Testimonials

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"I found the course most enjoyable in a lovely surrounding. The course lecturer, Steve Lockwood was very professional and delivered the course with great enthusiasm."
Jason Day, EDF Energy - 29th Oct 2013

"I was very impressed with the lecturers and the quality and content of the course. There was also a very relaxed feeling throughout the course and I really enjoyed it all."
Raymond Campbell, Driver & Vehicle Agency - 21st Apr 2015

"Extremely well delivered course which I found to be informative. Delivery of the course was released and all questions were encouraged."
Jason Weightman, MCL Medics - 18th Oct 2016

"Very well run course, with highly experienced trainer and a great experience "
Richard Hollows, Makin Metal Powders Ltd - 9th May 2017

"Very good course well presented."
Michael Jordan, HMP Whitemoor - 29th Oct 2013

"The course was delivered very professionally. The environment was calm and pleasant. Explanations at times felt a bit fast(MATHS) but was then covered several times to confirm understanding."
Andy Graves, ATS Euromaster - 29th Oct 2013

"Thoroughly enjoyed the course, covered every aspect of monitoring which I needed to understand. The equations were tricky to sort, but thankfully Steve was prepared to go over it until it was fully understood."
Graham Jones, BAE Systems - 30th Apr 2013

"Good Course."
Derek Cliffe, Cliffe Consulting Services - 21st Oct 2015

"By the end of the course I feel equipped to carry out dust monitoring"
Gary Millward, Middlesborough college - 18th Oct 2016

"This was my second course I attended a Castle course and once again the course was very well designed and delivered. Traininers were very experienced and this has facilitated learning. Course structure was excellent . Definitly recommend."
Nicholas Debono , Ministry for Transport & Infrastructure Malta - 21st Apr 2015

This is a random sample of the 38 testimonials we have for the Practical Air Sampling for COSHH Castle Certificate Course.

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"I though today was quite heavy going, as a tutor myself I understand the need that to keep up energy levels and group dynamics that a different activity should be introduced every 20 minutes, I feel a bit of work is needed."
Andy Brunt, Secas Training Association Ltd - 5th Nov 2015

"As with yesterdays noise course very helpful and has given clarity to some of the points and terms used by our external assessor."
Matthew Evison, PHS Group - 20th Nov 2014

"Excellent one day course giving overview of air content it's measurement and control."
Bob Hope, BHPMS Health & Safety - 20th Nov 2014

"Excellent course content, delivered to give full understanding of the subject."
Jon Hazelgrove, BASF PLC - 3rd Jun 2014

"Excellent informative course, well worth attending"
Derek Robson, Chep - 14th May 2015

"Interesting session, complicated on some areas. Staff are very friendly, helpful and will try their upmost to help you understand."
Corrie Nicholson, Hull College - 3rd Jun 2014

"Very interesting course, which engages the participants to discuss and share their experiences."
Matthew Riley, The Binding Site Group - 3rd Jun 2014

"Ecellent course. Well delivered by both speakers, would highly recommend."
Anthony Fletcher , Joy Global UK Limited - 14th May 2015

"Excellent course."
Gary Marsden, G.P.Fume - 3rd Jun 2014

"Very informative, great starter level course."
Colin Robinson, ELAS UK - 5th Nov 2015

This is a random sample of the 22 testimonials we have for the Air Sampling and COSHH One Day Course.

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"Helped explain the basics of measurement very clearly, and cleared up the mystery of the different ways of writing mg.m3 etc. Thank you!"
Jill Yeates, Lewes - 29th Apr 2015

"very informative and a great taster to the subject "
Derek Robson, Chep - 29th Apr 2015

"Very informative and gives a good introduction of the topic."
Robin Jull, Lenham - 29th Apr 2015

"Very interesting webinar"
Pedro Garces, Global Control - 29th Apr 2015

"Informative and pitched at right level for basic understanding "
Mark Robinson, Thermacore - 29th Apr 2015

This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Air Sampling Webinar.

