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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
There are many advantages to running a family-owned business, such as the development of vision and long-term goals, commitment and unified leadership, trust and authenticity and next-generation ingenuity. Nowhere is this truer than at Cumbria O&M Services Ltd, which is run by not one, but two families and generations. The business was started in early […]
28th April marks the International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Day for Safety and Health at Work; an international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work around the globe. The 2021 World Day for Safety and Health at Work will focus on strategies to strengthen national occupational safety and health (OSH) systems to build resilience, […]
Today COMS celebrate International Women’s Day. The backbone of any business is the team. We are proud to say we have a fantastic team at COMS, working in the office and at various sites delivering projects. 2020 has been a year of growth for COMS, not only winning more contracts and growing the business but […]
Cumbria O&M Services (COMS) have been using the SFG20 database for the past two years and have recently renewed our subscription for another three years. SFG20 is an invaluable database of industry standards and maintenance specifications to ensure our maintenance strategies, reviews and other support services are compliant, efficient, and aligned with recognised industry best […]
There is no doubt that 2020 was a challenging year for everyone in many different ways. We all had to adapt and make changes as we faced a global pandemic. Covid has had a big impact, but we set high standards and the COMS team found new ways of working to ensure we could still […]
Coms have secured a multi-year contract worth up to £2.6million with Morgan Sindall, delivering Pre-Operations services at Sellafield Ltd, potentially over the next 6 years. COMS has grown considerably over the last six years and providing pre-operations, maintenance and engineering support to highly regulated industries across the UK. Our team of over fifty, specialise in […]