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Resolve Engineered Solutions: Cumbrian SMEs Unite for Comprehensive Engineering Services

Cumbria Operations and Maintenance Services Ltd (COMS) is proud to announce its collaboration with three other Cumbrian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)—Forth Engineering, React Engineering, and PAR Systems—to launch a joint venture named ‘Resolve Engineered Solutions.’ This strategic partnership aims to provide end-to-end engineering services, bringing together the unique strengths and capabilities of each company. […]

A milestone to be proud of

Cumbria O&M Services (COMS) have reached a significant milestone by completing half a million hours of professional, skilled and efficient service to their valued customers without a lost time accident (LTA). COMS, are a Leading UK Provider of Operational, Maintenance and Engineering Services to the Nuclear Sector and Regulated Industries Nationwide. Based on the Westlakes Science […]

11 May
Part of a winning team Cumbria Operations and Maintenance Services

Part of a winning team

The winners of the 2022/23 Wave Awards have been announced and we are so proud to have played an integral part in one of the winning packages of work.   Waves is an internal awards scheme set up by Sellafield Ltd to recognise and celebrate the work of employees, teams, and partners across the business. The […]

COMS builds on its success with local help

The purpose of COMS is to help businesses and organisations within regulated industries realise significant value from their assets, people and processes. We are growing in terms of client numbers and range, geographical reach and employee numbers. Doing that successfully, whilst maintaining our high standards of expertise, customer service and employee satisfaction plus staying true […]

Cumbrian firm secure new five year framework with Axiom

Cumbria O&M Services COMS, based at the Westlakes Science Park at Moor Row, have secured an extended; part of the The Design Services Alliance (DSA) at Sellafield Ltd.    The alliance was first set up in 2012 with Sellafield Ltd as an alliance partner working as one team alongside AXIOM (a 4 entity joint venture […]

14 Jun
Amy Sutherland joins the COMS team

COMS move into new premises & expand the team

Cumbria O&M Services have enjoyed significant growth over the past few years and we have recently expanded into larger offices in Derwentwater Pavilion on the Westlakes Science Park in Whitehaven.  As a result of new contracts and projects, we have also taken on a new Business Development Coordinator to meet the demands of our growing […]

COMS are committed to achieving net zero by 2050

COMS gained ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems accreditation in 2021, the process of achieving this made us evaluate how we operate as a business, our environmental impact, and how we can go about reducing it. Our recently published carbon reduction plan lays out how we are going to achieve this; through reducing our direct carbon […]

COMS supply chain work with Sellafield

Sellafield recently released their Small and Medium Enterprises Action Plan 2021, which sets out how they are providing opportunities for SMEs to do business in their supply chain. Cumbria O&M Services (COMS) are one such SME that have been working within Sellafield for several years and have been able to take advantage of the opportunities […]

New training opportunities at COMS  

Due to the increase in business and winning new contracts has meant we have been able to invest in our team and develop a career pathway for young people wishing to pursue a career in engineering. At the beginning of 2020 we developed a graduate programme and employed Jack Phillips, 26, from Penrith.  Jack studied […]