National Composites Centre
What we do
The National Composites Centre (NCC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, is an independent, open-access technology centre delivering world-class research and development.
Based in Bristol with a workforce of 450 people and a 25,500 sqm facility containing a large range of industrial scale technologies, our end-to-end engineering capabilities allow us to drive industrial transformation through pioneering innovation.
The NCC has proactively invested in and led the development of sustainability in advanced materials and processes, including the Sustainable Composites partnership with CPI, which has been successfully running since 2020.
One of the grand challenges the NCC is focused on is circularity in composites. Through CEAMS, the NCC is working in collaboration with Cygnet Texkimp on a major technology pilot to develop quality assurance capability for recycled, continuous carbon fibre from hydrogen tanks.
How we can help
The NCC collaborates NCC works across all manufacturing sectors and with organisations of all sizes to solve the complex engineering challenges facing UK industry.
Composite manufacturing facilities and expertise
Materials behaviour, performance, and environmental testing
Application of materials to products
LCA, circularity assessment and end-of-life strategies
Digital technologies