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"Very knowlegable instructor with good experience in the field."
Dom Beever, Mistras Group - 13th Sep 2016

"We have used Castle Group for courses since 2005. The format is more relaxed and less intense."
M Hutchinson, Cats Ltd - 17th May 2016

"I found the course very informative and helpful having no prior knowledge on the subject."
Craig Noble, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017

"Good level of technical experience and real scenarios for the subject. Started from base level"
Maya Rowland, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017

"I found this course to be very informative and thought provoking. It was delivered very professionally and in a well structured manner. I found the Castle Group to be very thorough in the material it provided and the supplies given to individuals. I would recommend this company to anyone who requires training, technical assistance or equipment"
Sean Ogden, Mistras Group - 17th May 2016

"Very well knowledge but would like to see a more beginners level option where the basics are covered in more depth along with longer spell and training on how to equipment."
Tom Wood, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017

"Very interesting course, well presented by knowledgable trainer in a way that was easy to understand."
Iain Harrison, Arco - 18th Sep 2017

"Good Course, could do with more practical demonstration as some of the concepts are hard to convey through screen presentations."
Sam Dixon, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017

"Ethically driven, informative course. Has given me the confidence to perform a survey and produce a compliant report."
David Ackerncey, Mistras Group - 17th May 2016

"The course was very interesting. Garry tailored the content to the requirements of the delegates, lending his obviously vast knowledge and experience to teach a complex subject in a straightforward manner."
Will Vernon, Castle Group Ltd - 17th May 2016

This is a random sample of the 14 testimonials we have for the Electromagnetic Fields In A Day.

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"Very interesting but missed first 35 minutes due to sound difficulties. Very interested to receive full recording when available. "
Robert Hope, BHPMS - 7th Aug 2015

"We have been dealing with Castle throughout our 31 year history, and remain convinced they are the experts in this field and provide us with all we need."
Philip Shaw, Sure Wave Technology - 7th Aug 2015

"A very informative webinar providing a good introduction to BS4142 - made me want to learn more."
Ben Taylor, Lkrisk - 7th Aug 2015

"Very informative - clear, and great to have the relevent pdf notes to accompany the webinar"
Nancy Archer, Perkins - 7th Aug 2015

This is a random sample of the 4 testimonials we have for the Environmental Noise Webinar.

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"Very interesting, have learnt a lot coming from a position of knowing nothing. Thank You "
Sandra Sandon, Worcestershire County Council - 2nd Aug 2011

"I would highly recommend Castle, in terms of both ongoing equipment support and calibration through to training courses. I attended the Environmental Noise Course and found it to be informative and gave me the overview of the expertise and knowledge I need to look at noise issues on my site. Castle, have at all times been supportive and attentive to us as a client."
Sharon Wheeler, Molson Coors - 2nd Aug 2011

"Very friendly, step-by-step instructions. Equipment and learning paper work extensive. One-to-one learning support if needed. In the future I will recommend to others."
Michael Gillen, Surewave Technology - 3rd Mar 2020

"Very well delivered course by Chris would recommend to others."
Nigel Denning, GKN Autostructures - 4th Feb 2014

"Course very relevant and well executed. Made it interesting, accommodation and hospitality excellent."
Ged Robinson, GKN Autostructure - 4th Feb 2014

"Well structured course. Flows well. Uncomplicated and easy to follow. Well designed and easy to use equipment."
Fraser Mallen, BAS Castings - 11th Nov 2021

"The Environmental Noise Training course was very informative, good theory and extremely useful practical demo's. Would recommend the course to get a good understanding of environmental noise assessment."
David Burrell, Marshalls - 27th Oct 2015

"The course I found to be exactly what I was expecting and covered all aspects that I will require to carry out assessments when returning to work."
Mark Suckling, AWE PLC - 8th Nov 2011

"An excellent well presented course with good group interaction. Great facilities, and comfortable stay."
Stuart Green, Morgan Sidall - 2nd Aug 2011

"Very good, educational and entertaining course, Many thanks."
Allan Wise, Huntsman Tioxide - 6th Nov 2012

This is a random sample of the 30 testimonials we have for the Managing Environmental Noise to BS4142 - Competent Persons Course.

