Kendal

Kendal is heightec’s flagship centre launched in 1997. It is the largest of our height safety centres offering the full range of height safety and rescue training courses and serves the entire professional work at height and rescue industry across the UK and world wide. Courses can be booked online, see our upcoming courses.

Accredited training available:

• GWO
• EUSR & MATS Group
• ARQIVA

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Our Kendal height safety centre is located on the southern edge of the Lake District National Park, a short distance from the centre of Kendal town.

Oxenholme west coast mainline rail station is 10 minutes by taxi. The M6 motorway is less than 10 miles away.

Address:

heightec Kendal
Unit 1, Lake District Business Park
Mint Bridge Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6NH

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Kendal is heightec’s flagship centre launched in 1997. It is the largest of our height safety centres offering the full range of height safety and rescue training courses and serves the entire professional work at height and rescue industry across the UK and world wide.

With a floor area of  over 11,000ft², the centre is purpose built and has been specifically designed to incorporate a comprehensive range of facilities to provide realistic practical work and rescue training and incorporates a range of internal classrooms.

Our training portfolio includes Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training, Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) courses, EUSR & Mast & Tower Safety Group (MATS) telecoms courses, ARQIVA for telecoms, Confined Space courses, Advanced Hub Rescue and WTG lifting courses.

We have recently released a NEW MATS & telecoms training course bundle:

  • MATS Roof & Rescue from Height (2 days) – MATS bundled course suitable for any industry role that requires flat rooftop access, rescue, evacuation and stretcher use for working at height. Mandatory requirement to work on BT and Arqiva sites.

Training environments specific to Kendal:

  • Two wind turbine training simulators with yaw, hub, restricted access areas and roof apparatus
  • Several indoor lattice towers
  • Interior and exterior flat roofs
  • Deep vertical shaft with high internal walls
  • Confined space gallery with multiple entries, manholes and very confined areas
  • Confined industrial process vessels
  • Exposed walkways
  • High platforms
  • Internal scaffolds
  • Suspended lifting beams
  • Telecoms rigging dishes and antennae
  • Vertical ladders with a variety of fixed protection systems

Distances to our Height Safety Centre:

  • Leeds – 72 miles
  • Manchester – 76 miles
  • Newcastle – 100 miles
  • Sheffield – 107 miles
  • Glasgow – 141 miles

Parking is available but there maybe a charge.

Upcoming Course Dates

Course Current Next Future More Dates
Rigging, Lifting & Emergency First Aid at Height (EFAW Certified) 26/01/2026
MATS Roof & Rescue from Height
(incl. EUSR Registration)
06/01/2026 03/02/2026
MATS Rooftop Worker – Safety & Access
(incl. EUSR Registration)
12/11/2025 06/01/2026 27/01/2026
GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher – Onshore Package 22/12/2025 20/01/2026 17/02/2026
GWO Basic Safety Training – Onshore Package 05/01/2026 02/02/2026 09/02/2026 23/02/2026
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Refresher (ARTR) 10/12/2025
GWO Advanced Rescue Training (ART) 14/01/2026 11/02/2026
GWO Working at Heights Refresher (WAHR) 05/01/2026 22/01/2026 02/02/2026 19/02/2026
GWO Working at Heights (WAH) 23/12/2025 08/01/2026 29/01/2026
GWO Manual Handling (MH) 07/11/2025 22/12/2025 05/01/2026
GWO Fire Awareness (FAW) 22/12/2025 05/01/2026 12/01/2026
GWO First Aid Refresher (FAR) 24/12/2025 05/01/2026 22/01/2026
GWO First Aid (FA) 08/01/2026 15/01/2026 21/01/2026
GWO Slinger Signaller (SLS) 29/01/2026
GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher (EFAR) 29/01/2026
GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA) 14/01/2026
GWO Working at Heights with Manual Handling Refresher (WAH & MH) 23/12/2025 08/01/2026 12/01/2026
GWO Working at Heights with Manual Handling (WAH & MH) 04/11/2025 06/01/2026 19/01/2026
IRATA Rope Access - All Levels & Reval 02/03/2026 13/04/2026 11/05/2026
MATS Telecom Climber Roof & RF Hazards – New Starters
(incl. EUSR Registration)
19/01/2026 16/02/2026
MATS Initial Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue (inc. EUSR Registration) 15/12/2025 22/12/2025 05/01/2026
Height Safety & Rescue After A Fall 04/12/2025 13/01/2026
Harness Fitting & Use 26/01/2026
Confined Space Entry (WTG - Low Risk Areas) 16/01/2026
Wind Turbine Lifting Hoist Operations 12/01/2026 06/02/2026 09/02/2026
Confined Space Entry (Escape BA) 29/01/2026
Emergency First Aid at Height – EFAW Certified 09/01/2026 12/01/2026 28/01/2026
Inspection of PPE - Competent Person 12/11/2025 26/11/2025 02/12/2025
Rigging and Light Lifting 13/01/2026 26/01/2026
MATS Tower Climbing and Rescue Reval (inc. EUSR Registration) 14/01/2026 23/01/2026 26/01/2026
Tower Crane Rescue 13/01/2026
Advanced Hub Rescue for Wind Turbines 13/01/2026 10/02/2026
Rescue from Height – Stretcher Lowering 07/01/2026 06/02/2026
Using Height Safety Equipment 19/01/2026 22/01/2026 28/01/2026
RF Hazards - Awareness and Monitoring 08/01/2026 22/01/2026 05/02/2026