NEBOSH Certificate helps DM Boyles with clean Achilles audit

How One Course Helped Us Achieve Something We’d Been Chasing for Years

Running a transport company isn’t easy — especially when it comes to meeting the high standards set by external auditors like Achilles. For years, we worked hard, improved systems, and tightened processes, but that elusive top score always seemed just out of reach.

This year, something changed.

I decided to take the NEBOSH General Certificate with Train to Safety Ltd. I expected to learn more about safety, improve our compliance, and strengthen our internal procedures. What I didn’t expect was the ripple effect it would have across the entire business.

When our Achilles audit came around, we didn’t just improve — we achieved a 100% score!

I can’t overstate how proud we were. After years of trying, years of near misses, and years of frustration, we finally hit the mark.

And the best part? This wasn’t even a benefit we had considered when signing up for the course.

NEBOSH gave us clarity, structure, and confidence. It helped us understand not just what to do, but why it mattered. It strengthened our safety culture and gave us the tools to demonstrate our standards clearly during the audit.

Sometimes the biggest wins come from the things you didn’t expect. This was one of them.

A Boyles: DM Boyles Ltd, Market Rasen.