Bristol Rainbow Run

We were delighted to provide clean up sweeper services to CHSW following the Bristol Rainbow Run.

A fantastic time was had by all and sun shone all day. Well done to everybody involved and all those who support this incredible charity. #PMG #Bristol #CHSW #Rainbowrun2017

PMG passes audit for Bronze FORS Accreditation against new standard version 4.1

The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a voluntary accreditation scheme that promotes best practice for commercial vehicle operators. With over 4,600 members, FORS is gaining recognition as the transport industry’s go-to accreditation scheme. FORS encompasses all aspects of safety, efficiency, and environmental protection by encouraging and training fleet operators to measure, monitor and improve performance.

FORS Bronze, Silver and Gold membership provides progressive accreditation enabling operators to achieve exemplary levels of best practice. FORS members stand out from the crowd, work to standards above the legal minimum and have access to a wide range of exclusive benefits that provide a real competitive advantage. 

Stuart Knight, Operations Manager at PMG, said, “we decided to join the FORS scheme to show customers our continued commitment to high operational standards and procedures. FORS is a great scheme that helps focus the company further on best practices and industry principles and it is our intention to progress further to silver accreditation soon”.

The FORS accreditation helps PMG to strengthen its position as the No 1 provider of operated road sweepers and tankers in the Southwest of England.

Mike's Long Service at PMG

Congratulations to driver Mike Lally on his recent long service award.

Mike is based at our Bristol yard and has been driving PMG road sweepers for the past 10 years. He is an excellent operator and a credit to our company.

He is pictured here receiving his long service bonus and bottle of champagne from PMG joint managing director Patrick McGuinness.

Said Mike: “I really don’t know where the time has gone!  The past ten years have just  flown by. I really enjoy working at PMG .”

PMG Boosts Workshop Team

Grzegorz

PMG extends a warm welcome to two new workshop technicians, Grzegorz and Kevin.  

Grzegorz brings with him considerable experience in working on fleet vehicles whilst Kevin is a highly skilled all- rounder. 

Kevin

Said  Workshop Manager Zac Simmons: 

“PMG has ambitious growth plans and making sure we recruit the right people to keep our 50 strong fleet of vacuum tankers, gully tankers and sweepers on the road is crucial to achieving that goal. We have a happy team here at PMG and I am sure Grzegorz and Kevin will fit in well.”

PMG ON THE BALL

PMG are delighted to be sponsoring the St Brendan’s Rugby Club first team once again this season.

We love the look of this year’s strip and proud to see our logo on the shirts. We hope you play as good as you look!

And we’re supporting the players of the future too.  We sponsored the Gordano Sharks under 9’s rugby team tour hoodies for their recent mini-tour to North Devon where they played Topsham, Teignmouth and Honiton and won all matches. Well done to all involved including our own Operations Manager Stuart Knight who was one of the parents who went along to supervise.

Vacancy: Sales/Account Executive

Do you have experience gained in the sales side of the civil industry and are looking for an exciting new challenge?

Our award winning company is looking for the right person to drive forward sales for our business working with local authorities, construction companies and other end users of our sweeper and gully drainage services and waste recycling.

For full details and the job spec click here.

Vacancy for: Road Sweeper or JetVac Tanker Driver

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become either a Road Sweeper or JetVac Tanker Driver, driving Class 2 HGV Road Sweeper or Tanker to various locations in South West of England to carry out:

•    Road Sweeping activities.
•    Reactive drainage/sewer maintenance work.
•    Operation of high pressure jetting equipment.
•    Operation of vacuum tanker.
•    Clearing of blocked drainage.
•    Occasional night work. 
•    Waste collection and disposal.

More information can be found here: http://www.pmgservices.co.uk/PDFs/Vacancy_Road%20Sweeper_JetVac%20Tanker%20Driver.pdf

Exceptional Sales Executive Wanted

If you are an ambitious, results driven sales professional then you might just be the person we're looking for!

