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Tufnol Composites Limited

Tufnol Composites Limited

Tel: 0121 356 9351
Phil Hancox (Internal Sales Manager) – philip.hancox@tufnol.com

John Armitage (external Sales Manager) – john.armitage@tufnol.com

Michael Arron (Tenmat/Tufnol Sales Engineer) – michael.aaron@tufnol.com


Tufnol is a proprietary brand of non-metallic material used to make engineering composites for a wide range of uses. This type of material is known as ‘synthetic resin bonded laminated plastic’, and is made from layers of paper, cotton cloth or woven glass fibre cloth, dipped in resin, then compressed and bonded together in a hot press. It is a strong, hard material made in a number of different grades with varying properties and uses.

Tufnol’s reliability is key to the many sectors of engineering industry in which it serves. Its influential status is based on criteria such as:

  • UK based – onsite manufacture at our purpose built factory in Birmingham
  • Support – Technical Advice & assistance
  • Working with you – Sales engineers working directly with customers to discuss their needs
  • Wide variety – Comprehensive machining of materials across many sectors
  • Top Quality – Quality systems ensuring full traceability

Tufnol’s focus on quality and performance has helped to build confidence in a multitude of engineering sectors in relation to non-metallic material and has contributed significantly to the wonderful achievements on engineering and technology from which the world benifits today.

Since our inception in the 1920s we have prioritised the development and production of new materials, created special materials for specific purposes and generated many for bespoke customer projects.

TUFNOL is BSI registered to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 and has a number of aerospace approvals.

Tufnol Composites Limited
PO Box 376
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2TB

www.tufnol.com