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About the NCC

The National Composites Centre (NCC) is an independent, open-access technology centre delivering world-class research and development of composites. As part of the UK’s Catapult Network, we offer our partners access to the latest technology, provide technical expertise and the business support they need to overcome barriers to innovation and accelerate their growth.

What we do

Aerospace

Defence & Space

Composites for Future Energy

Surface Transport

Supporting SMEs across sectors

Latest news

News

CEAMS secures further funding to advance sustainable materials innovation

08 Apr 2025

NCC is leading technology creation and supply chain development within the Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials and Sustainability (CEAMS), a dynamic collaboration driving growth through sustainable materials innovation.
Space West Newsletter - March 2025

27 Mar 2025

Welcome to the March 2025 edition of our Space West Newsletter. With each newsletter, we aim to share the most recent discoveries, advancements, and stories from the world of Space in the South West.
Space West welcomes OHB Space’s decision to launch UK subsidiary

19 Mar 2025

Space West is delighted to welcome OHB Space’s decision to establish a new subsidiary in the UK. As one of Europe’s leading space technology groups this expansion is a major boost for the South West and strenghtens the UK’s growing space sector.
ASCEND consortium successfully complete cross-sector programme, transforming high-rate manufacturing

19 Mar 2025

NCC shares the successful completion of the ASCEND programme, positioning the UK industry at the forefront of advanced, sustainable technologies for next-generation aircraft and future mobility solutions.
New sustainability paper: Future strategies for decarbonisation of carbon fibre products

05 Mar 2025

A new paper from the NCC sustainability team has been published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. Funded by SusWIND, it interrogates future strategies to identify a clear roadmap for carbon fibre decarbonisation.

Events

Aerospace Museum in Filton, Bristol
Read more about South Gloucestershire Economic Forum 2025

South Gloucestershire Economic Forum 2025

08 May 2025

We’re delighted to announce that Jo Dally, Chief Business Officer at the National Composites Centre, will be a featured speaker at the South Gloucestershire Economic Forum 2025.
UK Wide
Read more about CySpace CCN Mapping Workshop Series

CySpace CCN Mapping Workshop Series

09 May - 23 Sep 2025

The CySpace Connected Capability Network (CCN) are hosting regional workshops to contribute towards a UK-wide mapping exercise of space domain awareness and cyber security capabilities during the Summer 2025.
Newark Works, 2 Foundry Lane, Bath
Read more about Bath Digital Festival 2025

Bath Digital Festival 2025

13 - 15 May 2025

Join Space West at the Bath Digital Festival 13-15 May where Rebecca Huffee, Space West Cluster Manager, will be sharing insights on growth and innovation in the space sector.

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Training

Read more about Hydrogen Awareness Modules

Hydrogen Awareness Modules

The seven centres that make up the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVM Catapult) have come together to create 'Hydrogen awareness: make it; move it; use it’, a series of open access online modules for all manufacturing sectors.
Read more about Introduction to Design for Composites

Introduction to Design for Composites

This course will give you an understanding of the requirements that are important to consider in the composites world, along with a series of tools and techniques that will enable you to create robust concept designs for every new project you undertake.
Read more about Introduction to Composite Materials

Introduction to Composite Materials

In this foundation level course we'll introduce you to the terminology, the materials, their properties & the production processes used in the composites industry.