Yeah, like Hydromech said, in the UK we more or less have two industry related centres of excellence. Which although good are not highly recognised in the industry they work with. National Fluid Power Centre and British Fluid power Association.
I also have to agree with Hydromech in the fact...
Who are your current supplier for hydraulic components and systems?
Ask them to come in and sit down with you to discuss the control functionality, logic and concept.
It's a goodway to start the ball rolling and work at developing a good working relationship from which you will learn a lot...