Holly Bennett

Holly Bennett

Holly Bennett, the only fully qualified female explosives engineer in the UK - and one of only two in the world - has left Controlled Demolition Group to become TASC's operations director.

Her high-profile in the demolition industry, plus her qualifications as a registered NVQ assessor further strengthens the training, assessment and consultation portfolio of the national company, operating throughout the construction, demolition and associated industries.

Holly said: "I can't deny that I will miss being at the front line of explosive demolition and hopefully will get the chance to stay involved to some extent, but by joining TASC I have the chance to be at the forefront of safety training in this potentially hazardous industry.

Litmus director Jane Wright said: "We're very much looking forward to helping Holly and her TASC colleges maximize their leading position in this market."

Holly Bennett on siteThis week's Top Gear programme with Jeremy Clarkson saw Rochdale Training's Holly Bennett dynamiting a 28-storey block of flats with a Toyota van parked on top, just to see how well the van would survive - it did, though with Holly's expertise, the building was completely demolished.

Holly is Europe's number one female demolition expert and the only fully qualified female explosives engineer in the UK and works with Rochdale Training as a trainer and registered assessor for NVQs in demolition, scaffolding and mobile plant.

Holly's high profile past has included blowing up many buildings across the UK and internationally and she's currently busy - when she's not training in Rochdale - working on the site for the London Olympics in 2012, clearing buildings for new developments.She got into explosives and demolition when someone told her, as a teenager, that it wasn't the sort of work for women ...

Holly commented: "National Vocational Qualifications are still relatively new to demolition when compared to the construction industry but I am committed to assisting Rochdale Training to help companies improve working conditions and practices through the government-funded courses that are available from CITB (Construction Industry Training Board)."

Holly Bennett Operations Director TASC

Europe's number one female demolition expert and the only fully qualified female explosives engineer in the UK, Holly Bennett is Operations Director with TASC (Training Assessment Safety Consultants) and works with Rochdale Training as a trainer & registered assessor for NVQs in demolition, scaffolding & mobile plant.
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Holly commented: "National Vocational Qualifications are still relatively new to demolition when compared to the construction industry but I am committed to assisting Rochdale Training to help companies improve working conditions and practices through the government-funded courses that are available from CITB (Construction Industry Training Board)."

If Holly could help your business or you want to know more about the CITB courses run by Rochdale Training contact Tony Rothwell on 01706 631417 or email tony@rochdaletraining.co.uk