According to Statista, close to 2.5 million people work in the construction industry in the UK today and many of these have specialist roles such as operating plant machinery like forklift trucks, mini cranes and dumper trucks.

The National Plant Operators Registration Scheme or NPORS has been widely adopted by the construction industry for some time nowand it allows employers to immediately see which of their team has the appropriate qualifications for a particular piece of plant or construction machinery.

Using heavy machinery like a forklift truck requires professional training. Businesses of all sizes must maintain health and safety standards at all times, of course, particularly in the construction industry. Ensuring that employees performing certain roles have the right, up-to-date certification is critical.

NPORS operate a card scheme that is accepted across the UK and which details the level to which an individual has been trained as well as their suitability for a particular role on a plant or construction site.