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We understand what is meant by ‘success’

Over decades, our Suitably Qualified & Experienced Personnel (SQEP) have gained intimate plant and licenced site knowledge. In combination with our understanding of specialist instrumentation we have developed strong relationships with our clients and a reputation for providing positive, reliable, cost effective and safe engineering solutions for the Nuclear industry.

We find AMS Nuclear easy to engage with and appreciate the considered yet responsive approach that they adopt to solutions-based engineering.

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Our Story

Founded by Wes Harford in 1999; AM Sensors Ltd became one of industry’s valued instrumentation suppliers. Our rebranding to AMS Nuclear in early 2019 reflects the evolution of the company; from trusted instrument supplier to that of a highly reputable and respected engineering company. Still operating in the southwest but from modern offices in Bridgwater, Somerset; our committed engineering teams provide technical advice and end to end engineering solutions for EC&I Systems, Environmental Sampling Systems and Ageing & Obsolescence issues.

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Our Facilities

AMS Nuclear operates out of brand-new industrial units providing a combination of offices and workshop space.

Covering an area of over 1,100m2 the facility benefits customers by:

  • Enabling both engineering and manufacturing phases of a project to be done under one roof by one organisation, thus minimising the risks inherent with splitting these activities.
  • Providing capacity to manufacture almost any size project, whether that be for a single junction box, a suite of instrument cubicles or many hundreds of panels, frames, canopies, etc.

The activities that AMS Nuclear are able to undertake at its facilities include:

  • Engineering, Project Management, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, etc.
  • Goods-in, inspection and material stores
  • Mechanical operations such as drilling, cutting, pipe bending
  • Wiring looms, termination, etc.
  • Sub-assembly and final assembly of panels, cabinets, frames, canopies, etc.
  • Instrumentation setup & calibration
  • Pressure / leak testing
  • Factory Acceptance Testing
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AMS Nuclear Employees working in the workshop

Safety Culture

AMS Nuclear adopts and adheres to a rigorous Nuclear Safety Culture. Core values and behaviours result from a collective commitment by the company to emphasise safety over competing goals ensuring the protection of people and the environment at all times.

Our Traits for a positive Nuclear Safety Culture are:

  • Leadership Safety Values and Actions
  • Problem Identification and Resolution
  • Personal Accountability
  • Work Processes
  • Continuous Learning
  • Environment for Raising Concerns
  • Effective Safety Communications
  • Respectful Work Environment
  • Questioning Attitude
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Policies

Our policies include:

  • Slavery & Human Trafficking
  • Anti-bribery
  • Data Protection & Privacy Policy
  • HSEQ Policies

Full list and copies are available upon request.

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AMS Nuclear Management Team

Ben Mellick

Ben Mellick MEng CertIoDLinkedIn

Managing Director

Ben joined AMS Nuclear in early 2017, taking over from company founder, Wes Harford as Managing Director. Utilising experience gained over 18 years in technical and commercial roles in the nuclear instrumentation industry, Ben has a remit to grow the business into and across the wider nuclear estate.

Mark Barham

Mark Barham BEng(Hons), CEng, MIETLinkedIn

Operations Director

Mark joined AMS Nuclear in 2006 providing valuable Project Management to the engineering function. With wide ranging technical experience across several industry sectors Mark became the Operations Director in 2020. He currently holds responsibility for the leadership, capability and smooth running of AMS Nuclear's Operations. Mark remains keen to see the company flourish by enhancing the expertise and capability of an already successful engineering team.

Mark Davies

Mark Davies BSc(Hons), CEng, MIETLinkedIn

Business Director

Mark is a Chartered EC&I Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the Nuclear Sector. As the Business Director at AMS Nuclear, Mark is responsible for driving the commercial strategy to achieve sustained growth and expand AMS Nuclear’s presence across the wider nuclear estate. Mark is focused on market diversification, strategic partnerships, and securing high-value opportunities that strengthen AMS Nuclear’s competitive position. Mark is committed to scalable processes, data-led decision-making, and building a high-performance culture that delivers long-term business success.

AMS Nuclear Certifications

ISO 9001:2015
ISO 14001:2015
ISO 45001:2018
Cyber Essentials