Brookhouse Aerospace

Brookhouse Aerospace prides itself in being an industry leader in both the supply of total manufacturing solutions based on composite structures and assemblies, metallic fabrications, metal joining technologies, 3 axis and 5 axis machining capability, on-site treatments facility and supply management systems for the aerospace industry.
We strive to help our customers to operate more competitively through our commitment to both our customers and our suppliers; building upon our knowledge and competence, demonstrating initiative, commitment and conduction business professionally, ethically and respectfully.

Last update: Thu, 11 July 2024

Trading Name: Brookhouse Aerospace

Address: India Mill,
Darwen,
Lancashire,
BB3 1AD

Website: http://brookhouseaerospace.com/

Telephone: 01254 706000

Membership: Composites UK

Markets
Aerospace
Agriculture
Automotive
Construction
Cross Sector
Defence
Electronics: Consumer
Energy
Highways
Leisure
Marine
Medical
Mining
Oil & Gas
Rail
Renewable Energy
Satellite and Communications
Space
Sport
Sustainable Composites: Furniture/Lifestyle
Truck, Bus & Industrial
Upholstery and Apparel
Utilities: Water
Wave & Tidal Energy
Wind Energy

Organisation Activities

  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design
  • Research & Development

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Defence

Raw Materials Used

  • Aramid Fibre
  • Bagging Films & Fabrics
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Curing Agents
  • Dry Fillers
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fire Retardants
  • Foam - Flexible
  • Foam - Injected
  • Foam - Rigid
  • Foam - Syntactic
  • Glass Fibre
  • Honeycomb
  • Natural Fibre
  • Other Functional Additives
  • Other Thermoplastics
  • PEEK/High Value Thermoplastics
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Polyesters
  • Polyurethane
  • Release Agents
  • Vinyl Ester Resins

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • 3D Woven Fabrics
  • Adhesives
  • Braided Tubes & Tape
  • Bulk/Dough Moulding Compound (BMC/DMC)
  • Coatings
  • Colour Pastes & Dispersions
  • Consolidated Sheet/Panels
  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Gel Coats
  • Low Pressure Moulding Compound
  • Non-Crimp Fabrics
  • Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC)
  • Specialist Resin Formulations
  • Spread Tow Fabrics
  • Stabilised 3D Preforms
  • Thermoplastic Prepreg
  • Thermoset Prepreg
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Equipment Used

  • Autoclave
  • Automation Software
  • Catia
  • Centrifugal Moulding
  • Clean Room
  • Composite Tooling
  • Cure Monitoring
  • FiberSIM
  • Machining
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Metal Tooling
  • Metrology
  • Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
  • Oven
  • Press
  • Rheology
  • Shearography
  • Surface Equipment
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Thermography
  • Tribology
  • Ultrasound

Processes Used

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Diaphragm Forming
  • Gel Coating
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Oven/Autoclave Curing
  • Post-Cure
  • Preforming
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • Resin Film Infusion
  • Stamping
  • Surface Finishing
  • Vacuum Infusion
  • Welding
  • Wet Hand Lay Up
  • Wet Spray Up

Accreditation

  • AS 7114
  • AS 7118
  • AS 9100
  • ISO 9001