Kingswood Training Services Ltd -

Fowzy Maroc

I recently took the Lantra PTI with Kingswood Training and found the course very informative and well taught. The whole process of registering was smoothly and easy thanks to the help of Rose and Michelle who were absolutely brilliant. The course was taught by Mr Simon Cox who is a fountain of knowledge. He gave us all the support and information we needed to guide us in the right direction to make good decisions. The location of the course was absolutely amazing, a very peaceful and beautiful place. Simon is by far one of the most knowledgeable arboricultural professionals I have come across and he is a credit to the organisation in my view. A wide range of topics were covered and everything was explained clearly and concisely. I would recommend that who ever wishes to take this course has some experience in tree inspections. I was so happy when i heard i passed and this is a greatly respected certificate to hold in the Arboricultural world. I would definitely recommend Kingswood Training to others and I will hope to take another course with them soon.

Thanks guys... its been a fantastic eye opener and experience. Well Done!

Winston Douglas

I had recently started a firewood processing business and required the Tree Felling and Chainsaw qualification; I had spent two months searching various providers online and been let down by a recommendation. I decided to stop procrastinating and make an informed choice which based on reviews, location and price was Kingswood Training.

The course is based in the easy to access village of Sevenoaks Weald from South London in a beautiful setting and with glorious sunshine the weather was a little too hot for what was an intensive well-structured course. The first day was spent in the classroom and covered all aspects of chainsaw maintenance, use and safety, with a well-stocked workshop and relaxing learning space.

The next four days were spent out in the forest felling a good range of various diameter Silver Birch trees, using multiple felling techniques also covering cross-cutting, limbing and taking down hung-up trees with a major focus on safe working practices and use of hand-tools.

This course consists of a maximum of four people and I learnt from the experience of the group as well as from a range of instructors with their varying styles. This course is intensive and I would recommend doing as much pre-learning and hands on practice prior to attending (what would I do without YouTube!), this will stand you in good stead for what is an excellent well-structured course, where there is a culture of encouraging all students to participate fully.

Thank you, Kingswood Training, for a great week’s training, I thoroughly enjoyed my course and am using techniques and have implemented a daily, monthly and annual checklist based on safe use of my chainsaws in the woodyard.

What are you waiting for get online and book your next forestry course with a great training provider.

Rudi Henry Jan

Kingswood Training is the absolute best place to learn the skills necessary to be able to hone your craft and then refine them in the work place. They show you where the industry bar has been set, and make every effort to help you to achieve the certification that you're ultimately paying for. Whilst that is important, the lessons that you learn along the way are the real attraction to not only the institution, but the people behind it all.

Just to put it into perspective, I live in Ealing, West London and whilst there are much closer institutions, I chose to travel an hour and a half each way for over five courses now.

Thanks guys, you're all amazing.

Rudi,

The Berkeley Tree Company.

Rob Sharp

I really enjoyed the course. The trainer and office staff were all very helpful and knowledgeable.

I had ZERO experience and passed both the courses I took.

I have come out of the course feeling I have a good understanding and have since gone on to get a job within the industry and am really enjoying my new career.

Paul Matheson

I signed on to Kingswood Training's 4 week combination arborist tree surgery course in April 2021 and it was a well run professional and enjoyable experience from the start. Having had no experience with chainsaws or climbing before, starting from scratch was a difficult way to begin. However all the trainers were incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and thorough in both the theory and practical side of each unit. Personally I was trained by Tony, Pat, Matt and Dave. All these guys made each element of the course interesting, fun and enjoyable as well as helping develop our skills each day to bring us up to a competent level to pass the assessments comfortably. I'll be back for more advanced courses and couldn't speak more highly of them. I'd recommend their training services to anyone interested in tree based training. They're a 10 out of 10 all round.

William Cooper

This is a review for Jamie, who I believe is an instructor at Kingswood.

My cat was stuck up a tree for more than a day. He's a very difficult cat and doesn't like strangers.

Jamie was amazing! Came out at 10:30 at night in the pitch black and went straight up the tree.

The cat was being very difficult, and kept going higher as Jamie got near and making a lot of noise and fuss, but he didn't give up and somehow managed to get a hold of him and get him down safely.

Jamie really seemed to know what he was doing and made it look easy so if these are the kind of instructors Kingswood have then I'm sure it's a great place to learn.

Thanks Jamie!

Colin Bennett

Recently completed my Ariel Rescue at Kingswood. Michele, Pat and Tony were incredible, from the booking process which was so smooth and efficient, training and assessment which was thorough and professional - had some enjoyable chats with Tony about his off0road adventures in Wales and tree work which made me feel relaxed and less nervous - this guys know what they're doing, they have heaps of industry experience and pedagogical know how. The entire course felt well prepared and the theory was no problem either because Pat continuously drills and consolidates our learning all week so the knowledge is easily retrievable on the test day! I should mention he was super patient and friendly with us all too, even when we're bombarding him with non-stop questions. And the icing on the cake was getting to ride shot-gun in his V8 custom landrover. If you're planning to do your training at Kingswood, you'll be trained and prepared well and have a great time doing it.

Joe Stokes

I did the 4 week course combination course with Kingswood. I came in completely green having never even held a chainsaw. Through their expert instruction Tony, Steve, Matt and Pat had me feeling confident and prepared (also NTPC certified) to start my career in the Arboricultural industry. They are also a bunch of really interesting and friendly dudes, it was a pleasure to learn from them.
Michelle was also brilliant in keeping us appraised of all the administrative information as well ?
Can’t thank them all enough.
If you choose Kingswood you’ll also get to hang Bill the Doggo. Throw the sticks for him, he’s a good boi!