In today's aerospace, defence, space and advanced mobility sectors, programme success depends on far more than the performance of an individual component.
As products move from development and qualification into production, organisations often face increasing supply chain complexity, multiple supplier interfaces and the challenge of maintaining quality, continuity and delivery performance at scale.
At CCP Gransden Advanced Composites, we help overcome these challenges by supporting programmes throughout the product lifecycle, from early-stage development and industrialisation through to complete assembly and high-rate production.
Reducing Programme Complexity
Many programmes rely on multiple suppliers to provide engineering support, tooling, composite manufacture, machining, finishing, assembly and quality assurance.
While each supplier may deliver a specific process, managing multiple organisations can increase programme complexity, introduce risk and create unnecessary interfaces throughout the supply chain.
CCP Gransden provides a different approach.
By bringing engineering, manufacturing, machining, assembly, finishing and quality assurance together under one roof, we enable customers to work with a single trusted manufacturing partner throughout the programme lifecycle.
This streamlined approach helps reduce programme risk, improve manufacturing continuity and simplify supplier management.
Supporting the Full Product Lifecycle
CCP Gransden supports customers from concept and development through to recurring production.
Our capabilities enable us to support:
- Product development and industrialisation
- Engineering and manufacturing support
- Composite tooling solutions
- Advanced composite manufacturing
- CNC machining and finishing
- Structural bonding and assembly
- Painting and finishing
- Inspection and quality assurance
- Complete assembly integration
- High-rate production support
This integrated capability allows products developed during research and development programmes to transition smoothly into repeatable production environments.
Delivering Production-Ready Assemblies
Beyond individual composite components, CCP Gransden delivers complete assemblies and production-ready solutions for aerospace, defence, space, UAV and advanced mobility programmes.
Customers increasingly require suppliers capable of delivering finished assemblies ready for integration into larger systems and platforms.
By managing multiple stages of manufacture and assembly within a single facility, CCP Gransden helps customers reduce supplier interfaces while improving consistency, quality and delivery performance.
For programme teams, this means fewer handovers, simplified management and greater confidence that assemblies will be delivered on time and at the required production rate.
Built for Industrialisation and High-Rate Production
One of the greatest challenges facing modern manufacturing programmes is successfully transitioning from prototype and qualification phases into scalable production.
CCP Gransden has significant experience supporting industrialisation programmes and production ramp-up activities across demanding aerospace and defence applications.
Our focus is not only on manufacturing advanced composite structures, but on delivering repeatable, reliable and scalable manufacturing solutions.
This enables customers to move products from development into high-rate production while maintaining quality, consistency and delivery performance.
Trusted by Aerospace and Defence Programmes
Established in Belfast in 1894, CCP Gransden combines over 130 years of manufacturing heritage with modern composite engineering and production expertise.
Today the company supports programmes across:
- Aerospace
- Defence
- Security
- Space
- UAV and Autonomous Systems
- eVTOL and Advanced Air Mobility
- Naval and Maritime Applications
As the UK's only SC21 Gold-approved composites manufacturer, supported by AS9100, Cyber Essentials Plus and JOSCAR accreditation, CCP Gransden is trusted by leading aerospace and defence organisations to deliver quality, reliability and manufacturing excellence.
One Trusted Partner
Whether delivering individual composite components, complete assemblies or supporting high-rate production programmes, CCP Gransden provides the capability, reliability and experience needed to support long-term programme success.
By reducing programme complexity, minimising supplier interfaces and supporting delivery at scale, we help customers focus on what matters most:
Delivering successful programmes on time, to quality and at production rate.
