CW Top Shops
Introducing GROW: A full-funnel marketing solutions provider
GROW is the newly formed marketing services arm of Gardner Business Media. Offering custom content, marketing, creative, research and data services, GROW expands and builds on the company’s deep first-party reach into the discrete parts manufacturing sector.
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ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ announces 2025 CW Top Shops honorees
CW recognizes high-performing fabricators who participated in the 2025 benchmarking survey program, and highlights findings in this year’s data.
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Fall events chart the course for composites
A busy fall brings industry-leading events and recognition for operations setting new benchmarks for excellence.
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Bucci Composites expands automotive production capabilities with facility addition, new high-ton presses
CW Top Shops recipient Bucci Composites shares an update on its facility expansion, automotive composites applications, sustainability, education initiatives and more.
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From prototypes to performance: Composites company makes inroads into new markets
Top Shops 2024 honoree Calian’s composites division blends R&D, rapid prototyping and scalable production with deep engineering integration and corporate synergy.
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Beyond filament winding: Fabricator expands into sensor technology, hydrogen tanks and more
CW Top Shops 2024 honoree B&T Composites’ story includes diversification into new markets and technologies like photonics-based structural health monitoring, aerospace and hydrogen tanks.
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CW launches 2025 Top Shops benchmarking program
Annual benchmarking initiative, available until April 30, 2025, offers composites manufacturers a free, customized benchmarking report aimed at improving their business.
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Top Shops Benchmarking Survey FAQs
CompositeWorld’s Top Shops Benchmarking Survey is gearing up for 2025. Gardner Business Intelligence, the research arm of Gardner Business Media, offers some insights for taking the survey and interpreting the results.
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ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ reveals 2024 Top Shops benchmarking survey results
CW recognizes the qualifying composites fabricators in its 2024 Top Shops program and highlights some of the survey's general findings.
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Watersports manufacturer diversifies into new markets, processes
CW Top Shops honoree Cobra International reflects on its growth over 45+ years, as well as current work expanding its automotive and UAV capabilities, increasing energy efficiency and new SMC production lines.
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