Testimonials
- Wayne Kromalicki, Serco Ltd - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Charlie Laycock, Forgemasters Steel - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Andrew Himsworth, Mobile Mini UK - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Adam Darlow, South Yorkshire Police - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- David Branbill, Caterpillar UK Ltd - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- John Hopkinson, Derbyshire County Council - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Lee Brown, OJ Health and Safety Solutions - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Nick Redpath, Northern Counties Safety Group - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Sean Lowe, Whitemeadow - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Wayne Kromalicki, Serco Ltd - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Craig Edge, PAL Group Operations - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Karl Forman, ISOS Housing Ltd - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Rob Taylor, West Country Housing - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Simon and Darren, DIPT Ltd - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Stuart Gibbon, Mechtool Engineering - HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course
- Neill Files, In House Training Consultancy - Noise at Work One Day Course
- Helen Capps, Pindar - Audiometric Screening for Businesses - Competent Persons Course
- Hand Arm Vibration One Day Course
- Gary Crane, PandA Metal Components Ltd - Audiometric Screening for Businesses - Competent Persons Course
- Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- Carl Nicholson, Stobart Rail - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
- John Aughey, Total Safety Management - Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course
"The course was very informative and Steve was open to any questions that needed to be answered or explained. Overall, a successful course. I know the others on the course enjoyed it thoroughly."
Chris Dunk, Castle Group Limited - 8th Apr 2014
"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
"Considerable knowledge acquired during course. Tutors delivered the course very effectively."
Marfred Bugeja, Ministry for Transport & Infrastructure Malta - 21st Apr 2015
"Really enjoyed the cours4e, tutor was very knowledgeable and able to answer all question, also course ran at just about the right pace."
Paul Millward, ATS Euromaster - 29th Oct 2013
"This is my third time in 12 months. I have been giving information not only to my colleagues who have attended but other inspectors to come along and get competence in what Castle Group do provide. Definitely the approach is good and the lecturers are very helpful and make sure each participant understands the topics."
Raymond Barbara , Ministry for Transport & Infrastructure Malta - 21st Apr 2015
"This was a very intense and enjoyable course, the media provided was well written and fully covered the content. The venue was perfect for a learning situation with the instructors well versed in their subject."
Alan Greenwood, DVSA - 9th May 2017
"Good Course."
Derek Cliffe, Cliffe Consulting Services - 21st Oct 2015
"Course was very well presented, hand outs and demos also very good. All questions answered and explained."
Rob Jellyman, Adams Construction - 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 enjoyable course. Steve is very patient with the students."
David Schofield, Duo Plastics Limited - 30th Apr 2013
This is a random sample of the 38 testimonials we have for the Practical Air Sampling for COSHH Castle Certificate Course.
"Very interesting. I would like to do three day course."
Dave Lovatt, BASF PLC - 3rd Jun 2014
"Good start introduction and practicaluse of the air sampling equipment. COSHH principles nicely outlined, practical demonstration a little bit messy at times.- overall good."
Alicya Gardzilewick, Fenner Precision - 2nd Jun 2014
"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
"Ecellent course. Well delivered by both speakers, would highly recommend."
Anthony Fletcher , Joy Global UK Limited - 14th May 2015
"Very informative, great starter level course."
Colin Robinson, ELAS UK - 5th Nov 2015
"Very good introduction to air-sampling."
Jim Moss, Eldridge-Moss Limited - 20th Nov 2014
"Thank you I now have an insight into Air Sampling."
Philippa Sutton, HAV Control Limited - 3rd Jun 2014
"Excellent one day course giving overview of air content it's measurement and control."
Bob Hope, BHPMS Health & Safety - 20th Nov 2014
"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
"Excellent informative course, well worth attending"
Derek Robson, Chep - 14th May 2015
This is a random sample of the 22 testimonials we have for the Air Sampling and COSHH One Day Course.
"very informative and a great taster to the subject "
Derek Robson, Chep - 29th Apr 2015
"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 interesting webinar"
Pedro Garces, Global Control - 29th Apr 2015
"Informative and pitched at right level for basic understanding "
Mark Robinson, Thermacore - 29th Apr 2015
"Very informative and gives a good introduction of the topic."
Robin Jull, Lenham - 29th Apr 2015
This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Air Sampling Webinar.
"Very Interesting EMF assessment training course, presented by Julia Clark, who was very knowledgeable and brought great enthusiasm to the topic."
Susan Lett, EXOVA - 6th Jul 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 the course very informative and helpful having no prior knowledge on the subject."
Craig Noble, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017
"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
"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
"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
"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
"Informative course, well presented"
Steven Lewis, EE UK Ltd - 29th Aug 2017
"Very knowlegable instructor with good experience in the field."
Dom Beever, Mistras Group - 13th Sep 2016
This is a random sample of the 14 testimonials we have for the Electromagnetic Fields In A Day.
