Trainee police officers will be able to return to the college in Tulliallan in January after Legionella was found at the site.
The college, near Kincardine, closed to staff and students on December 6 to allow for work on the water systems to be carried out. The closure came after traces of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease were found in five showerheads during routine testing. Staff and students at the college were initially put on alert until further… Read more »
GMS founder & MD announces retirement!
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT. It is with mixed emotions that we announce GMS Services Limited founder and Managing Director, Howard Parry , is retiring. It is difficult, if not impossible to think of GMS without Howard, however it is time for Howard to take it easy and enjoy a well-deserved rest. After 25 years dedication to GMS, Howard… Read more »
New specialist training academy for legionella and plumbing courses
We have launched GMS Training Academy, delivering courses for plumbers and those working in the water treatment sector; such as maintenance teams, duty holders and site managers. Drawing on our 25 years of experience, trainees benefit from teachers with industry experience and flexibility of course delivery. Training is delivered at GMS’ Wigan-based centre or on-site,… Read more »
Customer Focus – June 2022
An interview with Louise Brown – Wigan & Leigh College Wigan & Leigh College is a further education organisation which provides education for students aged 16+. The college has around 9000 students and is split across 7 buildings. 4 in Wigan and 3 in Leigh. In April 2022, the college appointed GMS Services Ltd to… Read more »
Meet Stephen Parry – Contract Manager
Stephen Parry Position: Contract Manager Time at GMS: Fourteen years Stephen says: “I had an initial period of 3-4 years at GMS and returned in 2012 after working elsewhere. At that point I started as a Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) engineer, then I trained as a Legionella risk assessor, qualifying in 2013. In 2018 I… Read more »
Meet Our Mechanical Operations Manager
Craig Jenkinson Position: Contract Manager Time at GMS: Twelve years Craig says: “I worked for GMS from the age of sixteen until I was twenty three as an apprentice plumber. Then I left for a while and came back three years later. All-in-all it’s been twelve years and in that time I’ve learnt so much… Read more »
Meet the team: Ben Myers
Position: Mechanical engineer Time at GMS: Seven years Ben says: “I joined the company in 2015, originally as a risk assessor where I stayed for nearly two years. This role saw me mainly work on our large contracts where I was responsible for carrying out risk assessments on a wide range of buildings – from… Read more »
Meet the team: Sean Moran
Position: Contracts supervisor Time at GMS: 13 years Sean says: “When I first started at GMS Services I was responsible for monitoring the contracts of two large clients. In 2014 I moved into the risk assessments side of the business. “GMS has developed our systems of working, which has had a large impact, helping enormously… Read more »
Meet the team: Kerry Houghton
Position: Contract co-ordinator Time at GMS: 14 years “I’ve been working at GMS Services for 14 years. The years have flown by. I enjoy it, no two days are the same. It’s a very friendly working environment. Being a family-run business you feel part of the team and we all work really hard to deliver… Read more »
Meet the team: Rob McCrimmon
Position: Water hygiene engineer Time at GMS: Four and a half years (in total) Rob says: “I first worked for GMS Services fifteen years ago, for four years. I came back last September. “I’m a Water Hygiene Engineer and I spend my days carrying out PPM tasks including temperature checks, servicing Thermostatic Mixing Valves and… Read more »
