Gar Training Services Ltd

Health and Safety Audits & Training. GAR Training Services is a family run company formed in 2007. We service the south coast and further if required, delivering quality training with our trusted team of instructors. Glen Randles founded the company and is assisted by his wife Leonie and Sister Shiree who organise the logistics from the office in Romsey Hampshire. Our instructors are from a variety of the working sectors and were friend of the family long before they all became instructors. Our goal is to assist our clients with quality training and support so they feel they are in good hands every time they require our services. Our strengths come from our experience and knowledge in our own unique fields so when an instructor is allocated you will know you are getting more than just the training course. We specialise in training in marina industry as well as construction and the warehouse environment. We are based in Romsey Hampshire but we are happy to travel should our clients request it. We have a training facility just outside of Romsey, with access to a large number of plant. Give Leonie a call in the office to discuss your needs. GLEN RANDLES Glen Randles started as a steel erector/ rigger/ slinger, working across the UK and Channel Islands on construction sites to refineries, dockyards and power stations. Glen steadily progressed to a mobile crane operator then to a lift supervisor and then to appointed person organising and managing the lifting operations, operating a variety of cranes, and other plant machinery. In 2006 Glen became a NPORS instructor teaching vast array of plant machines from cranes, excavator, MEWPS and specific Marina based equipment to name a few. SHIREE RANDLES Shiree Randles worked in the hospitality and catering industry for 25 years and in that time managed public houses and hotels. Part of the task was ensuring the Health and Safety and risk assessments for all areas such as the soft play areas to the kitchens and offices were suitable and sufficient. Joining the company in 2012 Shiree opened new areas for our company to assist our clients and has become our expert on the newly revised CDM regulations 2015, and manages all CHAS application on behalf of our clients that require this service. LEONIE RANDLES Leonie Randles joined the company formally in August 2016, however has been supporting Glen Randles in the background for that last 10 years! A qualified Management Accountant by trade, with experience in Business Planning, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Analytical Skills, Transport and Logistics, and Coaching, Leonie runs the office and is the main point of contact for all our clients. Coming from the Beauty industry, Leonie appreciates the importance of great customer relationships and is dedicated to ensuring G A R Training offers the best solution for our client needs. WAYNE DAVIS Wayne Davis has over 30 years of experience as a plant machinery operator and maintenance engineer working for companies such as JCB, Oil Spill Response and CW Plant. Wayne started working with us in February 2018. Wayne became an NPORS accredited instructor in February 2019, and has a great reputation with our clients, and great feedback from their candidates on the depth of knowledge he shares on his courses. STEPHEN KEMP Steve Kemp’s career has involved working in all kinds of industries, but his specifically unique expertise are from working in demolition as well as recycling & waste site management. Steve has previously worked for companies such as Hughes and Salvidge and Raymond Brown, as well as plant hire companies. Steve is the newest member to our team, and started working with us in April 2021. Steve became an NPORS accredited instructor in July 2021, and is a fantastic addition to our instructor team! TIM PEARCE Tim Pearce has 30 years experience in the Manufacturing and Engineering industry, and is an established ITSSAR accredited instructor. Tim is one of our contracted instructors that we have had the pleasure of working with for the past few years. Tim predominantly covers training on various lift truck categories, as well as MEWPS, Overhead Cranes and Fire Marshal. Tim is always so professional and a great representative of G A R when we use his services. NEIL MCROBB Neil McRobb completed 22 years in the British Army serving in the Port & Maritime Regiment, part of the Royal Corps of Transport. He was a qualified instructor & examiner on all types of cranes, plant equipment and port operation. On leaving he re-qualified his management qualifications to their civilian equivalents and moved into the logistics industry, managing warehouses and transport operations, also being responsible for Health & Safety and Human Resources. In 2009 Neil moved back into training becoming an NPORS instructor, he joined us in May 2021 and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience on a wide variety of skills to GAR