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 »

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 »

We Are Hiring!!

We are looking for an experienced Water Hygiene Technician to join our team.The role will include: Temperature MonitoringShowerhead DescalingExpansion Vessel FlushingAnnual Calorifier InspectionsTMV ServicingCleaning And Disinfection Of Water SystemsWater Sampling. Benefits include A competitive salaryCompany vehicleMobile phoneUniformToolsCompany pension22 days holiday (including Christmas shutdown) plus bank holidaysOption of working a 38 hour week over 4 days… Read more »

Rapid Legionella Testing

If you are concerned with the quality of your water and would like rapid peace of mind, GMS have the solution. We can provide rapid legionella tests for you or your own staff to apply yourself, or we can attend site and apply the tests for you. Results can be provided within 25 minutes for… Read more »

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With our extensive experience in Legionella Risk Assessment Services & Water Treatment Services Contact us today to find out how we can help you.

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Meet the Team: Maddie Smout

At GMS, our people are at the heart of what we do—and today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to one of the newest members of our close-knit family, Maddie Smout! Having joined us six months ago, Maddie has quickly become an integral part of our daily operations and a friendly, reliable point of contact for… Read more »