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 »
Meet the team: Steven Spicer
Position: Water Hygiene Engineer Time at GMS: 18 months Steven says: “I’ve been a Water Hygiene Engineer at GMS Services for eighteen months. It has all the benefits of being a family run business, but with some really big contracts. It feels like it’s on the up. “There are a great set of people working… Read more »
Meet the team: Matt Lowe
Position: Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) supervisor Time at GMS: Five years Matt says: “I joined GMS in May 2017 as part of the PPM team and was quickly brought into risk assessment where I was trained up by one of the senior risk assessors. My background is in the water industry so I have various… Read more »
Meet Our Technical Director – Carl Ollerton
Position – Technical Director Time Served – 14 Years’ Carl Says: Prior to working with GMS, i completed a Mechanical Engineering NVQ 3 at Wigan & Leigh College whilst working with a local heating and mechanical company. This led to a move into commercial HVAC for a short period of 2 years when I worked… Read more »
GMS announce partnership with Legionella Dossier!
We have gone into partnership with Dutch tech company Legionella Dossier. Legionella Dossier is electronic software used to capture, record and produce legionella risk assessment. GMS are one of the first companies to engage with legionella dossier and therefore, many features of our current risk assessment documentation has been replicated in Legionella Dossier to help… Read more »
Meet the team – Jake Slater
Position: Water hygiene engineer Time at GMS: 10 months Jake says: “I’ve been a Water Hygiene Engineer at GMS for ten months. I undertake Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) work, including temperature monitoring and the servicing of expansion vessels, calorifiers and Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs). “I’ve really enjoy working here. It’s clear that hard work and… Read more »
Meet the team – Nik O’Berg
Position: Water hygiene engineer Time at GMS: 1 year “I’ve now been at GMS Services for a year. I’m a water hygiene engineer and I’m enjoying the work. It is very varied – no two days are the same. “I cover a range of jobs from temperature monitoring to the servicing of thermostatic mixing valves… Read more »
GMS Services Ltd celebrates 25 years in business!
Wigan-based, GMS Services, which provides Legionella management and control, is celebrating 25 years in business. Launched in 1997 by Howard Parry, supported by his daughter, Gemma – who at the time helped out in the school holidays and is now Company Director – GMS has grown to be one of the leading water hygiene experts… Read more »
