Contract Win News!
We have been sucessful with a recent tender bid to provide services to Knowsley Council. GMS have been awarded a 3 year term contract to provide Legionella Risk Assessments, Legionella and Water Hygiene PPMs, Training and Remedial Services. We are excited to get started with another local authority based in NW England. This Council is… Read more »
Contract Win!
We are delighted to announce a recent contract award with Blackburn With Darwen Council. We have been awarded the Water Hygiene Monitoring Contract for the local authority which will commence rom July 2024. The contract will be mobilised and managed by our contract team including Contract Manager – Ben O’Berg, Contract Coordinnator – Cath Dahl… Read more »
Mental Fitness Workshop
Many thanks to Andrea Bellamy (MCIPD) of ABC HR for carrying out a #mentalfitness workshop for the team yesterday. This included a session from #stateofmind presented by Phil Veivers. The session was used to launch our Mental Health Workforce Strategy which included the launch of our mental health champions scheme and roll out of our (EAP) Employee Assist Programme.The session was received… Read more »
Meet Martin – PPM Engineer
Length of service as of April 2023 – 12 months I have been at GMS for around 12 months now and during that time I have been working as a water hygiene engineer. My day to day tasks are to carry out the planned preventative maintenance side (PPM) taking water temperatures, servicing expansion vessels ,calorifiers,… 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 »
MELWOOD TRAINING GROUND
This weekend (27th February 2021) we have carried out a clean and disinfection of the water system at Melwood Training Ground (Former LFC). The property was purchased by TORUS HOMES last year and is set to open up as a temporary vaccination centre prior to the site being redeveloped as housing in the future. As… Read more »
Legionella Risk Assessments
We are now fully up and running with this service following a reduction in this service due to COVID closures. We have implemented a social distancing policy and procedure which includes the following 2 Meter distancing from your site personnel Gloves to be worn at all times. New gloves to be put on if we… Read more »
LCA Latest On Legionella Control When Reopening Buildings
See the link to the latest guidance from the LCA. https://legionellacontrol.org.uk/news/96/
Tendring District Council fined £27k over Legionnaires' outbreak
See link to BBC article below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-essex-46472282
Monthly Surveillance Report – April 2018
The latest figures are available. See the link below to the HSE report. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705178/Monthly_Legionella_Report_-_April_2018.pdf