"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
"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
This is a random sample of the 4 testimonials we have for the Environmental Noise Webinar.
"Course very relevant and well executed. Made it interesting, accommodation and hospitality excellent."
Ged Robinson, GKN Autostructure - 4th Feb 2014
"Very good, educational and entertaining course, Many thanks."
Allan Wise, Huntsman Tioxide - 6th Nov 2012
"Enjoyed Environmental noise course, veryrelaxed learning environment. Presenter Jarek Gil provided an in depth knowledge of subject matter. Good mix of practical work to ensure understanding and application of theory."
Jim Denholm, Scottish Power - 27th Oct 2015
"Lecturer Jarek made a sometimes technically complicated subject understandable to the delegates."
Michael Stevenson, Scottish Power - 27th Oct 2015
"I found te course really informative and interesting in a relaxed environment. Jarek was an excellent tutor and is a credit to Castle. I will recommend the course to other work colleagues."
Richard Leggett, Centrica Energy - 27th Oct 2015
"The course providers were excellent, friendly, helpful with a mix of theory and practical to make the material easier to understand."
Timoteus Du Plooy, Safety Genius - 23rd Jan 2020
"This course was really good, well presented, covering all requirements necessary to complete the required assessments. The planning and administration was excellent, the presenter very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I would recommend Castle for any Noise Associated Course."
Brian Davies, Zotefoams PLC - 8th Nov 2011
"An enjoyable and informative course."
Peter Winnicki, Zotefoams PLC - 8th Nov 2011
"Course was really good, content was relevant and well delivered."
Andy Parks, ECL - 11th Nov 2021
"Very well delivered course by Chris would recommend to others."
Nigel Denning, GKN Autostructures - 4th Feb 2014
This is a random sample of the 30 testimonials we have for the Managing Environmental Noise to BS4142 - Competent Persons Course.
"A very interesting course, well delivered by a very knowledgeable instructor."
Carl Nicholson, Stobbart Rail - 2nd Dec 2014
"Course delivered very well look forward to noise course next."
Nigel Denning, GKN Systems - 24th Sep 2013
"A well ran course in a very nice and comfortable venue"
Stephen Harrold, Erewash Borough Council - 27th Jun 2017
"Excellent materials provided on the course and delivery of the course content. Tutor has excellent knowledge on the subject and helped with practical issues in the workplace I came across. Venue and the location excellent, we were looked after really well from accommodation to meal times. Tuesday night meal with the group is are really nice touch."
Mark Daley, Wood Plc - 17th Apr 2018
"Event Course. Event social"
Pete Bailey, Centrica Storage ltd - 18th Oct 2016
"Chris is a good tutor with an edgy style of imparting information"
Simon Waye, ATS Euromasters Ltd - 27th Jun 2017
"Exceptionally well delivered course, made understandable by professional delivery and practical support."
Geoff Green, Serco - 3rd Feb 2015
"I really enjoyed the course. The content was as expected and forfilled what I needed for my job. Not too fast or too slow, ‘Tutot' knew his stuff but did not make us feel like we were asking stupid questions. The Hotel – top marks added to the enjoyment of the course, the meal was a lovely touch."
Vikki Carr, BAE Systems - 23rd Mar 2013
"Accommodation was excellent and course was very good. Information pack and instructions were very good with a friendly atmosphere and good leasing."
Robert Clarke, Broads Authority - 17th Jan 2012
"Again, another well run course. Good facilities and tutor, driven at a good pace. Thank you"
Dave Stubbins , Unilever - 24th Sep 2015
This is a random sample of the 246 testimonials we have for the HAVS Vibration Training - Competent Persons Course.
"Informative, well delivered course."
Vinny Wood, Jag Land Rover - 27th Jan 2017
"Excellent course presented extremeley well."
Anthony Fletcher , Joy Global UK Limited - 12th May 2015
"Very informative, Corrie Nicholson 0hope to use the knowledge back at work and out on sites."
Jerry Smith, HS Direct Limited - 20th May 2014
"Good use of equipment and good at going over points if not fully understood."
Andy Brunt, Secas Training Association Ltd - 3rd Nov 2015
"A worthwhile course with interesting presentation and practical side for taking readings."
S Routledge, Jag Land Rover - 19th Jan 2017
"Interesting Course Material well presented. All questions answered, overall very good course."
Craig Weir, Nth Lanarkshire Council - 23rd Nov 2017
"Really good training. Chris made the course good."
Robert Marshall , Nth Lanarkshire Council - 23rd Nov 2017
"Great course, well presented and concise but informative."
Duncan Michell, Jag Land Rover - 19th Jan 2017
"Great presentation length of course training great."
Andrew Birch , City Hospitals Sunderland - 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
This is a random sample of the 69 testimonials we have for the Hand Arm Vibration One Day Course.
"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
"Excellent presentation, well delivered. Thank you."
