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# Exel Composites UK

## Carbon fiber & glass fiber custom pultruded composites

Are you looking for composite manufacturers in the UK? At Exel Composites, we use over 60 years’ experience to solve challenges and help customers save resources with composite materials also known as fiber reinforced plastics. Our forward-thinking composite solutions made with continuous manufacturing technologies **(pultrusion, pull-winding, and continuous lamination**) serve customers in a wide range of industries around the world.

You can find our advanced composites used in various applications from**[composite tubes](https://ideas.exelcomposites.com/composite-tubes-in-the-uk?hsLang=en)** for cleaning and maintenance tools, profiles for wind power, transportation and **[windows and doors](https://ideas.exelcomposites.com/window-doors-uk?hsLang=en)** to structural composites for building and infrastructure.

Our collaborative approach and global footprint set us apart from our competition. We use our expertise to help customers reduce weight, improve performance and energy efficiency and decrease total lifetime costs with bespoke engineered composites solutions. We want to be the first choice for sustainable composite solutions globally.

Are you thinking about a GRP material (glass reinforced plastic), CFRP material (carbon fiber reinforced plastic), or hybrid composite solution? Do you have challenging needs? Get in touch with our UK team today by filling the form on the right! 

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## Custom engineered composites for your needs

We at Exel Composites specialize in custom engineered composites tailored to your mechanical specifications and aesthetic needs. From carbon fiber composites and glass fiber composites to hybrids, we are the right partner to help you take your products to the next level. Our experienced R&D team has decades of experience working with CFRP and GFRP materials. So whether your looking for structural composites or composites sheets for building & infrastructure or composite panels for transportation, we will help you find the optimal composite solution based on your needs.

We are experts in continuous manufacturing, including pultrusion and pull-winding which are well suited for high quality volume manufacturing of composite profiles and **[tubes.](https://ideas.exelcomposites.com/composite-tubes-in-the-uk?hsLang=en)**

## Composites offer various benefits

Composite materials offer a wide range of benefits across various industries and applications due to their unique combination of properties. Some of the biggest benefits of composite materials include: exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, durability, design flexibility, corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, tailored mechanical properties, thermal and electrical insulation and reduced maintenance costs.

## FRP Composites solutions for different industries

Exel Composites serves several industries and segments with various advanced composites solutions. Our custom pultrusion and pull-winding solutions include:

- FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) pultruded profiles and tubes
- GRP (glass reinforced plastic) pultruded profiles and tubes
- hybrid composite profiles and tubes
- thermoplastic composites

 

## Exploring carbon fiber composites and GFRP materials: Exel Composites addresses key questions

 

**Q: What kind of materials, fibers and resins do you use?**

 A: Composites, also known as reinforced plastics, can be made from different **[fiber](https://exelcomposites.com/guide-to-composites/reinforcements/)** and **[resin combinations](https://exelcomposites.com/guide-to-composites/resin-choices/)**. We manufacture both glass fiber composites and carbon fiber composites as well as hybrids where different fibers can be combined in the same profile to achieve different mechanical properties. It is also possible to use natural fibers such as hemp and flax. The interest for natural fiber composites is increasing as OEMs look for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

**Q: What kind of manufacturing processes does Exel Composites use?**

 A: Exel Composites specializes in continuous **[manufacturing technologies](https://exelcomposites.com/guide-to-composites/our-manufacturing-processes/)** including pultrusion, pull-winding and continuous lamination. Pull-wound and pultruded composites come with many benefits. As the processes are continuous they provide many benefits including repeatable quality and volume output.

**Q: What is pultrusion?**

 A: The pultrusion process is a continuous manufacturing technology for composites resulting in a steady output of a composite profile which is cut to length at the end of the process. It is called pultrusion because the profile being produced is actually pulled through the process.

**Q: What is pull-winding?**

 A: Pull-winding combines the two techniques of pultrusion and continuous filament winding resulting in a profile with excellent hoop strength, longitudinal strength and modulus, with smooth surface finish. Pull-winding is very similar to pultrusion, with the main difference of adding cross-wound reinforcements. This allows layup configurations with both unidirectional and cross-wound (off-axis) fiber alignments. 

**Q: Does Exel Composites have a presence in the United Kingdom?**

 A: Exel has a team and fabrication facility in Runcorn United Kingdom. Our experts are happy to help you with your composites needs. Get in touch with us today by filling the form on the page.

**Q: What kind of industries do you serve?**

A: We produce **[composite solutions](https://exelcomposites.com/composite-solutions/)** for various industries including for example composite panels for transportation, structural profiles and composite sheets for building and infrastructure and composite tubes for various industries like cleaning and maintenance, defense, medical applications and sporting equipment.

**Q: Do you make thermoplastic composites?**

 A: Exel manufacturers bespoke thermoplastic composites based on customer needs. Get in touch with us for more details.

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## Looking for composite companies in the United Kingdom?

## Your contact person for Exel Composites UK

 

**Peter Holland**  
**+44 (0)7802 276 270**  
[**peter.holland@exelcomposites.com**](mailto:peter.holland@exelcomposites.com)

*I’m a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and have been working at Exel since 2010. My experience will benefit you in helping to sort out your composite needs, I’m always up for a good challenge!*

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## Exel Composites UK - Local presence with a global footprint

The Exel Composites Runcorn team is ready to help you with your composites needs. Our UK facility is part of Exel's global R&D and manufacturing network, so you benefit from the company's local and global expertise and experience.

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