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 Awards

The application forms for the 2021 awards are now available. Click here for more

2020 WINNERS

Innovation in Manufacture

• Cygnet Texkimp

Innovation in Materials

• Bitrez

Innovation in Design

• Ford

Health and Safety Award

• Bitrez

Sustainability Award

• Prodrive Composites

Start-Up Business of the Year

• iCOMAT

Employee of the Year

• R-Tech Materials - Geraint Havard

Trainee/Apprentice of the Year

• Teledyne CML Composites - Thomas Wakefield

2020 RUNNERS UP

Innovation in Manufacture

• CCP Gransden

Innovation in Materials

• Alvant

Innovation in Design

• Cecence

Sustainability Award

• Chemical Processing Services

Employee of the Year

• MPM - Nick Robinson

Trainee/Apprentice of the Year

• CCP Gransden - James Stewart

Sponsors

A massive thank you to the sponsors of our 2020 awards.

 

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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