Adrian (Ade) Whetton

Profile

Founder and Managing Director of a national logistics training provider for 16 years (PHW Services Ltd, 2007–2023), grown bootstrapped from £600k first-year turnover to £3M+, delivering government-funded programmes in partnership with several colleges under OCR, EDI, ITSSAR, JAUPT and DSA accreditation. A hands-on assessor and tutor, not just a training-business owner: A1 Assessor and V1 Internal Verifier awarded, JAUPT-approved Driver CPC tutor, DVSA-registered driving instructor, and ADR instructor across all classes. Thirty years of industry authenticity behind every assessment decision — from Class 1 driving to Group Operations Director of a 150+ vehicle fleet.

Assessment & delivery credentials

• A1 Assessor's Award (2007) and V1 Internal Verifier Award (2008) — with years of live assessing and IV practice across logistics and retail NVQs
• JAUPT-approved Driver CPC tutor (2009) and DVSA-registered driving instructor — periodic training design and delivery at national scale
• ADR instructor — all classes
• Programmes delivered: Driver CPC, Management CPC, ADR, customer service, business administration, LGV and FLT licence acquisition
• Quality & funding: government-funded (college-partnered) provision management, awarding-body compliance across five accreditation bodies

Industry authenticity (occupational competence)

• 30 years in transport and logistics: professional driver (national and international Class 1) → Transport Manager → General Manager → Group Operations Director (150+ HGV fleet, five depots, two European pallet-network depot principalships)
• Transport Manager CPC — National & International (1994)
• Ran traffic offices, warehouses (65,000 sq ft), tachograph analysis and drivers'-hours compliance — the exact workplace evidence apprentices present
• Currently Managing Director of a CQC-registered private clinic and consultant on AI adoption in transport — comfortable with modern digital assessment platforms and remote assessment practice

Career history

Qualifications

A1 Assessor (2007) · V1 Internal Verifier (2008) · JAUPT-approved Driver CPC tutor (2009) · DVSA-registered driving instructor · ADR instructor all classes · Transport Manager CPC National & International (1994) · NVQ L2 Carrying Goods by Road · H&S at Work · H&S in a Construction Environment · DBS available on request