Proclimber Training - quality training for the professional

A branch (sorry!) of Proclimber Arborist Supplies

Professional Training for NPTC Assessments

• chainsaw (safe use & maintenance; felling & processing trees)

• treeclimbing (safe climbing systems / chainsaw in harness / pruning / lowering & rigging techniques)

• chippers (safe use & maintenance)

• 4 x 4 off-road driving & ATV training courses

Some of you will already be familiar with the Proclimber range of tree-climbing products and the well-earned reputation they have for quality and service. Proclimber Training is also aimed toward that same high standard; we provide a cost effective solution for your training needs, we are very approachable people who believe in working with our clients to provide flexible, professional and enjoyable training courses, which will prepare trainees for the required NPTC assessments.

We feel that all forms of training, when put across in a practical, down-to-earth, and enjoyable manner, provide the very best environment for learning, which puts you in a much better position when it comes to your assessments and your future.

Andrew Lewis has many years experience in arboriculture & off-road driving, coming as he does, from a practical background within the tree-climbing industry. He has spent many years working in utility arboriculture, as a freelance climber and as an arboricultural contractor. He is an approved NPTC assessor, LOLER inspector, certified rope splicer and a Tree-works Auditor for the regional electricity company. Andrew still remains an active climber and has worked and trained others in arboriculture and off-road driving in many countries over the past few years. He firmly believes in continual personal development, which is essential to keep up to date with all the changes within the arb industry.

All Proclimber Training is taught to industry best practice, as laid out by the Health & Safety Executive, and helps employers create a safer, more efficient workforce; it also meets the basic requirement of training under the Health & Safety at Work Act, and certification under PUWER (Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 98).

If you have any questions or need advice on which course is right for you, please contact us, we are always happy to discuss your needs and fit these courses around your work commitments. See our Training Courses below, for a list of our training & assessment courses, and the applicable NPTC assessment units.