Norco Composites & GRP has been accepted into the UK Authorised User Community (AU-UK) by the Ministry of Defence. This makes Norco eligible to support qualifying defence programmes across the United Kingdom, United States and Australia under the AUKUS exemption to the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR §126.7). What AUKUS Authorised User status […]
Frewer Engineering Highlights the Growing Importance of Composite Manufacturing
The aerospace industry continues to increase its use of composite structures, driven by the need for lighter and more efficient designs. As the technology develops, the challenge is increasingly shifting from what composites can achieve structurally to how efficiently and consistently they can be manufactured. Recent industry programmes are progressing towards the production of large-scale […]
Quantis Established To Meet Demand For Specialist Composites Testing
Quantis Testing Services has launched to meet a growing need for specialist testing services in support of world-leading composites R&D. The Leicestershire business will deliver tailored testing programmes for organisations with complex technical requirements for demanding applications, initially within energy and infrastructure. Quantis, based at Wymeswold Business Quarter, near Loughborough, gives innovative companies in the […]
Strategic Partnership Between Artkim Fuarcılık And IMBEO
Combining Artkim Fuarcılık’s well-established specialty trade fairs with IMBEO’s international business development expertise, this strategic partnership aims to build a powerful B2B ecosystem spanning from Türkiye to Azerbaijan across industrialsectors. Through major events such as Turkchem, Putech Eurasia, and Eurasian Composites Show, the goal is to enable domestic manufacturers to forge European-standard partnerships and seize […]
Cristex Expands Aerospace Cutting And Kitting Capacity With New Zünd Cutter Investment
New Zünd investment supports growth in aerospace and advanced composites manufacturing through enhanced cutting, kitting and traceability capabilities for Cristex. Since its formation in 1990, Cristex has evolved into one of the UK’s leading suppliers of high-performance fibres, fabrics and advanced composite materials. Serving customers across aerospace, defence, motorsport and other high-performance industries, the company […]
SGI Composites Celebrates 30 years
SGI Composites celebrates 30 years of composite manufacturing, engineering and innovation from its Colchester headquarters. • Founded in 1996, the company now provides complete GRP solutions from survey and technical design through to manufacture and installation.• Its engineered composite solutions support critical projects across infrastructure, rail, energy, utilities, water, defence, marine and automotive.• SGI uses […]
Toray Returns To CAMX In Atlanta This Autumn
The Toray Group, continues its global leadership of innovation technologies in high-performance composite materials with our strong exhibit and technical presentations in CAMX 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, from this September 21st to 24th. At booth AA9, Toray will highlight its TORAYCA™ carbon fiber, thermoset prepreg materials, Toray Cetex®, and CFRT® thermoplastic composite materials used in […]
SHD’s Innovative Solutions Drive Lightweight, Low-CO₂ Performance In The Shell Triple 10 Challenge Vehicle
SHD Composites, a Cambium company, is proud to announce its partnership with Shell plc. (‘Shell’) for the Triple 10 Challenge concept car, a ground-breaking proof-of-concept vehicle designed to inspire a new design philosophy for the next generation of battery electric vehicles (EVs). This compact, mass-market EV demonstrates next-generation electric vehicle capability, and offers the industry […]
Engineered Composites Managing Director Publishes Comprehensive Technical Guide To GRP Pultruded Profiles
Gavin Williams, Managing Director of Engineered Composites Ltd and Vice Chair of Composites UK, has published GRP Pultruded Profiles: A Comprehensive Technical Guide for Engineers, Designers and Specifiers. The book brings together over three decades of practical composites experience into a single technical reference aimed at closing a long standing knowledge gap in structural engineering. […]
James Cropper Advanced Materials And Carbon Fiber Recycling Shortlisted for CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award
UNIMAT™ Recognised for Transforming Recycled Carbon Fibre into High-Performance Composites at Industrial Scale James Cropper Advanced Materials is delighted to announce that UNIMAT™ has been shortlisted for the CAMX 2026 Unsurpassed Innovation Award, recognising breakthrough technologies that advance the composites and advanced materials industry. Developed using VECTIS™, James Cropper’s proprietary fibre alignment technology, UNIMAT™ is […]