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UK company 12026868, incorporated on 31 May 2019.
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Dragonfly Insulation Ltd is a UK company with status Active founded in 2019 based in North East England.
Company number 12026868
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Published 30 May 2026 13:35
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Dragonfly Insulation develops and commercialises aerogels for use in insulation.
Prof Lidija Siller and Dr Xiao Han have Spin out company from Newcastle University. Purpose of company is to manufacture aerogels, the most porous materials and most insulating material known to man. Silica aerogels are also nonflammable and acoustic insulators. Aim of company is to produce powders, granules and panels of aerogels that can be used in various applications (such as rendering, plastering, concrete, paint etc..). For the past 7 years Prof Siller and Dr Han developed new method of processing aerogels, by ambient pressure drying method with inorganic water based solvents that cut 10 fold production of aerogels.
The company aims to manufacture in next 18 months, first a one ton quantity of aerogels in order to obtain certification so that company can sell in UK and abroad.
3 Jun 2025 to 3 Jun 2027
Dragonfly is an advanced materials manufacturer specialising in the development and production of silica aerogels. We are an early-stage spin-out company from Newcastle University and hold patented technology that revolutionises the manufacturing process of silica aerogels. Dragonfly is currently the sole manufacturer of silica aerogels in the UK. This pr...
1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2025
Dragonfly Insulation Ltd (DF) is a UK-based advanced material manufacturing company that specialises in aerogel technologies. This project builds on the successful IUK ICURe project which has taken DF's silica aerogel manufacturing process from laboratory to small scale production. Silica aerogel is an extremely light, highly thermally efficient insulatio...
1 Feb 2021 to 31 Jan 2023
Aerogels are the most porous and thermally efficient materials known to man. They are used in space exploration including the capture of high-speed star-dust, cryogenic insulation for space launch vehicles and thermal insulation for Mars rovers. With their outstanding insulation properties, aerogels have great potential to be commercialised, but until now...