The Importance of UK-Based SME’s in the Defence Industry

The UK Defence industry is undergoing its most transformative period since the end of the Cold War. The Government has announced the largest sustained increase in Defence spending in a generation, with the figure rising to 2.6% of GDP by the end of 2027. This is a reaction to a… Read More

Supporting the Next Generation of Lightweight, High-Performance UAV Structures

The UAV market is one of the fastest growing markets across the past decade and looks set to continue to its remarkable trajectory. Some projections indicate that it could contribute £45 billion to the UK economy alone by 2030. This rapid development is being driven by a range of cross-industry… Read More

Polar Technology partners with Trive Capital

Polar Technology are delighted to announce that they have secured additional growth capital from a new partner, Trive Capital, through a majority equity investment. Trive Capital is a US-based firm with existing UK portfolio companies, with a strong track record of partnering with management teams to… Read More

Polar Technology In the Community

Polar Technology are proud to be an active part of our local community in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. Eynsham is a small, ancient market town just five miles outside of Oxford and still retains much of its medieval heritage. Since moving to our cutting-edge, 180,000 sq ft facility, we have supported… Read More

Polar Technology and Ultima Forma announce electroformed leading-edge protection for composite structures

Polar Technology and Ultima Forma today announce the successful completion of the Leading-Edge Electro-Forms (LEEF) project, an Innovate-UK funded collaboration to develop and validate a market-ready electro-formed leading-edge protection solution, that significantly improves the capacity of composite structures to withstand erosion, impact and corrosion. The LEEF project has demonstrated a significant step… Read More

Polar Technology and Independent Forgings and Alloys collaborating on hybrid composite-metallic gears

Polar Technology, an Oxfordshire-based engineering and manufacturing company, and Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd (IFA), a die forging company based in Sheffield, are combining their technical expertise and industry experience to provide a market-ready, lightweight solution for the Aerospace and Defence industries, as well as an integrated supply chain.  … Read More