University of Manchester
The Quickstep UK European Centre of Excellence is located at the Northwest Composites Centre on the campus of the University of Manchester.
The Northwest Composites Centre was established by the Universities of Bolton, Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester to create a centre of international scientific reputation to the benefit of industry.
NWCC is a university based research centre bringing together the composites activities of The University of Manchester, Bolton University, University of Liverpool and Lancaster University. They cover a wide range of activities including detailed ongoing development work using the Quickstep QS 5 Machine shown below.
NWCC Capabilities
NCC has a broad range of capabilities and human resources to develop and commercialize your next product. See our list of capabilities to determine how we may work together.

Contact NWCC
NWCC and the European Quickstep Center of Excellence welcomes your contact.
Location Maps
Should you wish to visit the Quickstep facilities at Manchester please contact us to arrange a time and date.
| Development Partner Newsletters & Brochures | |
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| North West Composites Centre Brochure (1.75 MB) | 1st Nov 2006 |
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