WOOD TRAINING

Wood Training provides specialist safety training and consultancy services, including hot fire training using structural fire suits, from its purpose-built facility in New Plymouth, Taranaki.

KEY FACTS

• Purpose-built emergency response team (ERT) and marine training centre
• Part of Wood, a global consulting organisation operating in more than 60 countries
• Employs approximately 45,000 people worldwide
• Only provider in New Zealand holding OPITO accreditation
• Over 30 years of experience delivering training and consultancy services
• Facility includes eight classrooms, a hot fire training centre, and a marine training centre
• Operates a mobile fire training trailer for flexible delivery
• Serves industries including oil & gas, energy, food processing, transport, construction, engineering, manufacturing, marine, aviation, and government
• Trainers and attendees use Styx Mill 111X Structural Fire Suits

Wood Training is a globally connected training provider delivering high-risk operational preparation and emergency response capability development across a wide range of industries. Its New Plymouth facility is designed to replicate real-world conditions, enabling immersive, practical training for frontline personnel.

Through hot fire and marine-based scenarios, participants develop critical skills in controlled environments that reflect operational realities. Structural fire suits, including the Styx Mill 111X, are used throughout training to ensure safety, protection, and familiarity with frontline emergency response conditions.