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• Summer Closure 2024

  BSD Training be closed for the Summer Holidays from Monday 8th July 2024 - Friday 19th July 2024, with our last day being Friday 5th July …

• New Holland T5.110 takes over the tractor training duties

  A New Holland T5.110 has picked up where our previous New Holland TD5020 left off and will be taking over the tractor training duties. …

• Christmas Closure 2023

  With 2023 coming to an end and 2024 fast approaching we will be taking some much needed downtime over the Christmas period. We would like …

• Forklift training fleet gets some new additions

  Since the refresh of the Plant training Fleet was completed (for now...) earlier this year; It was time to turn our attention to the …

• IPAF Harness Course has been given a category change

  The IPAF Harness course has been given a bit of a rework and instead of being awarded the IPAF Harness "H" category, you can now New …

• Refresh of our Plant Training Fleet is complete

  Over the past few years we have invested heavily in changing and updating our entire plant training fleet. The first machine we updated was …

• Computer Testing Suite gets an update

  We have had our current Touchscreen Computers for 4 years now and they have completed numerous CITB Health, Safety and Environment tests …

• Christmas Closures 2022

  With 2022 coming to an end and 2023 fast approaching we will be taking some much needed downtime over the Christmas period. We would like …

• New Manitou MT1440 takes over telehandler training duties

  The time has come to retire our Manitou MT1436R. We have had the MT1436R from new in 2008 and it has provided 14 years of faultless service …

• NiftyLift HR17 4x4 Hybrid rounds up our IPAF training fleet refresh

  The new Nifty HR17 4x4 Hybrid has finally arrived and completes our rejuvenation of the IPAF Training fleet by joining the Skyjack SJ3219 …

• Forklift training fleet gets an update

  Our fleet of forklift training trucks has just received a new addition in the form of a 1500kgs Toyota Traigo48 Counterbalance Forklift …

• CSCS Smart Check is out now to download

  The CSCS Smart Check app allows all 2.1 million cards in the construction industry displaying the CSCS logo to be verified using a single …

• Easter Closure 2022

  BSD Training be closed for the Easter Holidays from Monday 18th April - Friday 22nd April We will be open again as normal from Monday 25th …

• Bobcat S590 joins the plant training team

  Another exciting new addition to our extensive plant fleet has arrived at BSD Training in the form of a Bobcat S590 Skid-Steer Loader. The …

• NiftyLift 150TPE joins the IPAF Training Fleet

  Our IPAF Training fleet revamp continues with addition of a NiftyLift 150TPE to the team. Our previous Genie TZ50 has served us well over …

• Red Diesel Changes could cost NI firms £25m per year

  Red diesel loss 'could cost businesses millions' From April the construction and manufacturing sectors will no longer be able to use …

• IPAF E-Learning Options

  IPAF offer a number of eLearning Modules for MEWP operators, MEWPS for Managers and the new IPAF Site Assessment course. MEWP OPERATOR …

• New Skyjack SJ3219 takes over IPAF training duties

  The time has come to retire our current Skyjack SJ3219 scissors lift from its IPAF Training duties. It has provided 7 years of faultless …

• Use of Face Coverings at our Centre

  The health minister has revoked Northern Ireland's remaining Covid-19 restrictions, so rules that were formerly legally binding, such as …

• CSR now accepting City & Guilds Craft & Advanced Craft certificates

  CSR have announced that with immediate effect, CSR will accept City & Guilds Craft and Advanced Craft certificates for Skilled and …

• Christmas Closure 2021

  We would like to thank everyone for their business and support throughout 2021. We will be closed from 13:00 on Wednesday the 22nd December …

• JCB CT160 Ride on Roller joins our fleet

  As part of our continued plant training fleet investment and expansion programme a new JCB CT160 Vibratory Tandem Roller has joined the …

• IPAF Introduce EPal app

  What is ePAL? ePAL is the name of IPAF's new mobile phone app through which the PAL Card, and many other operator-focused features, can be …

• Centre Expansion Underway

  Phase 1 of our centre expansion plans are well underway now. The first floor extension is currently getting the floor screed laid as I type …

• New JCB 3CX Sitemaster joins the BSD Training team

  Another exciting new addition to our extensive plant fleet has arrived at BSD Training. The superbly versatile JCB 3CX Sitemaster is the …

• Changes to the CITB Health, Safety and Environment Test

  More improvements will be made to the CITB Health, safety and environment (HS&E) test on 26 June 2019. These changes are being made to …

• Doosan DX140LCR-5 joins our training fleet

  BSD Training have invested in a new Doosan DX140LCR-5 Excavator to join our training fleet. This latest addition has come during a large …