The trades we hire

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Thirteen trade families, two employers (Gemini AMPM Ltd and AMPM Building Services Ltd), sites across London, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and Essex. Experienced engineers join the Academy ladder as Practitioners or Masters: nobody with fifteen years in starts at the bottom of anything.

Fire alarm panel internals: cards, looms and LEDs

Fire detection & alarm

Service, commissioning and install. BS 5839 work on Advanced, Kentec, Gent and Notifier kit.

Fire detection & alarm roles →
Terminating a security panel beside a dome camera

Security systems

Intruder, CCTV and access control. Texecom, Paxton and Hikvision backgrounds fit right in.

Security systems roles →
Extinguisher gauge and service tag

Extinguisher servicing

BAFE ST104 or FIA units. A proper round, a stocked van, no chaos.

Extinguisher servicing roles →
Gas suppression cylinder bank

Gas & fixed suppression

BAFE SP203-3 work: Kidde, Fike, 3M systems. A narrow pool; if this is you, we want to talk.

Gas & fixed suppression roles →
Sprinkler valve set in a plant room

Sprinklers

LPCB / LPS 1048 experience, fitters and engineers both.

Sprinklers roles →
Smoke vent actuator

Smoke control & ventilation

AOV and smoke-vent systems to BS 7346. M&E engineers retraining welcome.

Smoke control & ventilation roles →
Testing an emergency light

Emergency lighting

BS 5266 testing and install: often paired with an electrical background.

Emergency lighting roles →
Checking a fire door closer with a clipboard

Passive fire

Fire door inspection and install, firestopping. FIRAS, BM TRADA or FDIS.

Passive fire roles →
Dressing cables in a containment tray

Electrical

18th Edition, NVQ Level 3. Commercial installs and maintenance.

Electrical roles →
Commercial plant room pipework and pumps

Plumbing, heating & mechanical

Gas Safe and mechanical trades across commercial buildings.

Plumbing, heating & mechanical roles →
Fitting a door on site

Carpentry & joinery

Commercial fit-out, doors and frames, first and second fix. NVQ or time served.

Carpentry & joinery roles →
Fabric repair work in progress

Builders & fabric

Brickwork, groundworks, fabric maintenance and making-good on commercial estates.

Builders & fabric roles →
Drawings and tablet on a site table

Supervisors, PMs & estimators

Off the tools, still in the trade. SMSTS/SSSTS, trade-to-office progression.

Supervisors, PMs & estimators roles →

Not on the tools?

The group hires for the office too: coordination, accounts, estimating, service desk. Same ownership, same ladder.

Office & support careers →