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 »

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 »

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