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Trusted by UK organisations
Trusted by Aston Martin, BMW/Rolls-Royce, Balfour Beatty, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Uniper, EON, Magnox, Tata Steel, BAE Systems, ABB, Heineken, Molson Coors, Ocado and many more — across automotive, construction, energy, manufacturing, food and the public sector.
Real business
Operating since 1984
Founded as OSTAS in 1984. Acquired The Key Consultancy in 2011 and became KeyOstas Ltd. Companies House No. 06294367. HQ: Holywell Business Park, Southam, Warwickshire CV47 0FS.
KeyOstas is a UK-accredited health and safety training and consultancy provider with roots going back to 1984. Originally founded as OSTAS, we acquired The Key Consultancy in 2011 to become KeyOstas Ltd — bringing two complementary teams together under one independent UK business (Companies House 06294367).
We’re a NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner — provider 009, one of the lowest partner numbers in the UK, signalling our long-standing relationship with NEBOSH. We’re also approved by IOSH, CITB, ECITB, MPQC, ITSSAR, the Safety Pass Alliance and ISEP, and independently certified to ISO 45001 (occupational H&S), ISO 14001 (environmental) and ISO 9001 (quality management).
From our headquarters in Southam, Warwickshire, our team of over 20 core employed health and safety consultants and a wider specialist associate network deliver public courses online and on-site, in-company training nationally and internationally (including weekend and evening hours where needed), and end-to-end consultancy — from one-off risk assessments and Fire Risk Assessments to our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum H&S management packages.
Our promise: let your headache become ours. Most of our work comes from referrals and repeat business — our 4.8★ verified Google rating tells you why.
We don’t sell motivational slogans. We deliver the qualifications, audits and on-site support that keep your people safe and your business compliant — and that pass NEBOSH, IOSH and HSE scrutiny when it counts.
Every lead trainer holds the NEBOSH Diploma, full CMIOSH status and at least a decade of operational experience. They’ve stood on construction sites, factory floors and oil platforms. When they teach risk assessment, it’s because they’ve done it for real.
We hold ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 — independently audited every year. Every course we run is documented, version-controlled and reviewed against learner outcomes. NEBOSH’s Gold tier requires us to maintain pass rates and learner satisfaction above national averages, which we do.
Our courses pass because we explain regulations the way they actually work in your workplace, not the way the legal text reads. If you’ve sat through training where the trainer mumbled through generic PowerPoints, you know what we don’t do.
We’re not part of a plc or owned by an investment group. KeyOstas Ltd is a privately held UK SME, which means we answer to clients — not to shareholders.
One of only a select group of providers awarded NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner status (provider 009). Our lead trainers hold the NEBOSH Diploma + CMIOSH and have delivered the National General, Diploma, Construction, Fire, PSM and HSE Leadership courses for two decades.
Independently certified to ISO 45001 (occupational H&S), ISO 14001 (environmental) and ISO 9001 (quality management). Every course we deliver is run under audited management systems — not just promised.
NEBOSH and IOSH qualifications, IEMA-aligned environmental courses, CITB-recognised construction training, S.P.A. Safety Pass Alliance schemes, plant operator training, and ongoing H&S consultancy — all from one accredited provider, one point of contact.
Public courses online and at our Southam HQ, plus in-company delivery anywhere in mainland UK. Trusted by clients across construction, manufacturing, energy, logistics and the public sector — with a 4.8★ verified Google rating.
In their own words
We have been using KeyOstas for our Health and Safety training for a number of years and have always been very impressed with their service. Their personal and professional approach to training, from organisation to delivery, has made them our go-to provider for our safety-based training. Their flexible approach and fast response makes planning our training provision a breeze.
Calor
Molson Coors have used KeyOstas for Risk Assessor, MEWPs, NEBOSH, Hot Work and IEMA courses for over 3 years and I am always impressed by their fast response time to queries, their flexibility, their friendliness and the standards of both their training courses and tutors. KeyOstas will go the extra mile to tailor courses to the specific needs of Molson Coors, working with us to ensure that the content is relevant and impactful. It's the personal touch that sets KeyOstas apart!
Molson Coors
The questions clients and learners ask us most often, answered straight.
Since 1984. We started life as OSTAS providing health and safety services to UK industry. In 2011 we acquired The Key Consultancy and rebranded as KeyOstas Ltd. We're an independent UK SME (Companies House No. 06294367) headquartered in Southam, Warwickshire.
NEBOSH operates a three-tier scheme — Bronze, Silver, Gold. Gold is the top tier and reflects long-standing partnership, audited delivery quality, and pass rates above the national average. We are provider 009, one of the lowest partner numbers in the UK.
See our full NEBOSH course range or read more about what Gold status actually means.
Our HQ is at Holywell Business Park in Southam, Warwickshire. We deliver public courses online and at our Southam centre, and we deliver in-company training anywhere in mainland UK and internationally on request. Most of our consultancy work is within a 2-hour drive of Southam, with travel quoted separately.
Yes. Every lead trainer holds the NEBOSH Diploma, full CMIOSH status, and at least a decade of operational experience in industry — construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, energy or the public sector. We don't hire career trainers who've never worked in the field.
Construction, manufacturing, automotive (we've worked with Aston Martin and BMW/Rolls-Royce), energy and utilities (Uniper, EON, Magnox), food and drink (Heineken, Molson Coors), logistics (Ocado), large-tier infrastructure (Balfour Beatty, Kier, Morgan Sindall), and across the public sector. Sectors with high regulatory exposure are where we add the most value.
Yes — most of our delivery is in-company. We bring NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB, environmental and plant operator courses to your site (UK or international), evenings and weekends if shift patterns require it. See in-company H&S courses for the full list.
Yes — independently certified to ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety management), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 9001 (quality management). All three are audited every year. Certificates available on request.
Training covers the qualifications and short courses your people need — NEBOSH, IOSH, CITB, plant operator, etc. Consultancy covers the systems behind those people — risk assessments, fire risk assessments, ISO 45001 implementation, accident investigation, retained Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum H&S management packages. Most clients use us for both. See our consultancy services.
Browse our NEBOSH, IOSH and in-company course pages, or contact us directly on +44 (0) 3300 569534. We aim to respond same-day with a straight answer on dates, price and delivery options.
Most of our consultancy clients started with a single course. They came back because we did what we said we’d do — on time, on price, and without a 60-page proposal deck.
We work two ways: ad-hoc — you send a request, we quote and offer dates — or consultative, where we plan and execute your training across the year and lock in guaranteed dates and cost savings up front. Either way, you get one point of contact, one accredited provider, end-to-end.
No scripted sales call, no upsells. A 15-minute conversation about what you actually need is usually enough to know if we’re a good fit.
Browse our courses, request a quote, or speak directly to one of our practitioners. Whether you’re booking a single NEBOSH Diploma place or rolling out IOSH Managing Safely to 200 site supervisors, we’ll give you a straight answer on options, dates and pricing within one working day — Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5pm.
Call 0330 056 9534, email [email protected], or use the contact form.
