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On the 28th June PFS held an event to celebrate the work anniversaries of several of our staff members who have reached landmark years of service.

Contractors Manager Simon Ford and service engineer Simon Ranson both received awards to commend them on 10 years of service to the company. Service Coordinator Zoe Bailey and Projects Coordinator Michael Gerrard both received awards to commend them on 5 years of service.

The staff members were presented with their awards at the office, before making their way to a celebratory event held at the Park Inn Hotel in Southend. Many members of the PFS team were present as the staff members were thanked by the company directors for their contribution to the business.

Everyone at PFS thanks Simon, Zoe, Simon and Michael for their many years of service and hope to see them continue to be involved in the company for many years to come.

Michael Gerrard receives his 5 year service award

Michael Gerrard receives his 5 year service award

Simon Ford receives his 10 year service award

Simon Ford receives his 10 year service award

Zoe Bailey receives her 5 year service award

Zoe Bailey receives her 5 year service award

PFS Group  recognize our British armed forces are the best in the world.

We would like to hear from ex-service personnel living within travelling distances to London, returning to civvy street who would like to enter the Fire and Security Industry, ideally with electronic/electrical qualifications, who have the abilities to take technical information on board. The characteristics of the individuals will be those that has been instilled by the armed forces including accountability and reliability.

The Fire and Security industry has a major shortfall of quality trained engineers, therefore we have taken it upon ourselves to reach out to the individuals who have the qualities we desire and we will train them accordingly.

The starting salary will be in the region of £18-25,000 plus company vehicle, once trained, individuals can earn in the region of £45-50,000 inclusive of overtime and callout rota.

If you are interested in the role please contact James McWilliams on 01702 586996 or jmcwilliams@pfsltd.co.uk

The vehicle is already on the road and will help us to continue to deliver the high standards in Extinguisher maintenance that we aim for. Please see the pictures of our new van below;

In order to assist our engineers as we continue to expand as a business we are pleased to announce that we have taken delivery of five brand new vans.

These vehicles are now out on the road and our engineers will be using these to continue to deliver the high service standard our customers expect from us.

Also we’d like to say a big thank you to Motif Signs who added the sign writing to each van.

PFS Group Limited are now looking to recruit an estimator / designer to join their team, the ideal candidate will have previous experience in designing fire alarm and detection systems, would also have experience in selling door entry, access control, nurse call, fire telephone systems, will have knowledge of estimating / quoting systems including installation and commissioning, will be hardworking, driven and hungry for success.

Principal responsibilities / Knowledge / Experience

• Minimum 3 years of proven estimating success in the Fire and Security Industry.
• Estimating experience – essential
• Maintain a professional relationship with customers and ensure they are kept satisfied with the companies services.
• To manage the key account list to maximise sales and profit
• Effective Communicator.
• Prompt and accurate reporting to the Directors as required.
• Computer literate.

Industry: Fire and Security

Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 + Bonus

Location: Southend – any applicants would need to be able to travel to our office in Southend.

Please send your CV & covering letter to jobs@pfsltd.co.uk

No recruitment agencies.

PFS Group Limited is an established Fire, Security & Electrical Company based in Southend, Essex. We have experienced rapid growth over the past few years and are looking for an ambitious person to join our team. We are currently looking for a Fire & Security Sales Consultant to assist our company with driving new and extra works business from existing and new customers within a set geographical territory.

The role will resolve around responding to incoming enquiries and to self-generate new business (new solutions or upgrades to services) from these accounts.

Basic salary between £30,000 to £38,000 subject to experience, plus between 3 to 5 % commission  (OTE £60K)

You will be supplied with a company car, phone & laptop

Please send your CV & covering letter to jobs@pfsltd.co.uk

Location: London

No recruitment agencies.

PFS Group Limited is an established Fire, Security & Electrical Company based in Southend, Essex. We have experienced rapid growth over the past few years and are looking for an ambitious person to join our team. We are currently looking for a Fire & Security Residential Sales Consultant to assist our company with driving new and extra works business from existing and new customers within a set geographical territory.

