Future Fibres is the world’s leading supplier of composite rigging to the race, cruise, and superyacht markets. With unmatched technical experience and class leading customer support, Future Fibres has revolutionized the rigging industry, allowing composite rigging to be used on every area of the boat.
Future Fibres is the industry benchmark for innovation and quality, and holds a unique position offering our customers complete rigging solutions that will be the absolute best fit for their needs. The company leads the market as the world’s largest composite rigging manufacturer with more experience and sea miles than any other rigging supplier.
Future Fibres offers a complete range of fixed, dynamic rigging, and furling cable solutions. We produce custom manufactured cables, tailored to suit rigging applications and solutions. Our range includes side shrouds, torsional stays, furling forestays, fixed forestays, aft rigging, and strops. A combination of a versatile cable technology, along with an experienced design and research team provides solutions and parts for multiple applications.
Company Timeline
1996 - 2004
2005 - 2014
2015 - 2024
1996 - 2004
1996
Future Fibres Founded by Tom Hutchinson in UK
1998
Wheel tether safety solution for F1 and Racing Cars
2001
First use of composite fibres for standard rigging applications
2004
Introduction of the ECsix to the market
2004 - 2014
2005
The first superyatch to have a complete set of composite standing rigging
2007
Relocation to Valencia for AC32
2007
DNV GL Certification for fibrelite
2009
DNV GL Certification for Razr
2010
DNV GL Certification for ECsix
2011
Future Fibres provides carbon fibre cables for the World’s longest stress ribbon bridge
2012
JEC Composites Innovation Award Winner
2013
AQUIJO -Ecsix
2014
North Technology Group acquires Future Fibres
2014 - 2024
2016 - 2017
ECsix rigging supplied to 24 yatchs in the Vendee Globe 2016/2017
2017 - 2018
Official supplier to the Volvo Ocean Race
2018
Introduction of AEROsix to the market
2020
Introduction of TexTen braid
2020
DNV GL Certification for AEROsix
2021
Official rigging supplier to the 36th America ́s cup
2021
Introduction of Synapse
2022
Tactical bridge completed with Synthetic Rigging
2022
The first superyatch to have AEROsix – SARISSA
2023
DAME Design Award Winner LiMiT Collar
2024
Official rigging supplier for the 37th America ́s Cup
Sustainability
Future Fibres is committed with the environment, climate change and looking to reduce our impact on the oceans.
Future Fibres is committed to reduce emission from our operations and to do responsible production innovation.