Penrith is home to Cumbria Fire & Safety Training. Our purpose-built training centre at Redhills Business Park sits right in the heart of this busy market town, making us the most convenient choice for Penrith businesses looking for accredited fire safety, first aid, health and safety, and professional development training. With no travel required, your team can walk in, get trained, and be back at work the same day.
Courses Available for Penrith Businesses
As Penrith’s local training provider, we offer the full breadth of our course portfolio to businesses across the town and the wider Eden Valley:
- Fire Warden Training — Trains your designated wardens to conduct fire risk assessments, manage evacuations, and operate firefighting equipment. Essential for offices, retail units, care homes, hotels, and every type of workplace in Penrith.
- Emergency First Aid at Work — A regulated one-day qualification meeting HSE requirements. Vital for agricultural businesses in the Eden Valley, M6 corridor logistics companies, and retail staff in the town centre.
- Fire Safety Awareness — Gives every employee a solid understanding of fire prevention, alarm response, and evacuation procedures. Often booked by Penrith retailers and office-based businesses on Devonshire Street and Angel Lane.
- Manual Handling Training — Reduces injury risk for warehouse operatives, shop workers, farming staff, and anyone whose job involves lifting and carrying.
- Food Safety in Catering — Required for Penrith’s pubs, restaurants, cafes, and hotel kitchens, as well as the food businesses serving visitors heading to Ullswater and the Eden Valley.
We also deliver courses in risk assessment, COSHH awareness, working at height, team leadership (ILM accredited), customer service, and a range of other professional skills. Whatever your Penrith business needs, chances are we have a course for it.
Why Penrith Businesses Choose Our Training
- Right on your doorstep — No long drives, no travel costs. Redhills Business Park is minutes from Penrith town centre, the M6 junction, and the A66. Your staff can attend a morning course and be back at their desks by lunchtime.
- Nationally recognised accreditations — Our training is accredited by IFE, CPD, IATP, IIRSM, ILM, LASER, and RoSPA. These are the qualifications that fire officers, HSE inspectors, and insurance assessors look for.
- On-site delivery too — Even though we are local, we still offer on-site training for Penrith businesses that prefer their team to stay put. We will come to your office, shop, farm, or factory and deliver the course in your own setting.
- 140+ online courses from just £15 — Supplement your in-person training with our VideoTile e-learning platform. Staff can complete modules between shifts, on a quiet afternoon, or from home.
- Integrated fire safety expertise — Our sister company, Beacon Fire Protection, installs and services fire alarms, extinguishers, and emergency lighting throughout Penrith and the Eden District. When we teach fire safety, we draw on thousands of real-world site visits.
- Free parking and comfortable facilities — Our Redhills Business Park centre has dedicated parking, modern training rooms, and everything your staff need for a productive learning experience.
Fire Safety Regulations for Penrith Businesses
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, every non-domestic premises in Penrith must have a fire risk assessment in place, and the responsible person must ensure all employees receive adequate fire safety training. Penrith’s varied business community means the application of these requirements is wide-ranging.
Retailers in Penrith New Squares and along the traditional shopping streets of Devonshire Street and Angel Lane must train staff in evacuation procedures, particularly where premises are connected or share communal areas. Eden District Council and other public sector employers in the town need to meet stringent fire safety standards across their office buildings and public-facing facilities.
The M6 corridor brings logistics and distribution businesses to the Penrith area, operating from warehouses and depots where stored goods, delivery vehicles, and machinery all create fire hazards that demand trained wardens and clear emergency plans. Agricultural businesses across the Eden Valley — from dairy farms to livestock auction marts — face risks from fuel storage, hay and straw, machinery, and remote buildings where fire service response times may be longer.
Tourism businesses serving visitors to Ullswater, the Eden Valley, and the North Pennines must account for the safety of the public on their premises, including guests in holiday lets, visitors to attractions, and diners in restaurants. Our training covers all of these scenarios and more.
How to Find Our Training Centre in Penrith
Our training centre is at Unit 4b, Redhills Business Park, Penrith, CA11 0DT. If you are coming from Penrith town centre, head south-west from the Devonshire Street area towards the Redhills roundabout. Redhills Business Park is clearly signposted and easily accessible.
If you are arriving by car from the M6, leave the motorway at Junction 40 and follow the A66 westbound briefly before taking the Penrith exit. Local signage will guide you to Redhills Business Park. From the A66 (coming from Keswick or the west), take the Penrith exit and follow the same route.
There is ample free parking right outside our building. Our neighbours on the business park include a range of local firms, and you may already know the area well. If you need help finding us, call 01768 807258 and we will talk you in.
Online Training for Penrith Businesses
Even though our training centre is right here in Penrith, many local businesses still find our online learning platform invaluable. Powered by VideoTile, it provides access to more than 140 accredited courses from just £15 per person, covering subjects from fire safety awareness and first aid to food hygiene, manual handling, safeguarding, and data protection.
Online training is perfect for topping up knowledge between annual classroom refreshers, onboarding new starters at short notice, or equipping part-time and remote workers with essential compliance certificates. Agricultural businesses spread across the Eden Valley find it especially useful — staff on remote sites can train without having to come into town. Penrith retailers can have new Saturday staff complete fire safety awareness before their first weekend shift.
Every online course concludes with an assessment and provides a downloadable certificate upon successful completion. We offer a free trial so you can explore the platform and its content with no obligation.
Book Your Training
As your local training provider, we are always happy to have a conversation about what your Penrith business needs. Call us on 01768 807258, email info@cumbriafiresafetytraining.co.uk, or simply pop in to our Redhills Business Park centre during working hours.
View our upcoming course schedule to find a date, or use our contact form to request a tailored quote. From one-off certificates to ongoing training contracts for your whole team, Cumbria Fire & Safety Training is Penrith’s trusted partner for workplace safety and professional development.