Attwater is marking its 150th year in business with a celebration at its home football club, Preston North End where they sponsored a match between PNE and Ipswich on the 24th February. The composites and carbon fibre specialist was the official match sponsor for the team’s Championship fixture against Ipswich, bringing staff, customers and suppliers…
25 years at Attwater have flown by for Harold Hall, and it’s been a family affair. Harold Hall was just 17 when he joined Attwater in 1979, but it wasn’t as though he was joining a completely unknown quantity. “When I started,” he explains, “my Mum, Dad, my Sister, and three Aunties all worked here!”…
Carbon Fibre Tube specialist Custom Composites Ltd has joined forces with two competitive sailors hoping to score gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Custom Composites Ltd are part of Preston based Attwater Group. The 49er class, in which the team compete, has strict specifications & regulations for the boat, so modifications are limited. Undaunted by…
Demonstrating their commitment to the nuclear sector, two of our team made the 1200 mile round trip to Dounreay, on the North Scottish Coast, to an event showcasing innovative new equipment & services for the UK nuclear industry. Dave Conlon and Dave Taylor exhibited the Custom Composites range of modular long reach poles, which have…
Custom Composites are proud to announce their sponsorship of Olympic hopefuls Team Lloyd Williams – Alloway for their Tokyo 2020 campaign. Custom Composites part of the Attwater Group was approached by the team to support them in their endeavours to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Custom Composites Ltd part of the Attwater Group…
Choosing the right composite supplier has helped a former kayaking champion offer his customers a critical sporting edge. Sometimes the difference between winning and losing comes down to the quality of the equipment in your hand. As two-times K1 Welsh Canoe Slalom Champion, Toby Jones knows exactly how true that can be. Toby is a…
After what has been described as the toughest Dakar on the South American continent, Attwater supported rider, Lyndon Poskitt from St Michaels on Wyre has successfully become the first rider to ride to the start of the race and finish. Not just a finish though, Lyndon managed to bring home 2nd position in the Malle…
Lyndon Poskitt, the motorcycle racer from St Michael’s on Wyre in Lancashire, has an insatiable desire to achieve more. But after you’ve already completed the gruelling Dakar Rally, which he did in 2013, what could be more challenging? The Dakar Rally is already the longest and most arduous race in the world. How do you…
Attwater adds to extensive testing toolkit Attwater, the industrial laminates specialist, has expanded its in-house testing facility with the construction of a furnace-hardened steel fixture. The apparatus has been designed and built to test gasket materials, and adds another dimension to the company’s facilities which already boast more than 30 methods of testing materials and…
Phil Parker started work at Attwater in the year England won the world cup. And while the national team has failed to recreate its moment of glory Phil’s career has gone from strength to strength. Now retiring after 50 years the head of the joiner’s shop has been looking back at a successful and enjoyable…
