Permali Gloucester Ltd. was founded in 1937 and is now a market leader in the manufacture of composite materials for the aerospace, defence, rail, automotive and medical markets.
Products include Permaglass laminated composites, sandwich panels, Plasticell foams, and also components and assemblies manufactured using these materials. Permali operate an approved quality controlled design and manufacturing process. Materials handled include aramids, GFRP, UHMWPE, solid core foams, PU, TPU, ceramics and metalics.
The company operates from a 10,500 m2 facility to the south of Gloucester city centre and close to the M5 motorway.
Last update: Wed, 6 December 2023
Trading Name: Permali Gloucester Ltd
Address:
Bristol Road,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire,
GL1 5TT
Organisation Activities
- Manufacture & Assembly
- Product Design
- Research & Development
- Semi-Finished Materials
- Testing
Organisation Markets
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Defence
- Marine
- Motorsport
- Rail
Raw Materials Used
- Aramid Fibre
- Bagging Films & Fabrics
- Curing Agents
- Epoxy Resin
- Fasteners & Inserts
- Fire Retardants
- Foam - Flexible
- Foam - Rigid
- Glass Fibre
- Honeycomb
- Other Functional Additives
- Other Thermoplastics
- PEEK/High Value Thermoplastics
- Phenolic Resins
- Polyesters
- Polyurethane
- Release Agents
- Vinyl Ester Resins
Semi-finished Materials Used
- Adhesives
- Gel Coats
- Self-Reinforced Thermoplastic Fabrics & Tapes
- Tissues & Surface Veils
- Woven Fabrics
Semi-finished Materials Produced
- Coatings
- Consolidated Sheet/Panels
- Thermoplastic Prepreg
Equipment Used
- Catia
- Composite Tooling
- Cure Monitoring
- High Speed Mixers
- Infusion
- Injection Moulding
- Machining
- Mechanical Testing
- Mixers (e.g. for SMC/BMC)
- Oven
- Press
- RTM
Processes Used
- Adhesive Bonding
- Cold/Warm Press Moulding
- Gel Coating
- Hot Press Moulding
- Mechanical Fastening
- Post-Cure
- Prepreg Hand Lay-Up
- Resin Film Infusion
- Resin Transfer Infusion
- Resin Transfer Moulding
- Surface Finishing
- Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Moulding
- Vacuum Infusion
Accreditation
- AS 9100
- ISO 9001