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Press Release: CCTI Owners Named Small Business Persons of the Year for Maine by U.S. Small Business Administration

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BATH, Maine – (April 8, 2026) –  Custom Composite Technologies (CCTI), the high-performance composite manufacturer helping customers create what they imagine, today announced that its leaders, Maureen, Steve and Nate Hassett have been named Maine’s Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  Late last week, ahead of National Small … Read more

Project Highlight: Davits

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Last year we finished a pair of davits for Kiandra, a 56’ offshore cruising boat, Designed by Mark Fitzgerald and built by Brooklyn Boat Yard. In the photos below you can see process photos from the molding, post-vacuum-infusion and the finished product. [And if you look really closely you can see our shop dog, Crew, … Read more

Project Highlight: Robotic End-of-Arm Piece

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Recently, our team finished a robotic end-of-arm piece, made of carbon fiber to be used as a pick head arm that will hold the paddle tool and be used in a machine built by @ Engineering Automation of Maine. Using composite materials in robotics applications is particularly useful given its lightweight but highly durable properties. … Read more

Mentally it’s still Summer: Swim Platform Project

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Winter has arrived in Maine, but mentally we’re still out on the boat enjoying summer. To really get into the summer mindset, we’re looking over a few of our marine projects. Below you can see a composite swim platform we finished up a few months ago.   Below you’ll see the swim platform fabrication.  Using a … Read more

25 Years of Change- A Conversation with CCTI’s Owners

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The pace of technology is fast – and over the 25 years that CCTI has operated, we’ve seen and worked through plenty of change and new ways of doing things, thanks to advancements in tech. Founders Steve and Maureen Hassett sat for an interview on the most memorable changes they’ve seen in composites – check … Read more

Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation at Custom Composite Technologies!

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This month marks 25 years in business for CCTI!  For 25 years, Custom Composite Technologies Inc. (CCTI) has been family-owned and operated. We’ve worked to build a reputation for delivering custom, high-performance composite parts and tooling for some of the world’s most demanding marine projects. Founded in 2000 by Steve and Maureen Hassett, the company … Read more

Project Highlight: Boat Repair

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One of our customers came to us when the bottom of their boat was severely damaged by rocks after washing ashore, requiring extensive fiberglass re-lamination and rebuilding of the centerline. Pictured below you can see a before, during and after process. The rocks essentially destroyed the fiberglass bottom, putting a 16” hole in the bottom … Read more