Integrated engineeringfor hygienicmanufacturing

Mechanical, electrical, controls, design, civils and construction services delivered through one self-delivery model.

Established 1985Self-delivery modelNationwide facilitiesHygienic sectors

Mechanical Services

Stainless systems and process plant

Pipework, fabrication and hygienic installation

ServicesMechanical ServicesElectrical ServicesControls and AutomationGroup Design ServicesCivils and Construction Services

DES Group

A national engineering group built around hygienic manufacturing delivery

DES Group is one of the UK's leading providers of specialist engineering services for hygienic manufacturing environments.

Established in 1985, DES delivers complex projects for recognised blue-chip organisations through long-term partnerships, nationwide facilities and a self-delivery model that keeps mechanical, electrical, controls, design, civils and construction capability under one group.

Food & beveragePharmaceuticalPersonal careBuilding services manufacturing

Established 1985

Long-term engineering delivery across regulated manufacturing environments where hygiene, uptime and coordination matter.

Blue-chip organisations

Trusted on repeat programmes by recognised manufacturers operating live production facilities.

Nationwide facilities

Regional DES operations support project delivery, fabrication, mobilisation and response across the UK.

Self-delivery model

Mechanical, electrical, controls, design, civils and construction teams coordinated through one group structure.

Department routes

Specialist departments, delivered as one group

Mechanical, electrical, controls, design, civils and construction teams work together to support hygienic manufacturing projects from early scope through installation.

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One group delivery path

Mechanical Electrical Controls Group Design Civils & Construction

Mechanical Services

Mechanical delivery for hygienic production sites

Regional DES divisions support design, fabrication, equipment offloading, positioning, hygienic installation and full plant relocation within regulated production environments.

Site-led delivery around live production constraints

Mechanical teams combine fabrication, plant movement and hygienic installation capability so projects can move from early scope into coordinated site delivery.

Fabrication and installation

Design and fabrication
Pipefitters
Coded welders
Mechanical fitters

Plant movement and positioning

Equipment offloading
Positioning and alignment
Full plant relocation

Hygienic environments

Hygienic and food-grade environments

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Stainless steel process pipework, valves and plant equipment in a clean industrial facility.

Design to installationFood-grade environmentsPlant movement and tie-ins

Hygienic process installation

Electrical Services

Technical electrical delivery with testing, upgrades and integration under one team

Electrically biased project managers and site supervisors lead installations, modifications, testing, upgrades, panel delivery and software integration across live manufacturing environments.

Panel manufacture, testing and integration in one route

Electrical delivery extends beyond installation into build, testing, upgrades and coordinated integration with existing plant and control systems.

Panel design and buildPanel design

Panel design and in-house manufacture

Inspection and testingInspection & testing

Testing and inspection

System upgradesSystem upgrades

System upgrades

System integrationIntegration

Integration with existing systems

City & Guilds 18th EditionNVQ and NICEIC standardsSite supervisorsElectrically biased project managers

Installations and modificationsSoftware development

Technician inspecting an industrial electrical panel during testing and commissioning.

Panel design and buildInspection and testingSystem integration

Panel build and integration

Panel build and softwareExisting system upgradesInspection and commissioning

More electrical capability

Electrically biased project managers
Site supervisors
City & Guilds 18th Edition
NVQ and NICEIC standards
Installations and modifications
Panel design and in-house manufacture
Software development
Integration with existing systems

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Controls and Automation

Integrated control systems, panel build and software support

Controls and automation capability sits alongside electrical delivery, covering control systems, panel design and build, PLC / HMI / SCADA support, software development, existing system upgrades and site integration.

PLC / HMI / SCADAExisting system upgradesCommissioning support

Control systems

Panel build

Software support

Site integration

Control systems

Panel design and build

PLC / HMI / SCADA

Software development

Existing system upgrades

Site integration

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Industrial automation hardware and control panel equipment in a workshop setting.

Control softwarePanel buildElectrical integration

Group Design Services

Survey-led design information developed for fabrication and installation

Group Design Services support projects from early scope through installation with laser scanning, layouts, models, calculations, drawings and controlled document issue.

Practical drawing information for manufacture and installation

Design teams produce coordinated outputs that support fabrication, installation sequencing and controlled issue across wider DES delivery packages.

3D laser scanning
2D layouts
3D models
Structural calculations
Design risk assessments
Document control
Fabrication drawings
Installation drawings
P&IDs
Practical manufacturable outputs

More design capability

Fabrication drawings
Installation drawings
P&IDs
Practical manufacturable outputs

Engineering drawings, layout sheets and drafting tools arranged on a work table.

3D capture and layoutsDrawings and P&IDsBuildable technical output

Survey to fabrication output

Laser scan to drawing issueDocument controlManufacturable outputs

01Capture3D laser scanning

02ModelLayouts and 3D models

03CalculateStructural and risk inputs

04IssueControlled documents

05InstallFabrication and installation drawings

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Civils and Construction Services

Groundworks, structure and refurbishment aligned to the wider engineering package

DES delivers integrated civils and construction support across new build, refurbishment and enabling works, coordinated around live site conditions and the wider engineering scope.

Grounded site delivery with engineering coordination built in

Civils and construction teams support enabling works, structural packages and hygienic finishes without disconnecting from the wider DES engineering programme.

Site works