Meet the team – Jamie Tracy
Position: Water hygiene engineer Time at GMS: Four months (since January 2022) Jamie says: “I’m new to GMS. I started here in January and have been working on the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) side – in water hygiene. “I work mainly in the commercial sector; in schools, offices and shops. My job involves taking water… Read more »
Meet the team – Cath Dahl
Position: Contract Co-ordinator Time at GMS: 14.5 years Cath says: “I started working for GMS Services back in 2007 – as an auditor. My job involved checking all the reports before we sent them out to client. I then became the Senior Administrator, responsible for taking care of the day-to-day running of the office. I… Read more »
Meet the team – Howard Parry (MD)
Position: Managing Director Time at GMS: 25 years Howard says: “GMS Services Limited was formed in 1997 with the purpose of providing cost effective solutions to all water related situations. Since that time we have grown year on year, in both sales and clients. This has been achieved by our staff selection process, which focuses… Read more »
Meet the team – Owen Green (apprentice)
Position: Apprentice Plumber Time at GMS: Just over a year Owen says: “I’m an apprentice plumbing technician at GMS Services. This means I accompany the experienced plumbers on site, learning the trade with hands-on practice wherever work takes me. “I spend one day a week at college studying for my BPEC Level 3 plumbing Diploma,… Read more »
Meet the team – Gemma Ollerton (Director)
Position: CompanyDirector Time at GMS: 22 years + school holiday help! Gemma says: “GMS Services was set up by my father, Howard Parry, in April 1997. I helped out from the start, doing paperwork and other admin tasks in the school holidays. I officially joined the company in 2000 when I left sixth form –… Read more »
Cold Water Tank Cleaning & Maintenance.
GMS Services Ltd offer a full range of water hygiene solutions. This includes water chlorination, pre commission cleaning and disinfections of new and existing domestic hot and cold water systems, water tank cleaning, shock disinfection following contamination and automated continuous dosing. All our services are delivered by fully trained staff who have experience of working… Read more »
Duty Holders & Responsible People
What is the role of the Duty Holder & the Responsible Person for legionella control? All businesses in the UK must be aware of the risk of legionella to their employees and take appropriate action to mitigate these risks. The Control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems Approved Code of Practice ACOP L8, 4th Edition… Read more »
TMV Servicing Training Session.
Many thanks to Edward Morris of Altecnic for providing 2 training sessions for some of our field operatives and managers over the last 2 days. The session covered TMVs, installation, commissioning and servicing.Here is what some of the attendees said. Ben O’Berg – Contract ManagerI found it interesting and useful. It was good to see and understand the workings… Read more »
Don’t let legionella ruin your Christmas & New Year.
As of Monday (13th December), Government has once again advised that people work from home where possible as the UK braces for the more transmissible Omicron variant of Covid 19. Hopefully less footfall in our busy city centres and work spaces will be enough to quell yet another wave of coronavirus and save Christmas plans… Read more »