Lee King, Acco - 27th Apr 2015
"Very iformative seminar."
John Grech, - 27th Apr 2015
"Well presented refresher webinar. Concise and easy to understand. Great update"
Janice Dodge, - 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
This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Hand Arm Vibration Webinar.
"Outstanding, learned a great deal confirmed prior knowledge. Great tutor., cheers."
Chris Leggett, NSK Bearings Europe Limited - 12th Nov 2015
"Excellent course - well delivered."
Robert Thomson, JTC Furniture Group - 13th Nov 2012
"Very good course, material was very good. No words to describe the tutor."
Marisa Tavares, ABP Ellesmer - 15th Feb 2011
"Great course. I found it interesting, and enjoyed the training and the venue."
David Schofield, Duo Plastics Limited - 13th Nov 2012
"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
"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 trainer, very much enjoyed no death by power-point."
Kevin Shaw, Lancaster City Council - 13th Nov 2012
"Presentation flowed out of Mac's experience which was enjoyable and helpful."
Malcolm Honeysett, Middlesborough College - 13th Nov 2012
"It was a good course and fulfilled my objective of attending the course, a good instructor."
Abdulelah Algheilani, Oman Lng - 13th Nov 2012
"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
This is a random sample of the 26 testimonials we have for the Audiometric Screening for Businesses - Competent Persons Course.
"Good course well presented."
Michael Bromley, Essentra - 15th Jul 2014
"The tutor was very professional and knowledgeable on the subject matter. Good surrounding and food at the Crown Spa hotel. Would recommend Castle courses in the future. Well done."
Kevin Toon, Joy Mining - 13th Sep 2011
"The course is my second one with Castle in recent years and like the last was excellent. The lecturer was fantastic and made it very interesting. The location was great and the host Castle Group welcoming. Thank you and I look forward to the refresher."
John Hopkinson, Derbyshire County Council - 28th Mar 2017
"Great Clear + full content. Delivered at a good pace. Friendly staff made to feel welcome. Stephen + Simon are very approachable + helpful. Great Service!! Good level of practical + theory. "
Simon Tuffey, P+B Metal Components Ltd - 12th Jul 2011
"Great course, first class teacher who delivered the course at pace to suit all attendees. Very interesting, what initially appeared a boring subject."
Andre Farndon, DHL Supply Chain - 14th Jan 2014
"Stephen did a really good job of simplifying the calculations. Good relaxed learning environment examples were really helpful and practical should help in the future. Very helpful and useful course."
Jonathan Crabb, university of Reading - 29th Nov 2011
"I found the course very comprehensive. It has highlighted the fundamental information in order to complete noise assessments at work. I would recommend this course."
Ian Smith, National Tyres & Autocare - 19th May 2015
"An Excellent course, tutor very knowledgeable and lots of practical examples"
Alan rose, Humberside Police - 29th Nov 2016
"Stephen was a brilliant course leader, very good pace, easy to approach and explained everything well. Course very useful would recommend."
Lucy Gordon, Romec - 22nd Mar 2011
"Being a qualified H&S professional I thought I knew about Noise at Work!! Think again, these people are the pro's the training course reminded me of things I'd forgotten, but more importantly told me stuff I didn't know."
Tim Sager, Communisis SPS - 22nd Mar 2011
This is a random sample of the 247 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work Training - Competent Persons Course.
"Concise and clear content and guidance"
Mark Robinson, Thermacore - 28th Apr 2015
"Very enjoyable and informative webinar"
Rees Davies, Ledwood - 28th Apr 2015
"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 useful/informative. Will definately help me in my role as an insurance risk assessor."
Karl Curtis, Chubb - 28th Apr 2015
"Very helpful at explaining the basics and the necessary action."
Jill Yeates, Lewes - 28th Apr 2015
This is a random sample of the 5 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work Webinar.
"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
"Again, informative well structured course. Day 2 of 3 good standard of delivery."
Corrie Nicholson, Hull College - 21st May 2014
"Very good and informative . Thank You "
Paul Davison, Dane Architectural Systems Ltd. - 4th Nov 2015
"A very interesting course filled with plenty of information."
M Lockland, Timken Rail Services - 21st May 2014
"Well presented, informative course."
Ivan Tibble, Qualter Hall & Co Limited - 21st May 2014
"Good course, well presented."
Darren Parker, SSE at Keadby - 8th Jun 2017
"Very informative and will help me to understand better external noise assessments."
Matthew Evison, PHS Group - 19th Nov 2014
"Well presented course delivered very well by Stephen."
Richard Dobson, SSE at Keadby - 20th Apr 2017
"The noise awareness course was well planned and suited our needs. The course was presented in a way that engaged everyone within the team and created a memorable educational day. Good practical session to put new knowledge into practice."
Janet Woolley, Chivas Brothers - 16th Mar 2016
This is a random sample of the 51 testimonials we have for the Noise at Work One Day Course.



