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.
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
