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NCC at JEC World 2026

Meet the team to learn more about NCC capabilities in advanced materials, large structures, and engineering process innovation. 

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New NCC and CPI partnership to strengthen UK materials capability

NCC and CPI have entered a new formal partnership committing the centres to jointly develop critical innovation capabilities for materials.  

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NCC and CEAMS achieve world-first in carbon fibre recycling

The consortium worked together with industrial partners to manufacture a reclaimed continuous carbon fibre (rCCF) prepreg product.  

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The tools behind the future

Experts Mark Bowering & Shaw Beattie highlight a quiet but critical infrastructure challenge that needs solving now. 

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UK can’t innovate at half-scale, but we can fix that

Ffion Rodes writes how the Large Structures Innovation Centre saves money, time & risk later on. 

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NCC publishes 2025 Gender Pay Gap report

Tue, 10 Mar 2026

There are many positives to take away from the last year, as we continue to try and close the gender pay gap.

Cross-supply-chain collaboration achieves world-first in carbon fibre recycling

Mon, 09 Mar 2026

NCC and CEAMS build on award-winning breakthroughs in carbon fibre circularity, working with UK industry to demonstrate a world-first use of reclaimed continuous carbon fibre in a prepreg product.

The tools behind the future

Thu, 05 Mar 2026

Experts Mark Bowering & Shaw Beattie highlight a quiet but critical infrastructure challenge that needs solving now.

UK can’t innovate at half-scale but we can fix that

Tue, 03 Mar 2026

Infrastructure isn’t exciting, but it’s essential. As Ffion Rodes writes, we need it for those early-stage discoveries that save money, time and risk later on.

Getting extreme materials ready for real-world use

Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Learn how NCC is helping to industrialise high performance ceramic matrix composites for flight, defence and energy systems.

Space West Newsletter - February 2026

Wed, 25 Feb 2026

Welcome to the February 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 Spotlight - Matthew Wills

Mon, 23 Feb 2026

Welcome to Space West Spotlight, a series celebrating the people, research and businesses that make up the Space West community.

Engineering confidence into clean energy innovation

Wed, 18 Feb 2026

Making low-carbon technologies practical, certifiable and commercially scalable takes more than a good idea. Solar Capture partnered with NCC to help them take their product to market.

Pathways that work: why technical skills are vital to the UK’s industrial future

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

During National Apprenticeship Week, we're highlighting the growing role of high-quality, non-degree pathways - and why they are becoming central to the UK’s industrial capability.