Decarbonisation and circularity in a future marine world
May 15, 2024By Seawork Press FP
Commercial Marine conferences
Business briefing
Composites UK
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Aimed at suppliers, manufacturers and influencers attending Seawork, Composites UK is to host ‘Decarbonisation and circularity in a future marine world’ at Seawork 2024.
The discussion, led by Malcolm Forsyth at Composites UK and sponsored by GRP Solutions, will see panellists from leading companies within the composites community share their experiences of how composites can help decarbonise the marine industry by working towards a circular life-span for materials used in a marine setting.
Confirmed Panellists • Brian Harpur & Tommi Buckley, GRP Solutions • David Kendall, Optima Projects • Edward Tuite, British Marine • James Scott Anderson, Blue Parameters • Joe Penhaul Smith, Sustainable Sailing • Scott Bader
Composites UK members will also showcase their innovations in this area with rapid presentations from; • Gerry Boyce, Hive Composites - Liquid thermoplastic polymers for the manufacture of recyclable composite boats. • Max Osmond, MSA Manufacturing Limited - Large Format 3D Printing/Additive Manufacture and its role in circularity. • Nico Voorzee, STRUCTeam - Engineering Lightweight Marine Structures and Sustainability. • Oliver Wessely, Gen 2 Plank - Helping UK boat builders and marina operators with waste to produce a circular recycling solution. • Steve Bramhall, Cristex - Bio-based epoxy systems for composites.
The session, which includes plenty of networking time, takes place on the first day of Seawork 2024 - Tuesday 11 June – from 0930 to 1230.
