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Fibre Extrusion Technology Limited

Bespoke extrusion equipment for the manufacture of absorbable yarns

FET supplies bespoke extrusion equipment for the manufacture of absorbable and resorbable yarns, fibres and polymers.

CRN
03504192
Founded
1998
Age
28

Overview

Legal name
FIBRE EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
Registered address
UNIT F & G TREEFIELD INDUSTRIAL
ESTATE GELDERD ROAD
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS27 7JU
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
04 Feb
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

21 Jan
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

04 Feb
1998

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

7 awards
First funded
2007
Funded years
2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Age at first award
9 years

Projects

2019 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Advanced Hollow Filament Process

1 May 2019 to 31 Jan 2021

Awarded
£113,884
Total cost £162,692

FET's experience from our client interactions is that there is a market need for new and better hollow filament forms. made from a range of polymer formulations, for use in specialised filtration. They are seeking small scale / pilot equipment for making high performance hollow filaments for use in filter membranes and cartridge systems within the medical...

2017 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Meltblown Process Step Change

1 Jun 2017 to 31 May 2018

Awarded
£69,300
Total cost £99,000

Users of meltblown processes tell us that they are seeking improvements in the capability of such processes when dealing with advanced polymers with high melt viscosity. We now see an opportunity to address their concerns and to potentially deliver mutual benefits to both Fibre Extrusion Technology FET and its customers. We wish to carry out Industrial Re...

2015 GRD Development of Prototype Lead participant

Novel Suture Prototype - Project to develop and deliver an innovative late stage prototype process to produce very high strength absorbable coated materials, for use in advanced medical sutures, with potential spin off uses in other medical and non-medica

1 Jun 2015 to 31 May 2017

Awarded
£225,827
Total cost £501,838

International customers using FET equipment tell us that they are seeking improvements in product and process for synthetic absorbable sutures. We now see an opportunity to address their concerns and to potentially deliver mutual benefits to both FET and its customers. The traditional textile processes used in the production of surgical sutures are slow, ...

2013 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Fibre Extrusion Technology Ltd (FET) - Proof of Concept - Novel Process for Suture Manufacture

1 Nov 2013 to 30 Apr 2015

Awarded
£100,000
Total cost £167,163

International customers using FET equipment tell us that they are seeking improvements in product and process for synthetic absorbable sutures. FET is working separately on improved product properties and now sees an opportunity to address process improvements to potentially deliver mutual benefits to both FET and its customers. The traditional textile br...

2012 GRD Development of Prototype Lead participant

SUTURE PLUS - Development Project resulting in a pre-production prototype to produce very high strength absorbable yarns for use in advanced medical sutures, with potential for spin off uses in other medical and non-medical applications.

1 Feb 2012 to 31 Jan 2014

Awarded
£198,000
Total cost £440,000

International Healthcare customers using FET equipment have made us aware of a clear business opportunity to open up the fast growing world market for absorbable surgical sutures. They tell us that the market wants products that increase quality of life for an ageing population and speak of their need for yarns with much higher tenacity, to make sutures w...

2011 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Enabling Technology to make enhanced performance absorbable yarns with potential uses in surgical sutures other medical devices and industrial uses

1 May 2011 to 31 Jul 2011

Awarded
£25,000
Total cost £33,333

Awaiting Public Summary

2007 Collaborative R&D

Integrated Textile Solution for Ultraviolet Resistance of Airships and Related Craft

1 Oct 2007 to 30 Sep 2011

Awarded
£114,653
Total cost £228,849

Awaiting Public Summary

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies GRD Development of Prototype GRD Proof of Concept