The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub (CIMComp) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting an industry online session on 16th June 2023. The event aims to bring together leading experts, professionals, and enthusiasts from the composites industry to discuss the latest advancements and industry challenges, share insights, and foster collaboration. The online […]
Smithers has been organizing the world renowned Global Outlook for Carbon Fibre conference for over 20 years, and as Europe’s only conference dedicated solely to carbon fibre, it is truly unmissable for anyone working within this sector. More than 100 key stakeholders from the carbon fibre industry will convene online on the 11-12 October 2023. […]
Composites UK were pleased to see that the decision to remove EU laws by 2023 has been rethought by the Department of Business and Trade. Like many trade associations, the composites industry has welcomed The Retained EU Bill announcement (smarter regulation unveiled to cut red tape and grow the economy). Now that the deadline of […]
At its Annual General Meeting on 25th May, Composites UK announced the five people nominated onto its Board of Directors this year by its member companies. The Board is made up of 11 Directors (plus others who are co-opted in specialist areas) who are members of Composites UK themselves. Each Board Director is nominated for […]
The organisers of the International Composites Summit (ICS), Composites UK and Fluency, are pleased to announce the formulation of its new Advisory Council. ICS, which takes place on 6 – 7 September 2023 is now in its third year and moves to the larger venue of Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. It will build on […]
SHD recently supplied established aircraft interior company Percival Aviation with FR308 – a novelbio-based, fully FST compliant resin system for use in aircraft and rail interior applications. The highlysustainable product, initially derived from a waste product of cane sugar production, ultimatelyfinding applications on Boeing and Airbus aircraft. In an initial program, the end customer needed […]
KoverTek Ltd a distributor of composite materials in the UK and Ireland is delighted to announce its new distribution agreement with Kisling AG, for the sales of industry leading Structural Adhesives, Epoxies, Methyl Methacrylates, Potting Compounds, Super Glues and Thread Lockers throughout the UK and Ireland. Key markets covered being Land Transport, Composites/FRP, Electronics, Engineering,and […]
Airtech Advanced Materials Group, a leading provider of innovative composite solutions, announced a surprise expansion at JEC World 2023 in Paris. The company is pleased to reveal plans to open a new location in Goa, India in July 2023, marking a significant milestone coinciding with Airtech’s 50th anniversary of business. The new location will enable […]
This latest completion marks over 10,000 sqm of Dura Composites Mini Mesh Grating successfully designed, supplied and installed in its longstanding collaboration with Lakeland Leisure Estates. Great Haywood Marina is owned and managed by Lakeland Leisure and was in need of an upgrade in autumn 2022. Degrading to the timber deck had occurred, and they […]
Composites UK has published its Health and Safety Report for 2022. The report summarises key accident and health statistics for the sector during 2022 and enables us as an industry to identify areas for improvement to better protect the workforce and develop our action plan to deliver this. Comparison with the wider manufacturing sector enables […]