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"The course gave a good insight into vibration in the workplace on how to manage it. This will help ensure the company can comply with current legislation."
William Fitzpatric, Augean PLC - 4th Dec 2012

"The course was very informative and delivered in such a way as to be clear for all learners. I also feel the Castle lecturers are a testimony to the company."
Andrew Buggey, Air Power Products Limited - 23rd Sep 2014

"Good Informative and in depth course. Good quality hand outs. Some text colours on slides are hard to read at a distance, great trainer."
John Kerr, Natural England - 23rd May 2016

"A good introduction course to human vibration."
Toby Harling, Carlisle City Council - 23rd Mar 2013

"Excellent, professional knowledgeable trainers, quality of materials for presentations etc,were excellent, generally very well looked after. Thank You."
John Gray , Cestria - 26th Nov 2015

"Everyone including the tutor, Simon and all delegates kept me comfortable during my stay. All of them were superb chaps for my whole like experience. Wishing to see you all again."
Asim Syed Mohammad, International Power Global Developments Limited - 18th Jan 2011

"This was a very well organized course, which I enjoyed and would thoroughly recommend it."
Edward Worsley, Staffordshire Fire & RescueService - 25th Sep 2012

"Enjoyed my time and learnt a lot. Would recommend to others."
Sharon Morrish, Knowsley Borough Council - 17th Jun 2014

"An excellent well run course with an excellent lecturer who made you feel at ease."
Peter Reynolds, V Roon Offshore - 24th Sep 2013

"Enjoyed course, very good lecturer."
R J Lethbridge, Anchem Labs Limited - 17th Jan 2012

This is a random sample of the 246 testimonials we have for the HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course.

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"Presented informative contents in a digestable manner for a novice in the subject matter."
Ross Growcott, Halcyon Environmental - 18th Nov 2014

"Very helpful course that has given me a better understanding of HAVS. Well presented and informative."
David Sinclair, Jag Land Rover - 19th Jan 2017

"I enjoyed the course and found it knowledgeable and interesting."
Darrell Wood, Traceman - 20th May 2014

"Interesting with a good balance of practical examples and suggestins."
Kay Moss, Muntons PLC - 18th Nov 2014

"A very informative and interesting course."
Peter Carter, Siemens Power Generation - 3rd Nov 2015

"Having started the course with very limited knowledge of HAVS, I am leaving more confident to tackle the issues in the workplace. Very Good."
Hilary Allen, Peter Cox - 20th May 2014

"Very good course, well taught and mixed up with various types of training material. Definitely improved my knowledge in HAVS."
John Hopkinson, Derby County Council - 18th Nov 2014

"Very enjoyable course, delivered at the right level for what NLC need were."
Gerry Farrell, Nth Lanarkshire Council - 23rd Nov 2017

"Aimed at the right level clear and consise instructions, good venue, kept in time limits"
Mark Glover, Paragon Creative - 3rd Nov 2015

"Very informative, helpful advice on how to use HAVS recorders and implement the information."
Neville Keyworth, Bury Council - 20th May 2014

This is a random sample of the 69 testimonials we have for the Hand Arm Vibration One Day Course.

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"Well presented refresher webinar. Concise and easy to understand. Great update"
Janice Dodge, - 27th Apr 2015

"Already attended your 3 day Competency Course some time ago and interesting to keep up with latest legistation and recommendations to improve testing & recording requirements."
Bob Bishop, Edniburgh Council - 27th Apr 2015

"Very iformative seminar."
John Grech, - 27th Apr 2015

"Very interesting webinar and will definately help me with reviewing this area with our clients in the future."
Karl Curtis, Chubb - 27th Apr 2015

"Excellent presentation, well delivered. Thank you."
Lee King, Acco - 27th Apr 2015

This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Hand Arm Vibration Webinar.

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"Fantastic accommodation had fun, staff welcoming felt looked after well. Enjoyed the course learnt the subject – main objectives"
Penny Arnett, Bernard Mathews Foods - 2nd Jul 2013

"Really enjoyed the course and the way it was conducted. Very professional tutor and Mac's knowledge is very precious in order to understand the material."
Agata Strzalka, Forza Foods - 1st Jul 2014

"I found the course very good and very informative, course trainer was excellent."
Teri Hackett, Reckitt Benckiser - 13th Nov 2012

"Thank you for an interesting informative course. I feel I have learnt the best practice and can go and set up an audiometric programme confident that we will get it right."
Heidi Moore, Bernard Mathews Foods - 2nd Jul 2013

"Excellent course with a very good tutor 'Mac' a wealth of experience to impact and does so with gusto!! Very enjoyable."
Sharron Lowrie, EMI Company Limited - 21st Feb 2012

"Outstanding, learned a great deal confirmed prior knowledge. Great tutor., cheers."
Chris Leggett, NSK Bearings Europe Limited - 12th Nov 2015

"Very knowledgeable presenters, clarified a lot of dark areas."
Ann Merriman, Bernard Mathews Foods - 13th Nov 2012

"Course was brilliant, I really enjoyed it the tutor was absolutely competent and answered all my questions."
Rosen Andreev, ABP Ellesmere - 15th Feb 2011

"It was a good course and fulfilled my objective of attending the course, a good instructor."
Abdulelah Algheilani, Oman Lng - 13th Nov 2012

"An excellent format over 3 days to ensure we are equipped to provide a quality serviceto our employees and the company."
Ian Booth , Safestyle UK - 12th Nov 2015

This is a random sample of the 26 testimonials we have for the Audiometric Screening for Businesses - Competent Persons Course.

