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Pro - Has a good knowledge of the UK and international materials/composites landscape

Con - perhaps a bit too close to UoB/BCI

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With link to AMRC and recent appointment of Conchúr Ó Brádaigh they look to be trying to make their mark in the composites field

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Will have a slightly different perspective to some of our European colleagues.

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Brian Falzon - Western Sydney University

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Brian Falzon - Western Sydney University

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Knows the global composites sector well having worked in UK and Australia. Chaired the last ICCM.

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Strong international centre in composites

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It would be worth defining our measures of success first, and then evaluate who excels in each measure through a survey. Some are doing well in education and training. Some are good at industrial collaboration. They have different strengths.

And we need to admit that we do not know others very well and were not listening to people from overseas very well.

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Very good knowledge of UK composite Landscape

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Nick Warrior Nottingham

Concur O'Bradaigh Sheffield

Paul Smith Surrey

Paul Hogg Royal Holloway College

All are experienced in Composites

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we have no competitors only potential collaborators

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we have no competitors only potential collaborators

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We have to find ways of working with other organisations and collaborating on projects - this will make us stronger and give us more visibility... We should be exploring this instead of listing the perceived competition.

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Imperial also have a large composite groups - it may be useful to get a view from someone there - Milo Shaffer?

Brunel Composites Group's profile seems to be rising, and they are good at promoting themselves and their links to TWI. May be worth including - head of group is Mihalis Kazilas

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Agree largely with the point above, in that we should turn this round and seek more collaborators. However, we must also accept that (on occaisons) other groups in the UK view us as competitors and actively do not include us in proposals where we could make a good contribution, as they view us as a potential threat. Or limit our involvement in a way that doesn't utilise all we can offer as they are leading - as is academic prerogative - although conversely also harms their chance of sucess

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Should this list include a couple of people that know us well, and couple that don't?

Close links

RR - Rob Backhouse (covered above)

Airbus - right person?

BAE Systems - Amir Rezai

Vestas - right person?

Leonardo - right person?

C360 - Ed Allnutt (SME)

dstl - right person?

More distant (but we want to get closer?)

Spirit AeroSystems (Jahan Ali)

GKN - Craig Carr? Although we know their preference to do things with Bath, due to GKN Chair in Composites there

Hive Composites (doing some innovative work, SME)

JLR - Marcus Henry? (doing enough with them?)

Sectors we want to get into/do more?

Auto

Defence

Nuclear

Space

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We have a very good network of international academic to academic connections - how many of them are active?

Activity usually relies on a funding stream to maintain - do we keep up to date enough of the opportunities?

And do these funding opportunities open up doors to new and further international engagement?

Is this something we want to pursue? We probably have other priorities first - but a measure of our international visibility would be useful

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Possible answer to "right person?" above

Also Ian Lane (ex-Airbus and ex-Vertical, now CAA)

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Has been working in the supply chain for 40 years. Knows everybody. Thinks highly of BCI. Used to be the BD Manager in the NCC SME Team.

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They have done it all and well for a long time. Have a spin out company offering consultancy. Very close to Boeing. Have a KTN. Good values.

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Would be good for automotive perspective.

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established in 1974 - among the worlds largest research institute for composites. focus on manufacturing - competitor on several areas of technology development and research incl in recycled composites (TUFT technology)