Composites UK, the trade association representing the UK composites sector, is delighted to unveil the shortlist for the 2025 Composites UK Industry Awards. The winners will be announced at the annual awards dinner on 29th October, coinciding with the Advanced Engineering Show, hosted once again at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.
The 2025 competition attracted an exceptional standard of entries, underlining the resilience and innovation of the industry. This year’s finalists have demonstrated outstanding progress in areas such as sustainability, technological advancement, collaboration, and workforce development – setting new benchmarks for excellence within the UK composites industry.
The shortlisted companies across various award categories are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Innovation in Composites Manufacture
Brunel Composites Centre (HyPStore Project), Cygnet Texkimp (with McLaren Automotive), Dream Big Composites, Plataine, Rockwood Aerospace Ltd, Scott and Fyfe, TWI, Williams Jet Tenders, Zund/Loop Technology
Innovation in Composite Materials (Sponsored by Zund)
Bind Ethics, Brunel Composites Centre (HyPStore Project), Hexcel Composites, PRF Composite Materials
Innovation in Composite Design
Composite Braiding, HRC Group
Sustainability Award: Circularity
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (with B&M Longworth and NCC), B&M Longworth/Scott Bader (DEECOM®), Brunel Composites Centre (HyPStore Consortium), Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials and Sustainability (CEAMS), PRF Composite Materials, SM8RT, Uplift360 (ChemR)
Sustainability Award: Net-Zero Initiative
Bind Ethics, Composite Braiding, Williams Jet Tenders, Uplift360 (ChemR)
Social Impact Award
Base Materials, CTG – Safran Group
Prof. Alan Banks Young Engineer of the Year (Presented by the Board of Composites UK)
Guy Lawrence (Composite Braiding), Chao Wu (Imperial College London)
Apprentice of the Year (Sponsored by Syensqo)
Max Mee-Bishop (Atlas Composite Technologies), Freddy Beard (DK Holdings), Kurtis Russ (R-Tech Materials)
The winners of these categories will be announced at the Awards Dinner on 29th October at the National Motorcycle Museum, along with the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry Award, which will be announced at a later date.
Now firmly established as a highlight of the industry calendar, the awards evening brings together hundreds of professionals from across the UK composites community. Alongside celebrating the success of companies and individuals, the event provides a valuable opportunity for networking, knowledge-sharing, and recognising the breadth of talent shaping the future of the sector.