Enhanced Control Solutions

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Enhanced Control Solutions (ECS) was founded by controls and automation specialists to modernise engineering service delivery in the UK. They offer a comprehensive approach to production resilience, acting as a partner rather than a traditional contractor. ECS works alongside manufacturing teams year-round to protect machines, document systems, and cover shifts before gaps turn into failures.

ECS provides four connected layers of service: Connect offers rapid remote engineering support for machine faults, Command Centre manages Operational Technology (OT) knowledge with version control and asset visibility, and Shift Hero provides on-demand engineering capacity. The Projects layer delivers full-service automation engineering, including control panel design, PLC/SCADA software, and installation. This integrated model aims to eliminate risks associated with OEM response times, knowledge loss, and unreliable workforce cover.

The company serves a wide range of industries including Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Packaging, Utilities, MOD & Defence, Chemical, and Oil & Gas. Their services are designed to be audit-ready, incorporating NIS2 readiness support, IEC 62443 aligned access architecture, and IR35-aware engineer deployment. ECS's mission is to combine expert talent, flexible systems, and automation-first thinking to ensure continuous manufacturing operations.

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Reduced PLC recovery risk across 12 production lines

A UK food manufacturer was running 12 production lines with no centralised record of PLC software versions. Engineers carried knowledge in their heads. When a key engineer left, the site was exposed. Nobody knew which version of the code was live on four of the lines. ECS conducted an OT asset survey, established a Command Centre baseline across all 12 lines and implemented a change-logging process. Within three months, every device had a version history. The next time a PLC fault occurred on Line 7, the ECS engineer had the current software loaded before the session started.

Client · UK food manufacturer

FMCG Connect

A multi-site FMCG group was spending £60-80k per year on OEM callout fees across three sites. Average response time was 36 hours. On two occasions, a line was stopped for more than two days waiting for a brand-specific engineer who turned out to be unnecessary once on site. The group moved three sites onto Connect. In the first six months, 14 faults were resolved remotely in under 90 minutes. Two required on-site follow-up. Estimated callout cost saving in year one exceeded £40k before accounting for reduced downtime.

Client · multi-site FMCG group

Packaging Shift Hero

A packaging manufacturer needed to scale from 18 to 26 engineers during a 10-week peak production period. Previous years had relied on two agencies who regularly sent engineers unfamiliar with the site equipment, which meant slow fault resolution and two safety incidents in 18 months. Shift Hero placed eight pre-vetted engineers, each briefed on the specific equipment and site requirements before arrival. Zero safety incidents over the 10-week period. Four of the eight engineers were re-booked for the following peak.

Client · packaging manufacturer

Pharmaceutical Command Centre

A pharmaceutical manufacturer faced a regulatory audit with no centralised record of their automation assets. Documentation was spread across email threads, a SharePoint folder and two retiring engineers' laptops. The audit window was eight weeks away. ECS ran a rapid OT asset survey and onboarding sprint. Within five weeks, all critical assets were documented in Command Centre with revision history, software versions and supporting documentation. The audit passed without a major finding on the automation estate.

Client · pharmaceutical manufacturer

University research development

Support for university research development.

Glass bottling plant

Project work at a glass bottling plant.

Control panel installation

on site

Control panel installation on site.

Food & Beverage Command Centre

Command Centre services for the Food & Beverage sector.

Clients mentioned from company website

Bakkavor Meals, Greencore, Speedibake, BPX Electro Mechanical.

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What does Enhanced Control Solutions do?

Protect manufacturing operations with 24/7 PLC support, OT asset management, engineering shift cover and automation projects from ECS UK. Their listed services include M&E contracting, Electrical and Design & build.

Where is Enhanced Control Solutions based?

Enhanced Control Solutions is registered at WETHERBY, LS23 7FF, in Yorkshire.

What areas does Enhanced Control Solutions cover?

Enhanced Control Solutions states that it works across UK-Wide.

Is Enhanced Control Solutions still trading?

Companies House lists Enhanced Control Solutions as active.

What sectors does Enhanced Control Solutions work in?

Enhanced Control Solutions works in Industrial, Commercial, Energy, Infrastructure, Public, Healthcare, Education, Retail, Leisure and Agricultural.

When was Enhanced Control Solutions established?

Enhanced Control Solutions was incorporated on 2019-04-03.