Trade Association for the UK Composites Industry

Composites UK 2026 Industry Awards Shortlist Announced

The finalists for the Composites UK Industry Awards 2026 have been revealed, celebrating the people, businesses and innovations making a significant contribution to the UK composites industry. The 2026 Industry Awards, recognises excellence across the sector in areas including skills, engineering, sustainability, innovation and social impact.

Composites UK Members Approved as Global Talent Visa Host Organisations

Twelve Composites UK member companies have been approved as host organisations under the UK’s expanded Global Talent visa scheme, reinforcing the strength of the UK composites sector as a world-leading destination for research, innovation and advanced manufacturing.

Composites UK Welcomes the Government’s Commitment to Introducing Technical Education from Age 14

Composites UK is delighted to see the Prime Minister’s commitment to expanding technical education and providing young people with greater opportunities to explore vocational pathways from the age of 14.

New DEViCoRe Project Launched to Accelerate UK Composites Recycling Supply Chain

A new feasibility study, funded by Innovate UK, Delivering Economically Viable Composites Recycling (DEViCoRe), has officially commenced with the aim of overcoming the barriers preventing the UK from establishing a commercially viable composites recycling supply chain.

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29 Composites In Extreme Environments | In Person | Co-Event with NPL | Teddington

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From Material Innovation To Industrial Adoption: What Is Stopping Good Technologies From Getting Into Production?

The composites industry is not short of material innovation. New resin systems, fibres, recycled feedstocks, process technologies and digital tools continue to extend what composite structures can do. The more difficult challenge is often what happens next: moving a technically credible idea into repeatable, certifiable and commercially viable production. That gap between innovation and industrial […]

James Cropper And Carbon Fiber Recycling Win CAMX Unsurpassed Innovation Award for UNIMAT™ Aligned Nonwovens

James Cropper Advanced Materials and Carbon Fiber Recycling (CFR) are delighted to announce that UNIMAT™ has won the CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award, recognising breakthrough technologies that advance the composites and advanced materials industry. The award recognises the companies’ collaboration to create a scalable pathway for transforming recycled carbon fibre into high-value composite reinforcement for […]