Cristex wins Employer of the Year at Composites UK Awards Dinner 2022

Cristex are delighted to have been awarded Employer of the Year at the Composites UK Industry Awards Dinner. A fantastic achievement to recognise all the hard work that has gone in to create a workplace where employees feel valued and cared for. Danielle Roseler, HR and Marketing Manager commented “We are absolutely thrilled to have […]


bigHead Bonding Fasteners: The Merits of a Long-Term Investment Strategy

Matt Stevens is Managing Director of bigHead Bonding Fasteners, a long-established and well-known firm with over 50 years’ experience in designing and advising upon the best use of structural bonding fasteners for composite materials. Matt reflects below on the bigHead journey from a small family-run business to a PE financed entity 40 years later, and […]


Composite Integration wins Innovation in Composite Manufacture Award

Composite Integration has been named the winner of this year’s Composites UK Industry Awards for the ‘Innovation in Composite Manufacture’ category. The company started in 2002 and has grown to serve a wide range of sectors including marine, wind energy, aerospace and automotive amongst others, with customers in more than 20 countries. It has developed […]


Leybold UK Wins Composites UK 2022 Industry Award for Social Impact

Leybold UK has won the Composites UK 2022 Industry Awards in the Social Impact category. The award was announced and presented to Leybold on the evening of 2 November at the Composites UK Awards Dinner at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The Composites UK Social Impact Award 2022 specifically recognises those companies whose business […]


Meet the 2022 Composites UK Industry Award Winners

At its Industry Awards Dinner last night (2nd November), Composites UK, the Trade Association for the UK composites industry announced the winners of its 2022 awards. The event again took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, coinciding with the Advanced Engineering Show. The attendees witnessed the following companies take home an award: The […]


Challenges and Opportunities in Biobased Epoxy Market, says Wessex Resins Ahead of METSTRADE

In a climate of political, economic and social upheaval, David Johnson, sales director for Wessex Resins and Adhesives, says that maintaining prices for a cost sensitive market is one of the biggest challenges currently facing the company (which makes WEST SYSTEM®, PRO-SET® and ENTROPY RESINS® under license from Gougeon Brothers Inc). But it’s not as […]


Tygavac Advanced Materials Announces Name Change to Airtech Advanced Materials UK

Airtech Advanced Materials Group, the largest privately owned manufacturer of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials, announced today that it is changing the name of its UK division from Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd. to Airtech Advanced Materials UK. Tygavac has been an established division of Airtech Advanced Materials Group (AAMG) since 1996. Changing Tygavac’s name […]


PRF Composite Materials Announced as Material Supplier to ThrustWSH

PRF Composite Materials is delighted to be announced as prepreg supplier to ThrustWSH. Led by Richard Noble OBE and Lorne Campbell, ThrustWSH aims to set a new water speed record, using pioneering research and a truly innovative design to create a safe and fast hydroplane with a target to set an officially ratified two way […]


Tom Hitchings Joins the Composites UK Team as Membership Manager

Composites UK is delighted to announce that Tom Hitchings is joining the team as Membership Manager from 31st October. Tom has a lengthy track record of helping companies with their business development, providing consistent and effective solutions that have allowed companies to grow on all levels having worked previously for Tods Aerospace, the National Composites […]


PRF Composite Materials Introduces RP570 FR Fire-Retardant eXpress Cure Prepreg System

PRF Composite Materials is delighted to introduce its new RP570 FR eXpress cure prepreg system. Formulated for structural components requiring FST properties, RP570 FR is a fire-retardant ultra-fast prepreg system which is cured and demouldable after 5 minutes at 160°C. This express resin system is principally designed for snap cure press moulding, however it can […]