Our Facilities - Velocity Composites PLC

Due to the nature of the products we supply, all our manufacturing is performed within our fully climate controlled and contamination-controlled areas in order to provide a manufacturing environment meeting our customers’ and international specifications.

In addition to the extensive industry experience of our key personnel we utilise the latest software, including proprietary systems, to develop innovative products to deliver fully integrated supply chain services to our customers. This includes CAD, advanced real time nesting, manufacturing and MRP packages all working under our AS9100D and AS9120B approved quality management system.

Velocity welcomes visits from both existing and new customers to its facilities, with each facility fully compliant with AS9100, AS9120, Nadcap and global customer approvals.

Key infrastructure

Cleanrooms creating highly controlled environments for kit manufacture
Advanced real-time material order book, nesting and material control systems within our VRP system
Digital 3 axis conveyor bed cutting systems with printing and optical inspection for structural materials

Digital 3 axis conveyor bed laser cutting for process materials
Dedicated ultrasonic and thermal welding equipment for 3D nylon vacuum bags
Sewing equipment for producing 3D breather, bleeder & fabric assemblies

Modular freezer storage with redundancy in refrigeration and 24/7 recording and alarms
RFID tracking for raw materials and products
Proprietary digital manufacturing cells to track, collate and verify individual ply location and batch traceability across ultra-high efficient extended nests

Burnley, Lancashire – UK North and HQ

The Burnley facility is co-located with the company’s HQ and serves our customers in the North of the UK and Northern Ireland, along with any specialist manufacturing needed to support the other sites. The Burnley facility is AS9100, AS9120 and NADCAP approved, along with any specific OEM approvals needed by our customer base.

It also includes a separate technical centre enabling the Company to design, engineer and test new products and technologies without impacting production capacity.

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Fareham, Hampshire – UK South

The Fareham facility was launched in September 2016 to service additional customers within the Southern portion of the UK and also to offer its services to mainland northern Europe, given its proximity to the ports of Portsmouth and Southampton. The Fareham facility is a full manufacturing plant, that benefits from the central support of the HQ in Burnley.

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Tallassee, Alabama – USA

The Tallassee facility was fully refurbished and opened in 2023 to support a new business contract with a key customer announced in December 2022. This facility is a mirror of Velocity’s other UK based manufacturing plants and is also served by the central HQ teams in Burnley, UK. All equipment, infrastructure and processes are identical to the proven technology and techniques used in the UK.

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