Formaplex Acquired
Supplier Intelligence Card
Supplier Snapshot
- Core category
- Composites & Raw Materials
- Country / headquarters
- United Kingdom · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Manufacturing locations
- Havant, United Kingdom · Cosham, United Kingdom · Voyager Park, United Kingdom
- Production-volume fit
- Mass market · Specialist / low volume
- Certifications
- Not recorded
- Programme / OEM evidence
- View programme evidence below
- Capacity / lead time
- Total footprint spans 270,000 square feet across four sites, including a 120,000 square feet technical centre accommodating 15 injection mould presses.
- Company / risk status
- AcquiredView risk access and details below
- Verification / data confidence
- Trayce Verified: Unverified — no published review
Data confidence: UNKNOWN
Why consider this supplier?
Formaplex was a Hampshire engineering company founded in 2001. It began as a tooling supplier to Formula 1 teams and grew into carbon fibre composite and polymer injection moulded parts for automotive, aerospace, defence, motorsport and medical customers. Its work included machining and assembly for the MoD Foxhound vehicle (2010) and parts for premium car brands. PES Media reported in August 2020 that Formaplex built the carbon fibre monocoque for the Gordon Murray Automotive T.50. It ran sites in Portsmouth, Cosham, Horndean and Havant. Elaghmore bought it in February 2021. Formaplex Technologies Limited entered administration on 16 January 2024, with 171 redundancies reported. Unipart bought the business in August 2024 and rebranded it Unipart Polymer and Composite Solutions, with McLaren stated as a continuing customer. The old company went into liquidation in January 2025.
Production-volume fit: Mass market · Specialist / low volume
Ownership & Corporate History
Acquired; current owner not recorded.
Built the carbon fibre monocoque for the GMA T.50. Entered administration in January 2024; the business was bought by Unipart in August 2024 and rebranded Unipart Polymer and Composite Solutions. The original company is in liquidation.
Components & Manufacturing Capabilities
Components Offered
Polymer and composite products, carbon composite chassis, injection mould tooling, lightweight moulded components, and blast proof pods.
Products & Services
Tooling, carbon fibre composite components, polymer injection moulding, machining, laminating, assembly and lacquering.
Key Technologies
R&D Focus
Lightweight component solutions and carbon fiber integration for weight reduction, strength, and lower CO2 emissions.
Automotive Programme Evidence
Recorded project examples, vehicle supply relationships and pipeline programmes appear here when available.
Cars Using This Supplier
Vehicles Supplied(1 vehicle)
Programmes in the Pipeline
Target production TBC
Capacity & Commercial Fit
Production-volume fit: Mass market · Specialist / low volume
- Country / headquarters
- United Kingdom · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
- Manufacturing locations
- Havant, United Kingdom · Cosham, United Kingdom · Voyager Park, United Kingdom
- Service regions
- United Kingdom · Europe
- Typical lead time
- Not recorded
- Production capacity
- Total footprint spans 270,000 square feet across four sites, including a 120,000 square feet technical centre accommodating 15 injection mould presses.
Only evidence-backed manufacturing locations are listed. Headquarters and service regions remain separate. Capacity and lead times are supplier-profile evidence and should be confirmed during qualification.
Target Markets
Procurement Enquiry
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Risk & ESG
Company status: Acquired
Built the carbon fibre monocoque for the GMA T.50. Entered administration in January 2024; the business was bought by Unipart in August 2024 and rebranded Unipart Polymer and Composite Solutions. The original company is in liquidation.
Sustainability & ESG
- Circular economy services
- Lower CO2 emissions initiatives
Sources & Verification
Trayce Verified
Unverified — no published review
Trayce Verified applies only to the dimensions shown as independently sourced below. It is separate from paid Enhanced Profiles and does not guarantee capacity, lead time or supplier suitability.
Company identity
Unknown — not reviewed
Manufacturing location
Unknown — not reviewed
Certifications
Unknown — not reviewed
Programme relationships
Unknown — not reviewed
Source counts describe profile citations, not independently verified checks. Certification review applies to the recorded dimension; individual certificates, capacity and lead times are not verified by this panel.
More company information
- Founded
- 2001
- Employees
- 185 to over 500
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