20/10/2026
- Meet the Instructors! 👋
Behind our comprehensive range of training & assessement courses are 2 brilliant instructors with plenty of experience in the industry, who know the machinery and are experts at passing their knowledge on to our customers.
Today we're introducing you to our two qualified training instructors John Templeton and Bob Forsyth!
John Templeton will be a familiar face to many of our customers. John has been part of for many years, traditionally spending much of his time out in the field, putting his engineering expertise to work and supporting customers across the country. After some time in the classroom, John became a fully qualified training instructor and for the last few years has enjoyed putting his experience and knowledge into practice, delivering a range of our machinery training & assessment courses. John will also be a familiar face to any visitors to our trade shows where he'll typically be found hard at work demonstrating a range of firewood machinery!
Next up, Bob Forsyth! Many of you will already know Bob from his years in forestry, where he operated a wide range of forestry machinery for contractors and the Forestry Commission across Wales and Southwest Scotland. He later became an operational trainer for the Forestry Commission before running his own forestry training business, delivering training and assessments across the UK. Since joining in 2024, Bob has been busy delivering courses, hosting training days
and carrying out machinery demonstrations around the country, including at some of our latest trade shows. Bob is also our very own qualified City & Guilds assessor.
Between them, John and Bob bring a fantastic mix of experience, knowledge and training expertise to our customers.
Whether you’re looking for accredited training, assessment or both, we're here to help. 🌲🚜
Get in touch today by calling 01556 612233 or email [email protected]