Carbon Design, the foundation of what would become Rockwood Composites, began in a small unit in Totnes, Devon. Mark Crouchen and Stuart Lewis, former colleagues at Frazer Nash, joined the business and led a management buy-out 24 months later. They focused on thermoplastic stamping, winding, and pultrusion, producing camera equipment for Movie CAM (now Panavision), Mars Beams for the chocolate confectionery industry, and airshafts for paper mills. In 1998, Carbon Design ceased trading and was reformed as C2 Composites.
