Swiftclean’s Training Academy

Training Courses We Offer

Our Qualified Course Leaders

Martin Hembling

Martin has over 25 years of experience in the air and water hygiene industry. He started his career at Swiftclean as a Compliance Operative in 1999 and has advanced through various roles, gaining essential skills along the way. Martin was among the first to pass the Green Book training, an early version of the BESA Grease Hygiene course. As Commercial Director, he is dedicated to educating the industry about the risks associated with neglecting ventilation and water system cleanliness. He hosts events for organisations such as the London Fire Brigade and AXA Insurance and provides compliance awareness training sessions across the UK for diverse clients and industry bodies.

Abbey Maxwell BA (Hons) IOSH

Abbey has 12 years of experience in the industry, starting as a service coordinator before being promoted to Head of Operations and now leads the Shared Services team. She is also a member and vice president of the East Anglia Regional BESA Committee, as well as being on the BESA Council, and has been teaching this course for approximately a year. Abbey is a qualified manager with a CMI Level 5 diploma in Operational Management, her teaching background includes being a qualified riding instructor and tutoring English Literature and Language up to GCSE level, as well as training our internal team in the Service Delivery Department in previous roles at Swiftclean.

Richard Crews

Richard has 10 years of experience in the industry, starting as a grease hygiene operative, before moving onto the technician level and working within service delivery alongside the role of Training Manager. He also has extensive experience working on the Legionella side of the business as a Risk Assessor. His current role as Training and Compliance Developer encompasses auditing, training, development, and delivery of services within the office environment as well as on site with clients. Teaching has been a theme throughout his life and career; from tennis coaching during his college years to working alongside the School Nursing Service within the NHS.

What Participants Say About Our Training Courses

"Recently completed 2 training course at Swiftclean with Richard. Excellent course, excellent training. I would recommend using them again, they are a very professional company, with knowledgeable staff. Thank you guys."

- Martin Bell

"Hi have attended five courses at Swiftclean to build our business The Kitchen Cleaners, including TR19 Grease, TR19 Air and fire damper training. All courses were excellent. Richard the trainer is very knowledgeable, a great presenter and clear notes available throughout. Excellent courses and well presented. Highly recommended for anyone looking to build their business."

- Roger, The Kitchen Cleaners

"Did training with Richard. A great teacher, very patient and thorough throughout the course. The whole company was excellent and provided a great learning experience from start to finish. Would highly recommend!"

- Paradise Cleaning

"Recently completed 2 training courses on separate occasion (GHT and AHT) with Swiftclean UK. Tutor Richard as always friendly, giving us up to date information. Training was always kept interesting and not boring with too much details. Lunch provided was good as well. Pleasure to meet up with other attendees, swapping information, techniques and equipment for the role."

- Abdul Horsman

Behind the Scenes at the Swiftclean Academy

See the Swiftclean Academy training facility for yourself. Watch the video below to find out how we develop the expertise and standards our engineers bring to every site visit.

“Not having any knowledge of ductwork before the course, Richard made it simple and interesting to learn about it. Breaking the day up with theory and practical made it easy to retain the information and was very supportive and constructive with any areas we didn’t fully understand. Really confident to go into the new area of working with ductwork”

an attendee on our Grease Hygiene Technician course

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