Electrical, Controls & Commissioning Engineer Appointment

Epsilon Pharmaservices is delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley Webb as Commercial Director, strengthening its leadership team as the business continues to expand its engineering and project delivery services across the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. The appointment reflects Epsilon’s ongoing commitment to investing in experienced industry professionals.

Ashley will lead Epsilon’s commercial strategy, business development and customer engagement, with a focus on developing new opportunities and building long-term relationships with existing and prospective clients.

With more than a decade of pharmaceutical industry experience, Ashley joins Epsilon from Almac Pharma Services, a globally recognised Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO), where he held the roles of Business Project Manager and Production Manager. His experience spans project management, production, operational leadership and business development, giving him a strong understanding of the technical and commercial challenges faced by pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Ashley’s appointment brings valuable industry experience to Epsilon and will support the company’s continued growth, while further enhancing its ability to provide practical, fit-for-purpose engineering solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Epsilon was appointed to deliver the introduction of pharmaceutical spray drying into an existing oral solid dose (OSD) facility. Recognised as one of the most technically demanding pharmaceutical unit operations, spray drying requires specialist process expertise to achieve reliable scale-up, high product recovery and GMP compliance, and to support upstream and downstream processes.

Using advanced process modelling and pharmaceutical engineering experience, Epsilon identified critical capacity pinch points, challenged the original equipment sizing and optimised the process design before procurement. This early intervention reduced project risk and ensured the facility was designed around the complete manufacturing process, not simply the installation of a spray dryer.

From FEED through detailed design to installation and commissioning, Epsilon delivered a fully integrated solution covering solvent handling, ATEX compliance, containment, utilities and recovery systems. Our extensive knowledge enabled us to design and supply a twin-vessel feed preparation system with N₂ as the basis of safety.

The result was a robust, future-ready manufacturing platform enabling the CDMO to introduce a high-value technology capability with improved efficiency, reduced risk and confidence in long-term operation.

For more details, see our full spray drying case study.

Epsilon is looking for a motivated Mechanical Design Engineer to join our specialist engineering team in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Working alongside our experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll be involved in the full project lifecycle, from client discussions and site surveys through to installation and commissioning. Whether you're a recent graduate, apprenticeship-trained engineer, or have a few years' industry experience, we'd like to hear from you.