Automation delivery.
From first sketch
to final sign-off.
End-to-end automation engineering: control panel design and build, PLC and SCADA software, line optimisation and installation. Delivered by engineers, not middlemen. Every asset registered in Command Centre on completion.
Projects · University research development 
Projects · Glass bottling plant 
Hydraulic power pack with control panel · Siemens · North Sea oil Seven capabilities. One delivery team.
We don't subcontract. Every capability listed below is delivered by ECS engineers who work together as a team, rather than a network of specialists assembled per project.
Control Panel Design & Build
Bespoke control panels designed and built in-house to the standards your machine requires, then documented and tested before they reach your floor. Built by the engineers who will also commission the system.
- ·Typically BS EN 61439 assemblies
- ·Machine wiring to BS EN 60204-1
- ·Schematics, parts list and test records
- ·New panels, upgrades and retrofits
PLC, HMI & SCADA Software
Bespoke automation software across all major platforms. PLC programming, SCADA configuration, HMI screens, data logging, alarming, recipe systems and machine communications.
- ·PLC programming: Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi, Omron, Schneider, Beckhoff
- ·SCADA & HMI development
- ·Panel PC & edge device configuration
- ·Data logging, alarming & recipe systems
- ·+ more
Automation Planning & Installation
Full-service delivery from site layout and machinery relocation through to electrical installation, PLC commissioning and safety sign-off. Every project led by engineers.
- ·Site layout & planning
- ·Electrical installation
- ·Commissioning & handover
- ·Safety sign-off
Line Optimisation & Integration
Improving what exists. OEE analysis, bottleneck identification, machine integration, changeover reduction. Engineering that pays for itself.
- ·OEE analysis
- ·Bottleneck identification
- ·Machine integration
- ·Changeover reduction
Servo & Inverter Drives
Specification, installation, commissioning and fault diagnosis across all major drive manufacturers. Retrofit and new installation.
- ·Siemens · Danfoss · ABB
- ·Servo & VSD commissioning
- ·Retrofit & new install
- ·Fault diagnosis
Functional Safety
Machinery safety designed and documented to the relevant standards. Safety system specification, functional safety, SIL assessment, validation and sign-off.
- ·Electrical safety to IEC 60204-1
- ·Functional safety to IEC 61508
- ·Safety system design & SIL assessment
- ·Validation & sign-off
Industrial Networks & OT Security
Modern control systems are built from many Ethernet-connected devices. We design the network so it is efficient to control and secure by default, with encrypted PLC-to-HMI communications and segmentation aligned to IEC 62443. Existing lines can be integrated without opening up the wider network.
- ·IEC 62443-aligned network design
- ·Encrypted Siemens-based comms
- ·Segmentation & secure integration
- ·Supports cyber resilience audits
Five stages. No surprises.
Every ECS project follows the same structured process. You know what's happening at every stage, what it costs, and when it's done.
We understand your process, your constraints, and your definition of success before we write a single line of code or draw a panel layout.
Detailed design, scope of works, timeline and fixed-price proposal. No surprises. You know exactly what you're getting before we start.
Panel build, PLC programming, HMI configuration and factory acceptance testing, all completed before anything goes near your site.
Site installation by the same engineers who built and programmed the system. No handoffs, no knowledge gaps, no delays waiting for someone to read the drawings.
Site acceptance testing, operator training, full documentation package. Assets registered in Command Centre the moment the job is signed off.
Built by engineers.
Not managed by project managers.
Every ECS project is led by the same engineer who will commission it. Not a project manager who passes work to subcontractors. Not a sales team who hands off after contract signature. The engineer who talks to you about the scope is the engineer who writes the code.
That means no translation errors between what was agreed and what gets built. No knowledge gaps at handoff. No delays while someone reads the drawings.
No subcontractors. The team you meet is the team who builds it.
Food, pharma, chemical, utilities. We've worked in the difficult ones.
Code and panels built so your team can maintain them, not only us.
All assets registered, all documentation current, the day we hand over.
A sample of what we build.
Every panel is designed around the application: the environment, the OEM equipment and the client's maintenance requirements. These are real ECS builds.
Mixed OEM · Siemens / Rockwell · stainless enclosure 
Hydraulic power unit · integrated control 
Siemens S7 I/O modules · fault diagnosis Siemens SIMATIC HMI · stack light indicator 
Full-height panel · Siemens · cable duct 
Multi-tier panel · complex wiring 
Large panel build · in-house workshop 
On-site instrumentation · servo actuator Have a project in mind?
Let's talk about it.
Whether you have a full specification or just a problem to solve, we're happy to have the conversation. No obligation and no sales pitch, just engineers talking about engineering.
Every project we deliver is registered in Command Centre and supported by Connect from day one. See what that looks like in practice, or, if a line is down now, go straight to emergency support.