Business View Magazine | October 2019

97 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2019 NORTHERN COMPOS I TES became a brand in our own right, so we became manufacturers, as well, and that’s probably, the fastest growing part of our business.” “About 55 percent of our business is aerospace,” Hewett adds. “It’s been a growing sector and remains one of the most important markets that we serve. We also service industrial clients, medical, marine, and some sporting goods. And we have the ability to support all of the products we sell. Most of our salespeople are material engineers; we’ve also got a couple of chemists. So, we’re able to help people solve their manufacturing problems. We hope, of course, that that’s in the form of a material solution because we’d like to sell them something.” Although Northern Composites’ market share is comparatively small – only about five percent of the U.S. marketplace - Hewett says that the company has several distinct advantages over its larger competitors. “We turn things around very quickly,” he states. “Over 30 percent of our sales ship the same day that we receive the order. We also offer some other services – we’ll stock You could argue that it’s our customers who are responsible for the power of peel ply. After all, we manufacture the fabric to meet their strict speciications in highly technical industries. PFG maintains controlled processes for all peel ply products through each manufacturing step and is the only fully-integrated supplier of peel ply products. No matter what the end-use, we’re your source. Finishes Available Natural Very Low Porosity - VLP Super Release - SRB, SRG, SRO GFR Non-silicone Release Peel Ply Fabrics are used in Aerospace Industry Wind Energy Marine Industry Northern Composites is a key Distibution Partner of PFG Peel Ply Products Call 1-336-373-5933 Experience the Power of Peel Ply