--- title: Cherwell | New Engineering Manager Appointed description: Cherwell appoints new engineering manager reinforcing our commitment to ensuring highest quality servicing for SAS air samplers for environmental monitoring image: https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/hubfs/simon%20bean%20cherwell%20laboratories%20engineering%20manager.jpg --- [![analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB.png?width=200&height=43&name=analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB.png "analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB")](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/) [![Analytichem](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB.png?width=200&height=56&name=analytichem_Logo+claim_RGB.png "Analytichem")](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/) Search # Cherwell Appoints New Engineering Manager ![](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/hubfs/Marketplace/Cherwell%20Labs/imgs/icons/cherwell-icon-45.svg) *By Gill Power* ![simon bean cherwell laboratories engineering manager.jpg](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/simon%20bean%20cherwell%20laboratories%20engineering%20manager.jpg?width=1024&name=simon%20bean%20cherwell%20laboratories%20engineering%20manager.jpg) ## Simon Bean heads up Cherwell’s expert engineering department We are delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Bean as Engineering Manager.  Simon’s appointment, to head up Cherwell’s well-established team of engineers, reinforces Cherwell’s commitment to ensuring the highest quality service and recalibration for the SAS microbial air sampler range for environmental monitoring.   Cherwell has been supplying and [calibrating SAS microbial air samplers](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/support/calibration/) in the UK for over 30 years, and its engineers focus on ensuring fast turnaround times to provide the utmost level of support to customers.  Servicing and calibration primarily take place within Cherwell’s own specialised workshop and calibration lab, additionally, the Company provides on-site calibration services at customer facilities in situations where downtime must be kept to an absolute minimum.  Simon will be seeking to enhance further the service Cherwell offers to customers, as well as developing internal systems to support the Company’s own facilities.   Simon is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is a member of the Reading area committee. His previous role was as a Mechanical Services Group Leader for 3M, where he gained experience of project managing, designing and installing mechanical equipment to manufacture pharmaceuticals, industrial coatings, dust masks, abrasives and tapes.   “Joining Cherwell is a fantastic opportunity and I am looking forward to working with a very experienced and highly professional team,” commented Simon on his new role.  “My focus will be to identify key opportunities to build on our current engineering systems and processes to deliver an even better service to our customers, helping contribute to Cherwell’s ongoing growth plans.”   Martyn Young, Operations Director of Cherwell, added, “I am delighted to welcome Simon in joining and strengthening the senior management team at Cherwell. Simon is very much part of our continuing development of Cherwell Laboratories. He brings skills, experience and energy which I am confident will contribute to delivering customer confidence, supporting them in their own ongoing business success.”   The reliability and robustness of[SAS samplers](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/cleanroom-equipment/sas-microbial-monitoring/), combined with Cherwell’s expert knowledge and servicing capabilities, ensure that Cherwell’s customers can crucially hold maximum confidence in their environmental monitoring data. The company still routinely services and calibrates instruments sold over 20 years ago, confirming the lifetime value of SAS air samplers.    Please don't hesitate to** [contact us](https://www.cherwell-labs.co.uk/contact-us/contact-form/)** for further details on our air sampler calibration service or SAS air samplers for environmental monitoring. 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