Birmingham

Our height safety centre in Birmingham is centrally located for ease of access to companies across the Midlands. Courses can be booked online, see upcoming courses.

Accredited training available:

• EUSR & MATS Group
• ARQIVA

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Birmingham Location & Postcode:

Unit 3 Instanta Works
Charles Street
West Bromwich
B70 0AZ

Please Note: Postcode covers a broad area. If using Sat Nav, follow directions to Charles Street then look for the heightec building and tower.

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heightec’s Birmingham centre is centrally located for ease of access to companies across the Midlands. The centre contains a range of indoor structures suitable for work at height and rescue training.

Courses are available to individuals and companies working within professional work at height industries including facilities management, construction, fire, government departments, telecoms, rigging and utilities.

This Height Safety Centre boasts nearly 3,000 square feet of training facilities and classrooms, with a comprehensive range of training structures including a flat roof and a 9m telecoms tower for our MATS tower climbing & roof courses:

  • MATS Telecoms Climber, Roof & RF Hazards – brand new four day course aimed at new starters in the Telecoms industry who are required to access all parts of a typical comms structure and roof area.
  • MATS Initial Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue – MATS course for persons who are starting out in the Telecoms industry and are required to access all parts of a typical structure and perform the required foreseeable rescues.
  • MATS Tower Climbing and Rescue Reval – Refresher training for any person required to climb on masts or towers or for existing climbers who wish to renew their tower climbing and rescue certification.
  • MATS Rooftop Worker – Safety and Access – practical training on a range of temporary and permanent fall protection systems used for work on roofs. Also includes basic information on radio frequency hazards.

Training structures specific to Birmingham Height Safety Centre:

  • 3.5 m flat roof
  • High platforms
  • 9 m telecoms tower
  • Exposed walkways
  • High ladders
  • 8 m lattice structure
  • Suspended beams
  • Microwave dishes for rigging exercises

The Birmingham Height Safety Centre is on the edge of West Bromwich approximately 15 minutes off the M6 Junction 9 and M5 junction 1.

Dudley Port rail station is approximately 1.5 miles away, Black Lane metro station is approx 20 mins walk and Birmingham International Airport is just over an hour away.

Parking is available but there maybe a charge.

Distances to our Height Safety Centre:

  • Gloucester – 56 miles
  • Liverpool – 92 miles
  • Sheffield – 93 miles
  • Cardiff – 108 miles
  • London – 130 miles

Upcoming Course Dates

Course Current Next Future More Dates
MATS Roof & Rescue from Height
(incl. EUSR Registration)
16/01/2025 20/03/2025 15/05/2025
MATS Rooftop Worker – Safety & Access
(incl. EUSR Registration)
18/12/2024 24/01/2025 06/02/2025
MATS Initial Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue (inc. EUSR Registration) 21/01/2025 18/02/2025 04/03/2025
Height Safety & Rescue After A Fall 04/02/2025 05/03/2025 13/03/2025
Inspection of PPE - Competent Person 04/02/2025 06/03/2025 18/03/2025
MATS Tower Climbing and Rescue Reval (inc. EUSR Registration) 08/01/2025 05/02/2025 20/02/2025
Using Height Safety Equipment 06/02/2025 19/03/2025 16/04/2025
Rescue from Height – Stretcher Lowering 17/01/2025 21/03/2025 16/05/2025