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Industry trade association Composites UK revealed the winners of its industry awards that takes place alongside the Advanced Engineering Show.

Guests included McLaren, GKN Aerospace, Pentaxia, Safran Nacelles, FRIMO, R-Tech Materials, Aro PR and Marketing and Sigmatex, with a keynote speech from Iain Bomphray of Williams Advanced Engineering that challenged the UK composites industry to strive to be world-class with the opportunity of significant growth predicted across all sectors.

Ten awards were given out on the evening. The winners were:

• Trainee/Apprentice of the Year (Sponsored by Dark Matter Composites) – Winner: Thomas Rockwood, Sigmatex
• Employee of the Year (Sponsored by NetComposites) – Winner: Stephen Dyer, Safran
• Employer of the Year (Sponsored by Colorplas) – Winner: MHI Vestas Offshore
• Environmental/Sustainability Award (Sponsored by Briar Associates) – Winner: Sigmatex
• Health and Safety Award (Sponsored by Towergate Insurance) – Winner: Hexion
• Innovation in Composite Manufacture (Sponsored by Axillium) – Winner: Cygnet Texkimp
• Innovation in Composite Design (Sponsored by Advanced Engineering Show) – Joint winners: Cape & Lentus Composites
• Innovation in Composite Materials (Sponsored by National Composites Centre) – Winner: Fiba Tech Industries
• Outstanding Contribution to the Composites Industry – Winner: Ian Chatting