Permali Gloucester Ltd

Permali Gloucester Ltd. was founded in 1937 and is now a market leader in the manufacture of composite materials for the aerospace, defence, rail, automotive and medical markets.

Products include Permaglass laminated composites, sandwich panels, Plasticell foams, and also components and assemblies manufactured using these materials. Permali operate an approved quality controlled design and manufacturing process. Materials handled include aramids, GFRP, UHMWPE, solid core foams, PU, TPU, ceramics and metalics.

The company operates from a 10,500 m2 facility to the south of Gloucester city centre and close to the M5 motorway.

Last update: Wed, 6 December 2023

Trading Name: Permali Gloucester Ltd

Address: Bristol Road,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire,
GL1 5TT

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

  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design
  • Research & Development
  • Semi-Finished Materials
  • Testing

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Defence
  • Marine
  • Motorsport
  • Rail

Raw Materials Used

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

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • Adhesives
  • Gel Coats
  • Self-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fabrics & Tapes
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Semi-finished Materials Produced

  • Coatings
  • Consolidated Sheet/Panels
  • Thermoplastic Prepreg

Equipment Used

  • Catia
  • Composite Tooling
  • Cure Monitoring
  • High Speed Mixers
  • Infusion
  • Injection Moulding
  • Machining
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
  • Oven
  • Press
  • RTM

Processes Used

  • Adhesive Bonding
  • Cold/Warm Press Moulding
  • Gel Coating
  • Hot Press Moulding
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Post-Cure
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • Resin Film Infusion
  • Resin Transfer Infusion
  • Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Surface Finishing
  • Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Vacuum Infusion

Accreditation

  • AS 9100
  • ISO 9001