Our award winning company is expanding rapidly and we are offering the right candidate the opportunity to be a big part of our exciting future.

Our new sales executive will be responsible for all aspects of the sales cycle from devising the strategy to generating leads, visiting prospects and closing the deal. For a full job description and details of how to apply click here.

PMG Appoints New Workshop Manager

Our new workshop manager Zac Simmons has returned to the job he loves most – looking after municipal hire vehicles.

Zac and his team of three technicians are responsible for keeping PMG Services vehicles in tip top mechanical condition, ready to take on whatever challenge our customers give us!

From starting out with just one sweeper in 1990 The PMG fleet of vacuum tankers, gully tankers and sweepers has grown to 45 with more on the way.

Originally from Northampton, Zac has over 10 years’ experience working for some of the leading contract hire company’s including MHS, Go-Plant and Specialist Fleet Services. He started on the tools working in the workshop looking after local authority contract hire vehicles and worked his way up through the ranks to workshop manager.

He relocated to Bristol in 2014 to be with his wife Lynette and joined Mercedes van dealership City West as service manager before moving on to Sapphire Vehicle Services at Emerson Green. There he managed one of the company’s largest regional workshop operations looking after the Sainsbury’s supermarket fleet. 

But Zac’s heart has always been in municipal vehicles, so when he saw the advertisement for the PMG position he jumped at the chance.

He said: “I’m delighted to back in the sector I want to be in, the municipal side of things.  PMG is an growing business with lots of potential and I am really enjoying being part of the team here.  My first priority is to modernise the workshop and put in systems to ensure that we continue to meet the future servicing requirements of the growing PMG fleet.”

Commented operations manager Stuart Knight: “We are delighted that Zac has chosen to join PMG for the next phase of his career. He brings with him a vast amount of knowledge and expertise of working within our sector and I am sure he will have a great deal to contribute to the continued success of our award winning company.”

In his spare time Zac enjoys watching rugby and is a keen Northampton Saints supporter (we won’t hold that against him!) He also enjoys renovating garden machinery and DIY.

PMG Welcomes a Lady Driver

As a result of landing several big new contracts PMG has appointed three new drivers to our expanding team including our first female sweeper driver!

Michele Clarke is based at our Swindon operation and will be dealing with customers in the Swindon area. Gary Simmonds joins the Bristol sweeping team and Mario Vurovec will be driving tankers, sweepers and working in the recycling plant.

We extend a warm welcome to them all.

'Waste Recycling Operative Required'

PMG have a vacancy for an Operative to work in our waste recycling facility in Bristol. The successful person will be helping us achieve our proud status of 'zero waste to Landfill'. Our facility recycles the waste generated by our own fleet of vehicles and also for external customers. The ideal candidate will have a class 2 HGV licence, experience of operating machinery and working with waste. This is a good opportunity to join a well established company that is going places. Please call Dave to discuss this further on our main office number.

'HGV Mechanic or Plant Fitter Vacancy'

Due to company growth and fleet expansion, PMG would like to employ an experienced HGV mechanic or Plant Fitter to join our existing team of dynamic technicians. This is any exciting time to join a friendly family run business that is expanding. We offer excellent rates of pay with overtime and company bonus scheme. Please call Dave on our main number to discuss this opportunity further.

'HGV Class 2 Driver vacancies'

We require HGV Class 2 drivers to join our happy team. Our vacancies are within both our Road Sweeping and Tanker departments. We would welcome applications from people who do not have any experience as we will provide full training. These positions have great earning potential and applicants will be very pleased to join an expanding forward thinking company. Please call Dave on our main telephone number to discuss this exciting opportunity.

Zero waste to landfill from the PMG Services’ recycling facility

Hang on to your hats, fellow sustainability fanatics – we can now proudly boast that none of the road sweeping and gully ‘wastes’ which we collect on a daily basis are going to landfill.

