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Space West welcomes OHB Space’s decision to launch UK subsidiary

19 Mar 2025

Space West is delighted to welcome OHB Space’s decision to establish a new subsidory in the UK. As one of Europe’s leading space technology groups this expansion is a major boost for the South West and strenghtens the UK’s growing space sector.
ASCEND consortium successfully complete cross-sector programme, transforming high-rate manufacturing

19 Mar 2025

NCC shares the successful completion of the ASCEND programme, positioning the UK industry at the forefront of advanced, sustainable technologies for next-generation aircraft and future mobility solutions.
A new chapter in decarbonising aerospace

11 Mar 2025

By channelling investment into the most promising approaches, the UK can advance an aerospace supply chain that promotes circularity and achieves net zero ambitions. NCC experts Tim Young, Adrian Tayler, and Kyle Pender discuss the opportunity to decarbonise aerospace by design and circular value chain.
New sustainability paper: Future strategies for decarbonisation of carbon fibre products

05 Mar 2025

A new paper from the NCC sustainability team has been published in the Journal of Cleaner Production. Funded by SusWIND, it interrogates future strategies to identify a clear roadmap for carbon fibre decarbonisation.
NCC and CEAMS partner to develop innovative new solutions to enable recycled carbon fibre recovery, verification and re-use.

03 Mar 2025

The innovations directly address a significant barrier to the adoption of recycled carbon fibre for high value applications.

Events

University of Warwick
Read more about ICMAC 2025

ICMAC 2025

09 - 10 Apr 2025

Michael Petty, Advanced Research Engineer at NCC, will be presenting at ICMAC 2025. Hear how NCC innovations are advancing automated manufacturing applications for recycled carbon fibre.
Online | Webinar
Read more about Webinar: A Skills Framework for UK Hydrogen

Webinar: A Skills Framework for UK Hydrogen

10 Apr 2025

Join this webinar to find out how a new proof-of concept Hydrogen Skills Framework can support the development of your workforce. This webinar is your chance to gain a deeper understanding of the skills required to support this thriving sector and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the hydrogen workforce framework.
Newark Works, 2 Foundry Lane, Bath
Read more about Bath Digital Festival 2025

Bath Digital Festival 2025

13 - 15 May 2025

Join Space West at the Bath Digital Festival 13-15 May where Rebecca Huffee, Space West Cluster Manager, will be sharing insights on growth and innovation in the space sector.