The LCA Regulatory Science & Innovation Network (LCARSIN) is a new network that will help the UK’s foundation industries and their downstream supply chains make better use of life cycle assessment (LCA) tools to reduce their environmental impact and is set to be launched by researchers from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester with partners. […]
CODEM Composites, Peterborough, UK is a leading provider of advanced composite end-to-end solutions from initial concept creation through to product delivery and is proud to announce its 15th anniversary. Over the past decade and a half, CODEM has become a trusted name in the industry, delivering exceptional value and promoting environmentally friendly practices. Since its […]
On the 9th April the Prof. Alan Banks, Chair of Composites UK, its Vice-Chair, Luke Vardy, Neil Anderton from member company Slack & Parr and the Chair of the Composites Leadership Forum, Rob Blackburn, were among the invitees to a Make UK roundtable in Westminster to discuss issues with export controls with the Department for […]
Composites UK, the trade association dedicated to supporting the UK composites supply chain, has announced its inaugural session at Seawork 2024 in Southampton, sponsored by GRP Solutions, which is scheduled to take place on 11th June from 10am to 12noon. The session aims to enlighten suppliers, manufacturers, and influencers attending Seawork about the pivotal role […]
Composites UK has recently begun to offset twenty tonnes of carbon emissions by planting six trees with Make It Wild in its Rowan Tree Farm Reserve in the west of the Peak District National Park. The association calculated its emissions over the period of 2022 taking into consideration things like the operation team’s energy usage […]
The UK glass fibre composites (GRP) sector needs to tread carefully following concerns raised by Glassfibre Europe on recent increased glass fibre production across Egypt Ref1. Whilst low-cost glass fibre is extremely attractive to importers and users of the product, the UK has no control over its carbon footprint and with the current UK Carbon […]
On 20th May 2024, Composites UK will host its second Parliamentary Reception on the Terrance Pavilion at the Houses of Parliament, London. The reception is being co-hosted by Sarah Jones MP, the Shadow Minister for Industry and Decarbonisation and The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett GBE MP. This members-only event will strengthen the message to all […]
Tebis, a specialist provider of CAD/CAM and MES solutions which offers world leading advanced intelligent manufacturing technologies for CNC machining process optimisation, standardisation and CAM automation, will be exhibiting at MACH 2024. The event is to be held at NEC in Birmingham from Monday the 15th until Friday the 19th of April 2024. Tebis will […]
Where Key Manufacturing Engineers, Decision Makers and Buyers Go To Find, Specify and Purchase New Equipment and Services The world-renowned bi-annual MACH show returns to the NEC Birmingham, UK on 15 – 19 April 2024. The exhibition is recognised as the UK’s largest national exhibition for inspiring, innovating, and connecting manufacturing and will showcase a […]
After a successful launch in October last year, Composites UK will be hosting a second training course with Decerna, looking at the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of composites. The course, which takes place on 26th March 2024 at The Studio in central Birmingham, will showcase the critical need for LCA in assessing the carbon […]