KPI’s

• Sell 4 new units per week (1 self-generated sale minimum)
• Pass quarterly internal presentation certification process
• Convert a minimum of 50% of new company generated leads provided
• Identification of target Residential market opportunities.
• Creating self-generated appointments
• Design and presentation of correct package for target consumer, optimising cross-selling opportunities.

Basic salary between £15,000 to £20,000 plus between £50 to £100 commission on each system sold (OTE £45K)

You will be supplied with a company car, phone & laptop.

Please send your CV & covering letter to jobs@pfsltd.co.uk

Location: London

No recruitment agencies.

PFS Group Limited is an established Fire, Security & Electrical Company based in Southend, Essex. We have experienced rapid growth over the past few years and are looking for an ambitious person to join our team. We are currently looking for a Service Co-ordinator. The role will require having the ability to understand technical information, interactions with outside vendors and working within time demands.

You will need good organisational and planning skills and can work effectively in a team environment.

Key Responsibilities are as follows:

• Scheduling callouts and maintenance visits with clients
• Scheduling work to engineers
• Invoicing & Data entry
• Scanning and filing documents
• Dealing with goods in and out
• Taking phone calls
• Dealing with emails
• Updating spreadsheets and internal systems
• Helping with various adhoc admin duties

Skills Required:

• The ability to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Accurate typing skills
• Knowledge of basic MS packages (good MS excel knowledge preferable)
• The ability to prioritise your work load
• Articulacy
• Self-motivation
• Enthusiasm

We’ll expect a lot from you, but we’ll also make sure we recognise and reward your contribution. And we’ll always do everything we can to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

•  A willingness to learn

Pay £18,000 – £20,000 per annum

Please send your CV & covering letter to jobs@pfsltd.co.uk

Location: Essex – Applicants must be able to travel to our office in Southend.

No recruitment agencies.

Gent by Honeywell, the leading manufacturer of innovative life safety solutions, has announced the introduction of VigInSite, a powerful software based tool that can be used to quickly identify the age of the various components of a fire detection system. An industry first, VigInSite helps ensure that safety levels are maximised, while allowing end users to actively schedule and budget for maintenance activities.

VigInSite has been developed in direct response to the Fire Industry Association’s (FIA) 2014 Guidance on the Life Expectancy of Fire Detection and Alarm Systems document. It warned that poorly maintained life safety systems that produce regular unwanted alarms can engender a sense of complacency amongst those who they are designed to protect. It also suggested that equipment manufacturers are in the best position to advise on the expected lifetime of the equipment they produce.

Gent undertook a comprehensive research programme into the longevity of its products and discovered that the smoke scatter light emitting diodes (LEDs) used in its optical smoke detectors could fall below 70 per cent of their initial light output within 15 years. As this could take a device outside its original calibrated performance parameter and it could therefore potentially become less sensitive. Gent now recommends that these devices should be replaced within 14 years, as part of any planned maintenance schedule. Further component research concluded that Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors should be swapped out within seven years, while other equipment such as control panels, interfaces and other field devices have a realistic lifetime of 20 years.

A Gent 24 Approved Systems Integrator can simply plug VigInSite directly into a Vigilon control panel, at which point its advanced software identifies the age of each device. After this process is completed, it formulates an inventory and uses a traffic light system to provide an instant visual guide as to what action should be taken. Green denotes products that are well within their operational lifetimes, amber indicates that replacement is imminent, while red signifies that remedial action should be taken within reasonable timescales. Systems Integrators can send a customer a copy of the document along with a suggested programme of implementation.

‘As a responsible manufacturer, we fully support the FIA’s stance on ensuring that fire detection systems are properly maintained, and that’s why we have developed VigInSite,’ commented Simon Foulkes, Product Manager at Gent. ‘There are many thousands of Gent legacy systems all over the UK and Ireland and some will inevitably contain devices that, due to their age, are no longer fit for purpose. These products can cause higher numbers of unwanted alarms or, more importantly, fail to detect fire in its early stages. VigInSite is already making a valuable contribution to our ongoing efforts to make sure that people, property and assets are adequately protected.’

Please see the original article on Gent.co.uk here.