2009
November
Government announces £16m investment to establish a National
Centre of Excellence for Composites.
Bristol & Bath Science Park is announced as NCC’s home.
Airbus, AgustaWestland, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce and Vestas become NCC’s five founding members.
NCC is opened by the-then Secretary of State for business.
NCC becomes part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult
UK Composites Strategy reinforces NCC’s leadership role.
NCC announces a £36.7m UK Government investment in 10 new cutting-edge digital manufacturing technologies for composites.
NCC launches a dedicated service supporting small and medium-sized enterprises.
NCC becomes a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), a ‘Knowledge Base’ to help businesses innovate for growth.
NCC becomes home to the West of England Space Hub - ‘Space West’.
NCC is announced as the future home of Isambard 3, a new TOP500-class supercomputer service for AI and high-performance computing (HPC).
New NCC secure innovation facility under development.
NCC’s High-Rate Manufacture Capability (HRM Cap) receives a
£15.8m Government investment to expand technologies for net zero aviation.