Cherwell Laboratories have appointed the former National Quality Manager for Public Health England Food Water & Environmental microbiology, Steven Brimble, as Quality Manager.

The appointment of Steven, to head up Cherwell’s well established quality team, demonstrates Cherwell’s dedication to delivering high quality prepared media, environmental monitoring and bio-decontamination products that customers can be 100% confident in. Quality is critical at Cherwell and, under quality management systems, the Company’s quality team continually develops and enhances processes to meet and surpass the rigorous expectations of its customers within the pharmaceutical and related industries.

Steven holds a Master’s degree in biomedical science, with 25 years’ experience in microbiology and over 10 years’ experience in Quality Management. He is also a member of the Chartered Quality Institute which further endorses his expertise. Most recently Steven worked as the National Quality Manager for Public Health England, Food, Water and Environmental laboratories, whose main function is to protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.

Andy Whittard, Managing Director of Cherwell, commented, “We are delighted to welcome Steven as our new Quality Manager and to secure someone with his extensive experience and knowledge of quality systems and microbiology. Steven will oversee a great quality team at Cherwell, and his leadership and development skills only strengthen that team further so that we can offer a great service to our customers. Steven joins us at a key point as we migrate to the 2015 version of ISO9001 and plan additional projects to continually enhance our quality offering to our customers.”

Commenting on his new role Steven said, “I am thrilled to be part of Cherwell Laboratories, and look forward to working with the highly professional and experienced team. A key focus for me is to build on and strengthen the existing quality system to further enhance what we do, which in turn ensures we don’t just meet, but exceed our customers’ expectations.”

Steven’s experience and qualifications will enable Cherwell to continue to strive to deliver high quality products and service to their customers at all times. There is a growing need within the pharmaceutical and related industries for high quality environmental monitoring and cleanroom microbiology products, from reputable suppliers who can demonstrate credibility with robust systems. By maintaining a strong focus on quality, Cherwell are demonstrating they are determined and very able to meet that need.