A family firm. An industrial backbone.
Since 1985, GML Contractors has built, inspected, coated, lifted and moved for Trinidad and Tobago’s energy and marine industries. Family-owned, hands-on and locally accountable, working to international standards.
Forty years of powering progress.
We started in 1985 with a single welding rig and one phone number. Forty years on, we still answer the phone — and we still do the work.
Today GML runs fourteen service lines, from welding and fabrication to NDE inspection, coatings, heavy lifting, offshore containers, equipment rental and logistics. Our inspection body is certified to ISO/IEC 17020:2012 Type A, and our management system to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
Still family-owned and still based in San Fernando, with one operations team answering for every job.
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Four operating principles.
Safety, not theatre
STOW-certified crews, NACE / AMPP supervision and stop-work authority for everyone on site. Safety we live, not safety we market.
Standards above all
ISO/IEC 17020 Type A. ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001. AWS and ASME IX. Lloyd's and DNV. The standards international operators specify by name.
Local accountability
Forty years in Trinidad and Tobago means we know the regulations, the routes and the realities. Every project gets one named operations lead.
Always on
Industrial operations don't keep office hours, and neither do we. Our 24/7 line is answered by people, not menus.
Safety as the operating system.
Health, safety, security, environment and quality sit underneath every job. Our management system is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, our crews are STOW certified, and we work to the OSH Act, aiming for zero harm on every site.
Written down. Lived daily.
Our HSSEQ commitments aren't filed away. They govern how every crew mobilises, works and stands down. Read the policies that protect our people, our clients, and the environment.
Health, safety & environmental (HSE) policy A safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace for every employee, contractor, visitor and client — on every job site, facility, and project.
To achieve our HSE goals, GML Contractors Ltd. will:
- Identify potential hazards, assess associated risks, and implement effective controls to minimise or eliminate them.
- Prevent accidents, injuries, and health impairments through safe systems of work and a safety-first culture.
- Establish clear procedures for incident and accident reporting, and take corrective action when needed.
- Provide the resources to support HSE management, including emergency preparedness and response.
- Comply with all applicable legal, statutory, and contractual HSE obligations.
- Ensure HSE standards are communicated and implemented — even in third-party and subcontractor arrangements.
- Deliver training, instruction, and supervision to maintain high employee competence and awareness.
- Integrate health, safety, and environmental responsibilities into daily operations, and review the policy regularly.
- Monitor, inspect, and audit to verify HSE performance and continual compliance.
- Ensure safe working conditions, tools, and equipment to minimise or eliminate incidents.
- Engage employees in the development and review of HSSEQ performance.
- Ensure the safe handling, transportation, and storage of hazardous substances.
At GML, safety is not just a policy — it's a core value.
Environmental policy We are committed to conducting our operations in a manner that protects, preserves, and enhances the environment — minimising impact at every level of the business.
GML will:
- Comply fully with all applicable environmental laws, regulations, and state standards.
- Consider and assess all potential environmental impacts associated with our operations.
- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders who promote environmental responsibility.
- Adopt industry best practices and local environmental standards.
- Minimise the generation of waste — especially hazardous waste — and promote reuse and recycling.
- Control pollution, emissions, effluent, and waste at the source using the most effective tools available.
- Educate and train all employees on environmental awareness and responsibilities.
- Require that all environmental incidents are reported and documented for corrective action.
- Conduct a formal Environmental Risk Assessment annually.
A solemn commitment to operate in a way that avoids harm to the environment — protecting natural resources for the generations that follow.
Stop-work policy after a critical incident Every team member has the right and obligation to stop work if unsafe conditions are observed. No work resumes until authorised by appropriate management.
A stop-work order may be verbal or written, issued by any employee, supervisor, or manager upon identification of a critical incident — including serious injury or fatality, significant structural damage, major environmental release, or any event with potential to cause severe harm.
Critical equipment is safely shut down per site-specific emergency procedures.
Supervisor / Manager and HSE Department notified; affected personnel informed.
Emergency Management Team responds per the Emergency Response Plan.
Formal investigation determines root cause and corrective actions.
Work restarts only on a formal restart notice from an authorised officer.
An HSE Alert with lessons learned is issued to all employees and contractors.
The standards behind the work.
Current certificates, issued by Global Compliance Service. Check our inspection certificate online at verify.gcsregistrar.com/17281.
Interested parties.
Our Quality Management System is shaped by the parties with a stake in how we operate. We identify each one, understand their needs and expectations, and review them to keep our QMS relevant and effective.
Interested parties and their requirements are reviewed at management review and updated as the business and its context change.
Four decades on the ground.
Founded
GML Contractors is established in San Fernando, Trinidad, with a single welding rig.
Fourteen service lines
Welding, inspection, coatings, lifting, offshore containers, rental and logistics from one accountable team.
Certified systems
ISO/IEC 17020 Type A inspection body, and a management system certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
Our founder
1944–2019
In loving memory of our founder, whose hands-on standards still set the bar on every GML job. The company he built carries his name, and his way of working, forward.
Powering progress.
Together.
Fourteen specialised industrial services, delivered safely, on schedule and to specification, from a single fabrication to a full plant turnaround.