Apprentices at Custom Composites

Custom Composites is demonstrating its commitment to investing in young people by taking on two new apprentices. Teenagers Josh Newport and Ross Gaynor started work at the Rochdale Company on Monday, March 9 – which, appropriately, was the start of National Apprenticeship Week. Andy States, production manager at Custom Composites, said: “We had two 16…

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Attwater makes product equivalent specifications available to all

Attwater Group, an industry leader in the manufacture of industrial laminates and machining, has compiled and published a table charting product specifications across a range of laminate products. Covering 19 grades of cotton, paper and glass, the table is available to anybody via the company’s website and helps navigate current BSEN manufacturing specifications, superseded specifications,…

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Attwater Upgrades High Voltage Test Facility

Manufacturing company Attwater & Sons Ltd has invested in an upgrade to its high voltage testing facility which will allow the team to put all its materials through their paces. A new oil tank has been installed that can be configured to run a variety of tests, including maximum voltage capable and sustained voltage without…

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Attwater Implements New Quality Initiative

We have revamped our quality procedures to improve the way we work and provide better customer satisfaction. We have always developed our systems in line with the ever changing standards and Attwater currently adopts and is accredited to the AS9100 Revision C aerospace system standard. We never sit back on our laurels; our philosophy is…

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Attwater’s B42 Epoxy Cotton gets REACH upgrade

Industrial laminate specialist Attwater & Sons Ltd has reformulated its popular B42 epoxy cotton fabric-based laminate to comply with revised REACH regulations, and now the product is even more effective than before. The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of CHemicals (REACH) board added DDM to its candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs),…

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