The Health & Safety Group

Name

The Health & Safety Group

Legal name

Health Life & Safety

Website

https://hls.training

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Health & Safety Group (HLS) is a UK-based, multi-accredited health and safety training provider delivering classroom, remote, and e-learning courses across 15 locations for construction firms, general employers, and corporate clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety, Compliance & Regulatory (OSHA/HSE/GxP) Certifications (EDAAANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH), Environmental, Health & Safety / Sustainability (EHS, Environmental Compliance CE) (EDAAALAO), Working at Heights, Fall Protection & Scaffolding (EDABAEAH)

Keywords

• Health and safety training
• Construction safety courses
• NEBOSH certifications
• CSCS card training
• Occupational safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: Revenue generated from delivering accredited health and safety training courses including CITB, NEBOSH, IOSH, NPORS, CPCS, and short courses. Courses are priced individually with classroom, remote, and e-learning delivery options.
2. NVQ Assessments: Fees for National Vocational Qualification assessments across occupational health and safety, supervisory, plant operations, trade, lifting operations, steel erecting, and passive fire protection sectors.
3. Health and Safety Consultancy: Consultancy services including principal designer services, site inspections/audits, and construction phase plan development for compliance with UK health and safety regulations.
4. E-learning Course Access: Revenue from bespoke e-learning courses including asbestos awareness, manual handling, working at heights, COVID-19 prevention, COSHH, fire safety, risk assessment, slips and trips, DSE, and food safety training delivered through Virtual College partnership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Health & Safety Group (HLS Training) delivers accredited health and safety training courses across classroom, remote/virtual, and e-learning formats, alongside plant training (NPORS/CPCS/ALLMI), NVQ assessments, CSCS card support, and health and safety consultancy services. Courses cover CITB Site Safety Plus, NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid, Mental Health First Aid, Confined Spaces, COSHH, and short courses, sold to construction companies and general UK employers through 15 physical training locations and direct sales.

Product overview

HLS Training operates as a multi-accredited health and safety training provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of classroom, remote, and e-learning courses. The core offering consists of CITB Site Safety Plus courses (SMSTS, SSSTS, Directors Role, Temporary Works), NEBOSH and IOSH qualifications, and general health and safety short courses. Supporting services include NVQ assessments across occupational health and safety and plant operations, plant training through NPORS/CPCS/ALLMI, CSCS card guidance, and consultancy services covering Principal Designer responsibilities and site audits. E-learning is delivered through a Virtual College partnership, while classroom training is conducted at 15 UK locations. The company was founded in February 2009 and holds accreditations from IOSH, NEBOSH, CITB, NPORS, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health and Safety Training Courses (Classroom/Remote) Multi-accredited health and safety training delivered in classroom or remote formats, covering site safety, NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB, and short courses for construction and general workplace safety. Targeted at construction companies and UK employers.
• E-Learning Courses Bespoke online courses for health and safety training including asbestos awareness, manual handling, working at heights, COSHH, fire safety, risk assessment, slips and trips, DSE, food safety, and COVID-19 prevention, delivered through Virtual College partnership. Targeted at individuals and organizations needing flexible online compliance training.
• Health and Safety Consultancy Services Multidisciplinary consultancy providing Principal Designer Services, site inspections, audits, and compliance advisory for businesses to meet health and safety legal obligations. Targeted at construction firms and general UK employers needing expert compliance guidance.
• NVQ Assessments National Vocational Qualifications in occupational health and safety, supervisory and management, plant operations, trade, lifting operations, steel erecting, and passive fire protection. Targeted at construction workers and supervisors seeking vocational qualification certification.
• Plant Training (NPORS/CPCS/ALLMI) Plant machinery operator training and assessment through NPORS, CPCS, and ALLMI accreditation schemes for construction equipment operation. Targeted at construction workers and plant operators needing certified machinery operation qualifications.
• CSCS Cards Guidance and support for obtaining CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) cards for construction workers, including card application assistance. Targeted at construction workers needing proof of competency to access construction sites.
• First Aid Training First aid courses including First Aid at Work (3 days), Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work Refresher (2 days), Emergency Paediatric First Aid, and Paediatric First Aid. Targeted at UK employers needing First Aid at Work Regulations compliance and individuals seeking certified first aid skills.
• Mental Health First Aid 16-hour MHFAider training course (online or face-to-face) qualifying mental health first aiders to recognise signs and support individuals experiencing mental health challenges. Targeted at UK employers and corporate wellbeing programmes.
• Confined Spaces Training Awareness-level training on the Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 covering risks, safe work practices, control measures, and emergency arrangements. Targeted at construction workers and industrial workers who enter or oversee confined space work.
• COSHH Training Training on Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, covering identification of hazardous substances and COSHH risk assessment. Targeted at UK employers and workers who handle hazardous substances.

Quantifiable outcome

• Six-figure compensation figures are not uncommon for inadequate health and safety provision
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Virtual CollegecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Virtual College for e-learning course delivery. HLS offers bespoke e-learning courses including asbestos awareness, manual handling, working at heights, COVID-19 prevention, COSHH, fire safety, risk assessment, slips and trips, DSE, food safety, unconscious bias, lone working, and positive attitudes training through the Virtual College platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St John Ambulance: National first aid training provider whose First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid and Paediatric First Aid courses directly overlap HLS's first aid short-course portfolio across the same UK employer and education-segment customers.
• SHEilds: Health and safety e-learning and consultancy provider with NEBOSH/IOSH-approved courses sold to UK and international clients — closely comparable to HLS on e-learning delivery and H&S accreditation scope.
• Astutis: UK-based NEBOSH and IOSH training specialist delivering classroom, remote and e-learning qualifications to corporate clients — directly overlapping HLS's core professional certification portfolio and customer base.
• British Safety Council: Long-established UK health, safety and environmental training and qualification provider offering IOSH, NEBOSH and broader workplace safety courses — directly comparable to HLS in target market, accreditation portfolio and delivery formats.
• Phoenix Health & Safety: NEBOSH, IOSH and CITB training provider offering in-house, classroom and e-learning delivery across the UK — competes head-to-head with HLS for corporate health and safety training contracts.
• Acorn Health & Safety: UK provider of IOSH, NEBOSH, CITB and first aid training with classroom and on-site delivery — competes for the same construction and general employer training budgets as HLS.
• Greenlight Safety: UK health and safety training consultancy delivering NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB and bespoke corporate courses — direct competitor in the same accreditation, delivery and customer segments as HLS.

Broad incumbents

• NEBOSH: Awarding body for the NEBOSH General, Construction, Fire and Environmental Certificates that anchor HLS's professional training portfolio — comparable as the broader incumbent whose standards drive HLS's content.
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH): The awarding body behind IOSH Managing Safely / Working Safely courses — HLS delivers IOSH-approved training, so IOSH sits in a broader-incumbent position that both regulates HLS's offering and runs its own direct training programmes.
• CITB (Construction Industry Training Board): Industry-led body that sets the Site Safety Plus standards HLS delivers (SMSTS, SSSTS, HSA) and also runs its own training — directly comparable as the regulator/incumbent in the same accreditation HLS monetises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HLSLtd

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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