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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external tower for telecoms training

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 NEW MATS & telecoms training course bundles:

  • 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.
  • MATS Climber, Roof & RF & First Aid (5 days) – MATS bundled course suitable for new starters in the telecoms industry. Covers access to all parts of a typical structure and roof area, rooftop safety, RF hazards awareness and Emergency First Aid at Work EFAW. Mandatory requirement to work on BT and Arqiva sites.
  • Rescue, Evac, Stretcher Use & EFAW (2 days) – covering rescue, evacuation, stretcher use and Emergency First Aid at Work EFAW. Provides practical experience of stretcher lowering procedures, administering first aid, recording and reporting incidents.
  • Height Safety, Rescue & EFAW (2 days) – practical skills in the use of height safety equipment, rescue after a fall kit and Emergency First Aid at Work EFAW.

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

Downloads

Location Map - All Locations Suggested Accommodation
Rescue from Height - Stretcher Lowering
MATS Tower Climbing and Rescue Reval

Upcoming Course Dates

Course Current Next Future More Dates
Rescue, Evac, Stretcher Use & EFAW 01/08/2023 14/08/2023
Height Safety, Rescue & EFAW 31/07/2023 16/10/2023
MATS Roof & Rescue from Height 12/06/2023 20/07/2023 02/11/2023
MATS Climber, Roof, RF & First Aid 10/07/2023
NEW MATS Rooftop Worker – Safety & Access 12/06/2023 20/06/2023 12/07/2023
GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher – Onshore Package 26/06/2023 24/07/2023 21/08/2023
GWO Basic Safety Training – Onshore Package 10/07/2023 07/08/2023 02/10/2023
GWO Advanced Rescue Training Refresher (ARTR) 28/06/2023 26/07/2023 23/08/2023 16/10/2023
GWO Advanced Rescue Training (ART) 28/06/2023 26/07/2023 19/09/2023
GWO Manual Handling (MH) 14/06/2023 23/06/2023 28/06/2023
GWO Fire Awareness (FAW) 14/06/2023 23/06/2023 28/06/2023
GWO First Aid Refresher (FAR) 16/06/2023 23/06/2023 27/06/2023
GWO First Aid (FA) 15/06/2023 21/06/2023 29/06/2023
GWO Basic Safety Training Refresher (BSTR) – Offshore Package 31/07/2023 29/08/2023 16/10/2023
GWO Basic Safety Training (BST) – Offshore Package 19/06/2023 17/07/2023 14/08/2023 18/09/2023
GWO Slinger Signaller (SLS) 17/07/2023 31/07/2023 30/10/2023
GWO Enhanced First Aid Refresher (EFAR) 17/07/2023 07/08/2023
GWO Enhanced First Aid (EFA) 26/07/2023 02/08/2023 04/09/2023
GWO Working at Heights with Manual Handling Refresher (MHR & WAHR) 19/06/2023 21/06/2023 26/06/2023
GWO Working at Heights with Manual Handling (WAH & MH) 12/06/2023 19/06/2023 27/06/2023
GWO Sea Survival (SS) 22/06/2023 19/07/2023 02/08/2023
ISO Rope Access Training - All Levels 24/07/2023
IRATA Rope Access - All Levels & Reval 07/08/2023 02/10/2023 30/10/2023
MATS Telecom Climber Roof & RF Hazards – New Starters (inc. EUSR Registration) 05/09/2023 23/10/2023
MATS Initial Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue (inc. EUSR Registration) 26/06/2023 07/08/2023 21/08/2023
Height Safety & Rescue After A Fall 23/06/2023 10/07/2023 18/07/2023
Confined Space Entry (WTG - Low Risk Areas) 14/06/2023 19/07/2023 10/08/2023
Wind Turbine Lifting Hoist Operations 15/06/2023 13/07/2023 18/07/2023
Emergency First Aid at Work – EFAW 14/07/2023 01/08/2023 14/08/2023
Inspection of PPE - Competent Person 13/06/2023 21/06/2023 27/06/2023
MATS Tower Climbing and Rescue Reval (inc. EUSR Registration) 14/06/2023 19/06/2023 29/06/2023
Advanced Hub Rescue for Wind Turbines 15/06/2023 22/06/2023 07/07/2023
Rescue from height - Stretcher Lowering 13/06/2023 21/07/2023 02/08/2023
Using Height Safety Equipment 14/06/2023 19/06/2023 30/06/2023
RF Hazards - Awareness and Monitoring 20/09/2023 18/10/2023