ADAPTAVATE
Nicholas Costa Ford has worked as a Product Development Lead at ADAPTAVATE since September 2023. Prior to that, they were a Technical Lead at Adaptavate Ltd. from August 2020 to November 2023. Nicholas also worked as a Research Engineer at the National Composites Centre from October 2018 to August 2020. In 2016, Nicholas was a Research Engineer specializing in design for manufacture, tooling design, and AFP programming. Nicholas started as a Graduate Research Engineer at the National Composites Centre in October 2013 and worked until September 2015. In 2012, they had a summer placement as an engineer at the same company. Before their career in engineering, Nicholas worked as a Chef at Patisserie Valery from September 2008 to April 2009, where they quickly advanced to the position of Head Chef.
Nicholas Costa Ford attended North Bristol Post-16 Centre from 2006 to 2008, where they studied Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Nicholas then pursued their Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southampton from 2009 to 2013.
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ADAPTAVATE
Adaptavate is an award-winning company developing and commercialising the carbon negative building materials of the future. The company produces construction products that outperform conventional solutions, whilst being better for people and the planet. Our products include the Breathaplasta product family – a range of performance plasters made easy. The range includes: Breathaplasta UNIVERSAL - a quick setting, high performance, multi-purpose plaster designed for rapid build-up onto a wide range of backgrounds including plasterboard and wood wool board. Breathaplasta THERMAL - a quick setting, low density plaster designed for rapid build-up on the internal face of solid walls. Maximum thickness per coat is 40mm and multiple coats can be applied in a single day with approximately two hours setting time per coat. Breathaplasta SMOOTH - a fine finishing plaster designed to be a super smooth final surface finish that is quick and easy to apply onto plasterboard and to overcoat existing plaster surfaces. In addition, the company is building a pilot line for Breathaboard, a carbon negative alternative to the world’s third most used construction material; plasterboard.