Yes, that’s zero waste to landfill, largely thanks to our recently passing the quality protocol (see my blog last month dated 15th April). We recycle or reuse the entire content, by separating sand, gravel and stones and sending them off to be reused for road surfacing and construction or, in the case of high-grade organic materials, compost or remediation. We also separate any litter which we send for reprocessing, much of which is used to make refuse-derived fuels. We even send the water content off to treatment works to be recycled.

Road sweepings are no longer a waste: as our Quality Protocol for the Production of Aggregates gains approval

We’re thrilled to report the Environment Agency has approved our ‘quality protocol’ for the production of aggregates from our road sweepings/gully waste recycling plant. This means all the waste materials we pick up by our own fleet and process can be reused rather than sent to landfill as we ensure they lose the criteria which class them as ‘waste’.

This is such a win-win-win situation for everyone. To name but three benefits, materials are put to good use instead of being landfilled; they’re cheaper for onward users to buy than ‘virgin’ aggregates; and it helps our clients to meet their sustainability targets.

Jetting drains and sewers: further qualifications

Another week and another important accreditation for PMG Services staff.

Two of our specialist jetting operatives, Shaun McGinn and Steve Parsons, have successfully completed the Water Jetting Association’s Safety Awareness course and its Drain and Sewer Jetting course, accredited by City & Guilds. They each attended practical instruction including bespoke, hands-on training on the safe and effective use of equipment together with theoretical training in a lecture room environment. They also had refresher training on safe entry to, and exit from, confined spaces.

Hot on health and safety: now it’s official

Since joining the company in July last year I’ve been beavering away compiling the seemingly endless volumes of paperwork required to gain accreditation from Safecontractor for our excellence in health and safety.

It’s been a long old haul for something we already knew we were doing right, but now it seems worth all the effort as today we received confirmation that we’ve passed the exacting Safecontractor criteria for our capabilities and standards. Another certificate for the files!

The auditors examined how we avoid and manage risks, how well we train our drivers, operatives and other staff and they crawled over our paper trails to ensure every ‘i’ is dotted and every ‘t’ is crossed.

Swept away … we’ve expanded overnight!

Yesterday morning we had a fleet of 30 vehicles, including four specialist sweepers; by the evening we had welcomed a further five sweepers into our happy family.

It all started when we were approached some months ago by the owners of Roadmasters, a company offering road sweeping and cleaning services. Based at Signal Way in Swindon, Roadmasters was up for sale, allowing its ‘big sister’ company, Rockstone Surfacing, to concentrate on its core business.

Legal Requirements for Tipping Sweeper Waste

Our licensed Transfer facility in St Phillips, Bristol continues to go from strength to strength with a number of high profile customers now taking full advantage of our central location and our Recycling capabilities. 

Prior to changes in legislation regarding Sweeper waste, we were exploring our options for recycling all material collected by our fleet.

Following the changes, the legislation states:

• Under European landfill regulations, liquid waste – Road sweepings on average contains 10% water/ liquid content – can no longer be sent to landfill. In addition to this, all waste must be treated to the legally defined standards before it can be taken to Landfill.
• Where possible, Road Sweepers must travel to a licensed site in order for waste treatment to take place. To tip sweepings on their own site, Companies must have the appropriate environmental permit and an impermeable surface with controlled drainage before it can tip. The Sweeper must NOT empty near drains, surface water, groundwater or bare ground.
• All companies have a legal and moral responsibility to dispose of their waste correctly.

 PMG Services are licensed as both waste carriers and as a treatment facility, which enables us to provide a complete waste management solution.

Our facility is a simple solution to treating your road sweepings and gully waste and is unaffected by the annual increase of Landfill tax. We are committed to employ best environmental practices by recovering both the liquid and the solid content from all loads discharged on our site. These factors are important to our customers and are why PMG Services are the market leader in the South west of England. We are now in phase 2 of our plans for the facility, with the addition of new technology and we will update you early in 2014 once Phase 2 is completed.

In the meantime, if you have any enquiries regarding rates for tipping or your legal requirements, please don’t hesitate to contact us.