Norco Composites

Established in 1985, Norco is a leading developer of innovative GRP mouldings and lightweight composite structures. Norco provides a complete manufacturing service from design and engineering through to parts manufacturing and final assembly, including 5 axis patterns and tools. Norco employs in excess of 170 people and operates from six sites with an overall capacity of over 130,000 square feet. The Company is certified to AS9100, ISO9001, and 14001. Norco targets the defence, aerospace, communications, automotive and marine sectors.

Last update: Tue, 15 April 2025

Trading Name: Norco Composites

Address: 43 Holton Road,
Holton Heath Industrial Estate,
Poole,
Dorset,
BH16 6LT

Website: http://www.norco.co.uk

Telephone: 01202 623934

Membership: Composites UK

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

  • Maintenance & Repair
  • Manufacture & Assembly
  • Product Design
  • Tooling

Organisation Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Construction
  • Cross Sector
  • Defence
  • Leisure
  • Marine
  • Medical
  • Oil & Gas
  • Renewable Energy
  • Satellite and Communications
  • Sustainable Composites: Furniture/Lifestyle
  • Wave & Tidal Energy
  • Wind Energy

Raw Materials Used

  • ABS
  • Aramid Fibre
  • Bagging Films & Fabrics
  • Balsa Wood
  • Carbon Fibre
  • Closed Cell Foam
  • Cork
  • Curing Agents
  • Dry Fillers
  • Epoxy Resin
  • Fasteners & Inserts
  • Fire Retardant Foam
  • Fire Retardants
  • Foam - Flexible
  • Foam - Injected
  • Foam - Rigid
  • Foam - Syntactic
  • Glass Fibre
  • Honeycomb
  • Methacrylate resins
  • Methyl Methacrylate Resins
  • Natural Fibre
  • Open Cell Foam
  • Other Functional Additives
  • Other Thermoplastics
  • PEEK/High Value Thermoplastics
  • PET Film
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Polycarbonate (multi-wall) - LM
  • Polyesters
  • Polyurethane
  • Release Agents
  • Reusable bagging films
  • Silicone and Additives
  • Silicone bags
  • Silicone Resins
  • Silicones
  • Urethane acrylate
  • Vinyl Ester Resins
  • Washable cores

Semi-finished Materials Used

  • 3D Woven Fabrics
  • Adhesives
  • Braided preforms
  • Braided Tubes & Tape
  • Chopped Strand Mat
  • Coatings
  • Colour Pastes & Dispersions
  • Consolidated Sheet/Panels
  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Gel Coats
  • Knitted Net Shapes
  • Machined Core Kits
  • Non-Crimp Fabrics
  • Self-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fabrics & Tapes
  • Slit Tapes & Tows
  • Specialist Resin Formulations
  • Spread Tow Fabrics
  • Stabilised 3D Preforms
  • Tissues & Surface Veils
  • Woven Fabrics

Semi-finished Materials Produced

  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Machined Core Kits

Semi-finished Materials Distributed

  • Consolidated Sheet/Panels
  • Cut Fabric Kits
  • Machined Core Kits

Equipment Used

  • 3-axis scanners
  • 3D Printer
  • 5-Axis CNC Machines
  • Additive Manufacturing Equipment
  • Autoclave
  • CAD/CAM
  • Catia
  • Clean Room
  • CMM Machine
  • CNC Contour Cutting
  • CNC Waterjet Cutting
  • Composite Ovens
  • Composite Tooling
  • Cure Monitoring
  • Dispensing Machines
  • Faro Arm
  • Fusion 360
  • Hand Lay up
  • Infusion
  • Injection Moulding
  • Injection Moulding Equipment
  • Inspection Tooling & Fixtures
  • Laminating Aids
  • Lamination
  • Machining
  • Metal Tooling
  • Metrology
  • Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
  • Oven
  • Paint Booth
  • PLC Control Systems
  • Rhino
  • Rhino 3D
  • Robots
  • RTM
  • Siemens NX
  • Solid Edge
  • SolidWorks
  • Solidworks professional

Processes Used

  • 3D Printing
  • 5-Axis CNC Machines
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Adhesive Bonding
  • CNC Machining Centres
  • Compression and bladder moulding
  • Diaphragm Forming
  • Gel Coating
  • Injection Moulding
  • Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
  • Machining
  • Mechanical Fastening
  • Out of Oven Processing
  • Oven/Autoclave Curing
  • Post-Cure
  • Preforming
  • Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
  • PU Moulding
  • Resin Transfer Infusion
  • Resin Transfer Moulding
  • Surface Finishing
  • Vacuum Infusion
  • Welding
  • Wet Hand Lay Up

Accreditation

  • AS 9100
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 45001
  • ISO 9001