What Our Clients Say

Over the past few years, we’ve worked closely with 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy at our Beckton site, and their support has been consistently excellent. They’ve delivered a range of training including fire safety, spillage response, and tailored behavioural safety sessions that have been well received by our teams.

Their trainers are knowledgeable, engaging, and able to adapt sessions to suit our operational needs and shift patterns. The feedback from our staff has always been positive, and the training has made a real impact on our safety culture.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to be working with 1st Choice again for our upcoming Site Safety Day. They’ll be providing multiple trainers to run a round-robin of safety sessions and scenarios for all our site staff across various shifts. It’s a big initiative, and we’re confident that with 1st Choice’s experience and professionalism, it will be a great success.

I’d highly recommend 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy to any organisation looking for reliable, flexible, and high-quality safety training.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Scott Mathie and 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for over 10 years across multiple sites, including my time as EHS Manager at Crown / Eviosys In Braunstone Leicester, EHS Manager at Britvic’s Rugby Plant and now at Cadbury Bournville. Their support has been invaluable in helping us maintain high safety standards across a wide range of areas.

1st Choice has delivered everything from Fire Risk Assessments—including for the largest bottling and canning plant in Europe—to Face Fit Testing, and extensive training for our Emergency Response Teams and wider staff. Courses have included Confined Space, Working at Height, Fire Marshal (including live fire practicals), First Aid at various levels, Accident Investigation, Manual Handling, Mental Health First Aid, and bespoke Site Scenario Days for all of our staff whereby the provided multiple trainers at the same time to do a round robin of brilliant sessions.

The process of working with Scott and his team has always been smooth, professional, and enjoyable. Their trainers are knowledgeable, engaging, and consistently receive excellent feedback from our staff. The training is practical, relevant, and tailored to our operational needs.

I would highly recommend 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy to any organisation looking for reliable, high-quality safety training and consultancy services.

We recently worked with Scott Mathie and the team at 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy to deliver Health and Safety Level 2 courses for our staff, and the experience was excellent from start to finish. The booking process was smooth and professional, and Scott was incredibly helpful throughout.

The training itself was engaging, well-structured, and highly relevant to our operational needs. Our staff gave fantastic feedback, praising both the content and the delivery. It was clear that the trainers knew their subject inside out and were able to connect with the team in a way that made the learning stick.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with 1st Choice and would confidently recommend them to other companies looking to invest in high-quality health and safety training.

As part of our World Restart a Heart Day initiative, I developed a concept to deliver short CPR and AED awareness sessions to all staff across our sites. It was an ambitious and logistically challenging project, involving multiple locations and hundreds of employees. I’m incredibly grateful to Scott, Kim & the team at 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for helping bring this idea to life.

Despite the complexity, 1st Choice managed the coordination brilliantly and delivered engaging, hands-on sessions that were extremely well received. The feedback from our staff was very positive, with many commenting on how valuable and empowering the training was and can also benefit them externally from the workplace.

The professionalism, flexibility, and passion shown by all from 1st Choice made the entire process enjoyable and impactful. We’re already looking forward to running similar initiatives with 1st Choice in the future, and I would highly recommend them to any organisation looking to deliver meaningful, high-quality safety training.

At our 50-bed luxury care home Five Rivers Living in Leicester, resident and staff safety is a top priority. We’ve partnered with 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for essential health and safety training, including Fire Marshal, Evacuation Mat, and Moving and Handling of People.

The training has been practical, engaging, and tailored to the realities of care work. Our staff particularly valued the hands-on learning and the trainers’ background in the care and fire services, which brought real-world relevance.

1st Choice’s professionalism and commitment to quality training have made a lasting impact on our team. We highly recommend them to any care provider looking for expert-led, effective safety training.

At Midlands Care, we own and operate 12 care homes in the Leicester, Leicestershire & Nuneaton area. We have been fortunate to partner with 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy, who have provided an extensive face-to-face Fire Marshal package for all our staff across our homes.

The feedback from our staff has been overwhelmingly positive. They particularly enjoyed the live fire practicals, which were both engaging and educational. The instructors, with their Fire Service backgrounds, brought a wealth of in-depth knowledge, especially regarding the unique challenges faced in care environments.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration with 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy and would not hesitate to recommend their services to others.

We at Abbeyfield Care Home, Loughborough, are incredibly grateful to 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for their outstanding support in conducting multiple Fire Marshal sessions for our staff. These sessions have been crucial in ensuring the safety and well-being of our vulnerable elderly residents.

The feedback from our staff has been overwhelmingly positive. The trainers from 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy were exceptional, answering all questions with clarity and confidence. Their backgrounds in the fire service allowed them to speak from a place of experience, which greatly boosted our staff’s confidence in handling fire safety.

One of the highlights of the training was the practical fire exercise conducted outside the building. Our staff had the opportunity to use different types of extinguishers on a real fire, which was both educational and engaging.

We highly recommend 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for their professionalism, expertise, and dedication to this fire safety training.

We have employed the services of 1st Choice Safety Training & Consultancy for around 8 years to carry out the Fire Training to all of our staff.

They provided 3 levels of training, Fire Awareness for all staff, Fire Marshal for those tasked with this role and Incident Leader training for our Senior Managers to administer a real situation. All with live fire practical training.

Feedback has always been brilliant, our staff love the fact that our training will be provided by experienced Firefighters meaning our staff can learn from their vast experiences.

We have also utilised 1st Choice for site Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Door Inspections and have helped to implement new fire strategies and plans.

We’d always recommend 1st Choice for your fire training & services and look forward to working with them going forward.

I would be happy to use Scott and his team at 1st Choice Safety Training again and would happily recommend them to others.