History of GMS
Ms Von Karpinski – Managing Director

With 5 years experience in the Funeral Industry as a Funeral Director & Manager, Von has also been involved in Occupational Health Safety and Welfare (OHS&W) management.

"This increasing trend in funerals of obese people that require oversized coffins, meant that we needed a superior aid for providing "lifting muscle" to the Funeral Industry."

I was very aware of the need to protect not only my staff, but my own body from muscle strain injuries caused by heavy or repetitive lifting. Providing a safe workplace especially for funeral and health care workers who perform daily recurring work under extreme pressure was very important to me. There is an increasing trend in funerals of obese people that require oversized coffins, and a mechanical means of "lifting muscle" was sorely absent in the Funeral Industry. I began thinking of a concept whereby we could improve our methods of moving and lifting bodies in and around the funeral home for preparation, coffining and viewing whilst at the same time reducing the amount of repetitive manual handling lifts.

"There was a real need to produce a superior "lifting tool of the trade." A well engineered scissor lift trolley is used so frequently that it is a vital piece of funeral equipment for every Funeral Director, funeral staff and Mortuary worker."

The result is the ImageLifter™, the ultimate ‘Lifting Tool of the Trade’ for the Funeral, Mortuary, Crematorium and Allied Health industries.

We have extended our product range to meet the needs of funeral directors and are now proud distributors of the Genelyn range of embalming fluids, Terrybear and Siam ashes urns and Cherokee baby caskets.

The quality, suitability and reliability of our funeral industry products are reflected in the superior quality of all aspects of our service.

We understand the special requirements of the Funeral & Allied Health industries and look forward to extending our service to you.

Please call us today and have a chat about your funeral and mortuary requirements with one of our friendly staff on 08 8269 3339.

Ms Yvonne (Von) Karpinski Managing Director GMS Innovation Pty Ltd.