About
Axtell Food Safety
Axtell Food Safety (formerly Kent Food Safety & Ford Training) was founded in 2006 by David Axtell, who personally oversees all the courses. We pride ourselves on running fun, interactive training sessions, using things such as; an ultraviolet handwash demo/practical, dead food pests, card games & quizzes to bring your courses to life. We can provide you with a tailored program if necessary, including your company policies and documentation. Please contact us to discuss your own requirements.

Why choose Ford Training?
Not only do we provide training at your premises that is both interesting & interactive, but we will also:
- Provide free snacks on every course – a must for any course!
- If you would like us to organise your training, we can keep a training record for you for all of your candidates and will keep you updated and send you reminder for when their refresher training is due. We also keep you regularly updated on the progress of your employees training, as often as you require (for example, if you running courses regularly, we can provide you with monthly reports on attendance of training)
- Give you an inclusive, competitive price with no add on`s, such as exam fees etc. Our prices are net, so the only addition (which will be included in the quote for you) is vat. Please use our booking enquiry form
- Respond to email and telephone queries the same day.²
- Offer free resits, should it be necessary. We have an extremely good pass rate, however should anyone not successfully complete the exam, we offer one free resit per candidate, the next time you run a course with us.¹
- Offer discounted refresher training, if you do your original training with us.³
- make training fun and enjoyable! – see our gallery below of some of our training aids
- offer discounts if booking multiple bookings. For a quote for a chain / brand, please contact us and we can discuss your requirements, and arrange to come and meet you for a chat.
¹for Level 4 courses, either a free resit for the controlled assignment or the exam. Should both sections need to be retaken, the exam fee for one section will apply.
²except due to unforeseen circumstances, ie power failure, broadband failure etc. We will keep you updated if this is the case.
³the discounted refresher training is available on option a, please click here for more details.
Our In House Courses
We will come to your premises and run the course for you, at a time to suit you. We can provide all equipment needed, and have run courses in various businesses so can be flexible and work with the space you have.
We offer in house food safety, health and safety, coshh, risk assessment & fire safety courses at your premises. We can provide all equipment.
Need In house Food Hygiene training? Training room set up for an in house Level 2 Award in Food Safety course, at your premises. This is only a suggested room layout.
A typical set up for an in house course.

Our In House Courses
We will come to your premises and run the course for you, at a time to suit you. We can provide all equipment needed, and have run courses in various businesses so can be flexible and work with the space you have.
We offer in house food safety, health and safety, coshh, risk assessment & fire safety courses at your premises. We can provide all equipment.
Need In house Food Hygiene training? Training room set up for an in house Level 2 Award in Food Safety course, at your premises. This is only a suggested room layout.
A typical set up for an in house course.
We CAN TRAIN YOU AT YOUR PREMISES
Based just outside of London, we can travel Nationwide and Internationally, at an affordable cost whenever it suits you.
Food Safety Training
We provide accredited Food Safety Training from Levels 1 – 4 and an Awareness course.
Food Safety Audits
We can help you with a one-off Food Safety Audit or quarterly, 6-monthly audits.
Health & Safety Training
We provide accredited Health & Safety Training from Levels 1 – 3, and an Awareness course.
HACCP Training
We provide accredited HACCP Training from Level 2 – 3, and an Awareness course
We work with hundreds of companies
from smaller aspirational businesses to some of the most respected global brands.






Industries we cover
We are happy to tailor any of these qualifications to include your businesses policies.

Cafes & Takeaways

Care Settings & Hospitals

Childcare Settings

Schools & Universities

Groups & Churches

Food Manufacturers

Golf Clubs, Hotels & Spas

Event Catering

Pub & Restaurant Groups

Food Retailers

Super Yachts & Ships

Pubs & Restaurants
Give us a call on 01843 791429 to find out more of make a booking
What people say about us
Don’t just take our word for it – here are just some of the lovely messages we receive
“Feedback from our staff included, ‘The enthusiasm of the trainer and laid back approach which enabled me to take more in’.”
“We chose Axtell Food Safety for their expertise, and will definitely be using them again in the future.“
“The course was extremely relevant to our business and the staff enjoyed it, I will definitely use Axtell Food Safety again”