Following a site survey specialist metering hardware is installed either by our engineers or your own contractors with our full support. This hardware gathers the required information which is automatically sent to the company IT system or sent via a secure internet connection to a remote server where it is automatically diagnosed and displayed in an easy to read format. The web based system enables the display to be viewed via a secure internet login without interfering with company firewall arrangements.

Whether stand-alone or internet-based, all critical data is logged, including critical parameters, alarms and load shedding. This last feature alone can deliver substantial savings where, for example, an energy tariff is tied to a peak requirement.

Each system is bespoke to the end-user's requirements; on-screen displays are also designed to meet the customer's specific needs, providing information such as:

• Demand & cost data, and tariff options
• Carbon data, for offset trading

All GEMMS components are industrial grade, and not to be confused with the simpler devices sometimes used in domestic applications. Typically, systems will utilise sub-components such as:

• Multi-function electricity meters
• Industrial heat meters
• Industrial logic controllers
• Industrial pulse converters
• Current transformers
• Data capture & processing modems
• Other sensors and probes as required to meet the customer's needs

Usually meters and sensors are connected to the data capture and processing modems by hard wiring, using existing cable runs. Where necessary, industrial grade radio modems are used to transport the data, making dispersed sites quicker and easier to connect.

The GEMMS bespoke approach also follows through to how information is analysed and presented to the user. Both screen design and content are customised to the end-user's formats and requirements, with company logos, graphics and animations being inserted as specified.