 3 day First Aid at Work training).

Core Values

Development

We give people the confidence, skills and qualifications to make the most of their potential.

Equality

We give learners equality of access and opportunity, through support and guidance.

Partnership

We believe in building long term relationships with our learners, suppliers and other partners.

Quality

We add value through quality training, administration and support. We are accredited by RTITB, widely considered the gold standard of forklift and material handling equipment ("MHE") training. 

Flexibility

We aim to solve our customer’s problems, and to meet their needs through tailored training services. Over our 25 year existence, we have worked with all different types of company, and have adapted each training course to best meet the customer requirements and to help make their workplace a safer working environment.