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"Well presented, concise and well explained."
Ashley Drury, Barrett Steel Limited - 22nd Mar 2011

"An excellent course - interactive, easy to understand and enjoyable. One of the best courses I've been on, with worksheets . That can be easily used as an aide memories and helpful notes. Thank you."
Emily Birmingham, Fujifilm Specialist Ink Systems - 18th Sep 2017

"The course has been excellent. Steve Marshall took time to ensure it was understood. The pace was right and detail good. I would recommend a Castle Course to any one in my company. Many thanks for a great course!"
Adrian Steinkamp, Carillion - 12th Jul 2011

"Execellent and informed course. Valid learning aids, excellent instruction. Thorough and allowed for understanding by setting excellent pace"
Stuart Axcell, ABP Immingham - 1st Feb 2017

"I personally found Steve's training methods to be superb, very patient in relation to time and communication. Mike was helpful and had a great product knowledge, but not Steve's person skills. The course was very enjoyable, went very quickly which proves the content. Thanks very much !"
Darryl Hodge, Cwm Taf Health Board - 12th Mar 2013

"Great course at a great venue, with excellent trainer run at the right pace for the group."
Neil Costello, Centrica - 26th Nov 2013

"I was very apprehensive prior the course however, it was well delivered and easy to understand."
Thomas Bowe, HMP Manchester - 17th Sep 2013

"Enjoyed te course very much, Stephen was excellent in the way he delivered the course very proffesional and precise on his delivery, very knowledgeable on the subject. Fantastic course."
Stephen Penman, MAGNOX Limited. - 17th Sep 2015

"Very interesting course, greatly improved my knowledge and understanding of noise measurements and legislation. Very well delivered."
James Henderson, Cummins on site course - 11th Jul 2017

"A well structured professionally delivered course. Good content, good exercises, good hand-outs."
John Tallieu, Harkand Group - 26th Nov 2013

This is a random sample of the 247 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course.

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"Excellent presentation again. The presenter was very knowledgeable and delivered the content in an easy to understand way. Thank you."
Lee King, Acco - 28th Apr 2015

"Very enjoyable and informative webinar"
Rees Davies, Ledwood - 28th Apr 2015

"Very helpful at explaining the basics and the necessary action."
Jill Yeates, Lewes - 28th Apr 2015

"Very useful/informative. Will definately help me in my role as an insurance risk assessor."
Karl Curtis, Chubb - 28th Apr 2015

"Concise and clear content and guidance"
Mark Robinson, Thermacore - 28th Apr 2015

This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work Webinar.

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"Good course, well presented."
Darren Parker, SSE at Keadby - 8th Jun 2017

"Liked the course, good use of props!!!"
William Thompson, SSE at Keadby - 20th Apr 2017

"Excellent course content and presentation."
Jon Hazelgrove, BASF UK Ltd - 21st May 2014

"Good refresher course, liked your demonstrations."
Jacki Rhodes, Babcock - 19th Nov 2014

"Very Interesting Thanks."
Doug Lovatt, BASF UK Ltd - 21st May 2014

"Great course, pointed out issues we were having with current noise controls, and how to tacle them in a very simple and infirmative manner."
Aidan Twycross, Dane Architectural Systems Ltd. - 4th Nov 2015

"A very interesting course filled with plenty of information."
M Lockland, Timken Rail Services - 21st May 2014

"A good overview for anyone beginning to look at noise in the workplace."
John Reilly, Babcock - 19th Nov 2014

"As per yesterday. I would not hesitate to recommend you without reservation."
Peter Cresswell Sodexo, - 13th May 2015

"This was a refresher course for me. It was very well presented, the contents was excellent, as was the accomadation and catering. I wpould recommend this course to anyone looking to carry out noise surveys."
Nick Redpath, Northern Counties Safety Group - 28th Mar 2017

This is a random sample of the 51 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work One Day Course.