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Norco Composites & GRP

**About Us**
For over 35 years, we have been a leader in lightweight composite structures and innovative GRP mouldings. Operating from six sites with a combined capacity of 130,000 sqft, we employ over 190 skilled workers and provide NVQ-standard training.
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**Composites in Aerospace**
We are a trusted aerospace composite manufacturer, recognised for successful long-term design and development programmes. Our expertise allows us to continually enhance manufacturing processes, delivering components that are stronger, lighter, and cost-effective.
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**Advantages of Composites in Aerospace:**
- **Superior Strength-to-Weight Ratio:** Key for aerospace structures.
- **Design Flexibility:** Lightweight parts simplify fabrication and installation.
- **Enhanced Durability:** Composites offer corrosion resistance, impact resistance, and high fatigue strength, outperforming metal alternatives.
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**The Complete Package**
As the aerospace industry seeks lightweight, strong, and environmentally efficient solutions, composites are vital for modern military, business, and commercial aircraft, as well as service and support roles.
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**What We Offer:**
- **Customised Solutions:** Tailored composite materials and processes to meet specific design constraints.
- **Integrated Services:** From R&D, CNC master patterns, and mould tooling to component manufacture.
- **Advanced Capabilities:** Design for Manufacture (DFM) to reduce complexity and costs, as well as partnerships for Product Design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).

NORCO delivers a complete managed customer package, ensuring high-quality, efficient solutions for the aerospace sector.

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Norco Composites & GRP is a UK-based company specializing in the development and manufacture of lightweight composite structures and innovative glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) mouldings. With over 35 years of experience, Norco offers a comprehensive range of services including design for manufacture, project engineering, mould and tool production, resin infusion, prepreg manufacturing, GRP laminating, CNC machining, and painting and finishing. The company serves a variety of sectors such as aerospace, automotive, building and construction, defence and communication, marine, medical, mould tooling, and renewable energy.

Norco operates from six sites with a total capacity of 130,000 square feet and employs over 170 skilled workers, all trained to NVQ standards. The company is headquartered in Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of the United Kingdom, and has been based there since its founding over 35 years ago. Norco is certified to AS9100D, ISO-9001 (Quality Management), ISO-14001 (Environmental Management), and holds Cyber Essentials Protection.

Key recent news includes the appointment of Mark D’Amico as the new Operations Manager at Unit 43 in April 2025 and the hosting of their first engineering development workshop at BattleLab in June 2025. Norco is also committed to supporting the Armed Forces Covenant, as highlighted in their recent announcements.

The company’s leadership team and specific key leaders are not explicitly listed on the main website, but Norco’s reputation is reinforced by testimonials from major clients such as Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Siemens, Airbus, and Sunseeker, among others. Norco positions itself as a strategic partner for high-profile clients, delivering both small and large-scale composite solutions with a focus on quality and innovation.

Address

43 Holton Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6TL

Telephone

01202 623934

Website

https://www.norco.co.uk

Membership Status Type

FAC Member

Keyword Tags

Composite Structures, GRP mouldings,

Membership Number

936

Member Since

2024-03-13

Company Reg No

9911658

Approvals and Certifications

Industry approvals for Norco Composites & GRP:

- AS9100D Certification
- ISO-9001 in Quality Management
- ISO-14001 in Environmental Management
- Cyber Essentials Protection
- JOSCAR Certification
- WEAF Membership

If you need more details, these are listed under their management standards on their website.

SC21

Y/N

Y

Cyber Essentials

Y/N

Y

Main Category

FAC New Member

Skills

Key Capabilities

Composites

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Main Contact

Harry Dodge
Business Development Manager
h.dodge@norco.co.uk

Sectors

Aerospace
Air Mobility

Approvals

Industry approvals for Norco Composites & GRP:

- AS9100D Certification
- ISO-9001 in Quality Management
- ISO-14001 in Environmental Management
- Cyber Essentials Protection
- JOSCAR Certification
- WEAF Membership

If you need more details, these are listed under their management standards on their website.