Nigel Simms

Nigel Simms

Instructor Driver CPC, ADR, & Mobile Plant

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  • About me

    Instructor Driver CPC, ADR, & Mobile Plant at Self Employed

  • Education

    • Grimsbury Secondary School

      1960 - 1995
      None General Education Certificate

      Activities and Societies: Sportsman Football school team and club player with three years unbeaten league championships.Cricket batsman/bowler best achievement 7 wickets for 37 runs.

    • Grimby Secondary Modern in Banbury

      1960 - 1966
      School of hard knocks A

      Activities and Societies: Sports major, academic learner

    • Cropredy Primary School

      1955 - 1961
      None
  • Experience

    • Self Employed

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      Instructor Driver CPC, ADR, & Mobile Plant

      Ensuring all candidates are trained to the highest standard, to pass both written and practical operational exercises.

    • Kidlington

      Feb 1972 - Sept 1995
      Thames Valley Police
    • Coastal Logistics Services Ltd, trading as Pembrokeshire Road Training

      Aug 2004 - Jun 2011
      Was the Owner/Director untill 2011
    • Independant Freelance

      Nov 2012 - now
      CPC ADR, Mobile Plant Equipment Instructor, and Transport Consultant

      Employed as an LGV/PCV driving instructor 1996 to 1997, in Pembrokeshire1997 worked as self employed LGV driver, in Wales and the Midlands, drove general freight, tankers, steel, and bonded loads. Was the transport operations manager for Cockhorse Recruitment Ltd, Banbury, arranging contracts and supplying drivers for numerous contacts including Exel Logistics and McGreggor Cory. In 2001 returned to Pembrokeshire after being headhunted by a LGV/PCV training provider, in Wales. In 2002 I started my own LGV/PCV driver training company. The company became the first in Wales to be granted the DSA customer trial site status. In 2011, ill health forced me to close the business.I have now returned to the training industry, working closely with Bob Williams of SDH Training Ltd, Eddie Bell of Safefreight Training & Providence Training Ltd of Neyland, Pembrokeshire, providing plant equipment training, driver CPC, ADR.Recently completed a contract for LGV driver assessments in Humberside, South & North Yorkshire, Tyne & Wear, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and the West Midlands, for an International company. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PTLLS, City & Guilds, SQA, Qualpass