Epsilon Test Services appoints Tim Beardsmore as MD

Market leader in electrical safety, Epsilon Test Services, has appointed Tim Beardsmore as managing director. Promoted from his position as financial and commercial director of the company, Tim Beardsmore succeeds founder and previous owner Mark Blanchfield.

The appointment was confirmed on 2 April by Peter Cohen, chief executive of parent company The PHS Group plc, and has been planned for since the acquisition of Epsilon Test Services in April 2008. Mark Blanchfield is retained as a consultant to the board and will support Beardsmore in his new post.

“Tim Beardsmore is the natural choice to direct the future at Epsilon Test Services,” said PHS Group chief executive, Peter Cohen. “He has a proven record of success and highly valued knowledge of the market.”

Epsilon specialises in electrical safety testing and the company has recently launched a remedial repairs division to complement existing services of portable appliance testing (PAT), periodic fixed installation testing and thermal imaging. According to Beardsmore, the firm has plans to further expand its range of services, to be announced in the coming months.

Commenting on his new appointment Tim Beardsmore said, “I am obviously delighted to take the reins at Epsilon and am confident that I can lead the company into further growth, building on a foundation of sustained development since the firm was set up in 1993.”

Beardsmore has steered the financial and commercial success of Epsilon since he joined the company in 2003, providing the company with a sound financial platform for growth of over 400 per cent. He has been instrumental in the development of the company’s core procedures and technology that has seen Epsilon Test Services Ltd become the market leader in electrical safety testing.

When not busy in the world of electrical safety, Tim Beardsmore enjoys spending time with his wife and young son. He is a self confessed football addict and supports Nottingham Forest. Golf is another keen interest and he plays with handicap of 22.