Celebrating the Achievements of the UK Composites Industry
Every November, Composites UK hosts its Industry Awards Dinner to coincide with the Advanced Engineering Show.
This event has gone from strength-to-strength since its creation in 2012, going from 70 attendees to over 300. Here, awards are given out for innovation in materials, manufacture, design, health and safety, environmental/sustainability projects as well as personnel awards celebrating employer, employee and trainee/apprentice of the year.
Below are some case studies from our past winners showing their innovative work and how the accolade has helped their business.
2021 WINNERS
Click on the company name to learn more about their entry.
- Innovation in Composite Design: Jaguar Land Rover
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture: Loop Technology
- Innovation in Composite Materials: Composite Braiding
- Sustainability Award: B&M Longworth
- Employer of the Year: Leybold
2021 RUNNERS UP
- Innovation in Composite Design: Network Rail
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture: iCOMAT
- Innovation in Composite Materials: Cecence
- Sustainability Award: Prodrive Composites
- Employer of the Year: MPM
2020 WINNERS
Innovation in Manufacture
Innovation in Materials
Innovation in Design
Health and Safety Award
Sustainability Award
Start-Up Business of the Year
Employee of the Year
Trainee/Apprentice of the Year
2020 RUNNERS UP
Innovation in Manufacture
Innovation in Materials
Innovation in Design
Sustainability Award
Employee of the Year
Trainee/Apprentice of the Year
2019
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture – Surface Generation
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Gurit (UK) Limited
- Innovation in Composite Design - Cecence
- Start-Up Business of the Year - Plyable
- Environmental/Sustainability Award – Gurit (UK) Limited
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year – Nia Jones, National Composites Centre
- Employee of the Year – Jonny Haley, MPM Limited
- Employer of the Year - Pentaxia
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Janet Mitchell
2018
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - Rockwood Composites
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Gurit (UK) Limited
- Innovation in Composite Design - TWI Limited
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Aaron Johnson, Leonardo Helicopters
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - TRB Lightweight Structures
- Employee of the Year - Ben Jennings, Group Rhodes Limited
- Employer of the Year, Special Recognition and Outstanding Achievement - MPM Limited
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Prof. Peter Chivers
2017
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - Cygnet Texkimp
- Innovation in Composite Materials – Fiba Tech Industries
- Innovation in Composite Design – Joint winners: Cape
- Innovation in Composite Design – Joint winners: Lentus Composites
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Thomas Rockwood, Sigmatex
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - Sigmatex
- Health and Safety Award - Hexion
- Employee of the Year - Stephen Dyer, Safran
- Employer of the Year - MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Ian Chatting, GKN Aerospace
2016
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - Plataine
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Sicut Enterprises Ltd
- Innovation in Composite Design - Dura Composites
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - James Kilbane - MPM Ltd
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - Revaluetech
- Health and Safety Award - MPM Ltd
- Employee of the Year - David Hughes, Teledyne CML
- Employer of the Year - Safran Nacelles
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Dominic James - BEIS
2015
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - Trelleborg
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Ecotechnilin
- Innovation in Composite Design - Far Composites
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year Award - Ben Freeman, Safran Nacelles
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - Techlan
- Health and Safety Award - CCT Hexion
- Employee of the Year - John Dobbin - MPM Ltd
- Employer of the Year - MPM Ltd
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Brian O'Rourke - Williams Advanced Engineering
2014
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - metrology software products ltd
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Zircotec
- Innovation in Composite Design - Morgan Composites and Defence
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Kaylie Mitchell - MPM Ltd
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd
- Health and Safety Award - Lamplas
- Employee of the Year - Jonny Haley - MPM Ltd
- Employer of the Year - Airbus Operations
- Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry - Paul Shakspeare, Shakspeare Services/NCC
2013
- Innovation in Composite Manufacture - JETCAM
- Innovation in Composite Materials - Scott Bader
- Innovation in Composite Design - GKN Aerospace
- Trainee/Apprentice of the Year - Josh Pickersgill - MPM Ltd
- Environmental/Sustainability Award - EcoTechnilin
- Health and Safety Award - Broadwater Mouldings
- Employee of the Year - Dylan Wilson - MPM Ltd
- Employer of the Year - MPM Ltd
