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Rockwood Composites wins Composites UK Innovation in Manufacture award

Designer and manufacturer of composite components, Rockwood Composites, has won the Innovation in Manufacture Award at the Composites Industry Awards.

Mark Crouchen and Douglas Johnstone represented the company at the awards dinner held at the National Motorcycle Museum, to celebrate this fantastic achievement.

With over 300 people attending the dinner on 31st October, this prestigious award celebrates the best of the composites industry and the leaders and supporters of this growing sector.

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Rockwood specialises in designing and manufacturing composites components for many sectors, including, aerospace, automotive, medical and nuclear.  The Rockwood team has been supplying these industries for 25 years.

The award for Innovation in Manufacture was awarded to Rockwood Composites for their work with Tokamak Energy to develop a high voltage, high stress, electrical insulation system using high pressure moulding of pre-preg composites. Tokamak Energy aims to achieve commercial fusion power with a view of providing energy into the grid by 2030.

Mark Crouchen, Managing Director of Rockwood Composites, said, “What a fantastic achievement for the whole Rockwood team. After attending the dinner and being surrounded by experts in our industry, I feel very honoured to have been recognised and rewarded for all our hard work.”

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“This award demonstrates the dedication from the team at Rockwood and the loyalty of our customers to trust us to continue to supply innovative products.”

 

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