A compression moulded body

A compression moulded body comprising:

• a plurality of stacked layers of composite material comprising reinforcement fibre and polyaryletherketone;
• wherein in a first region of the body a first layer defining a first side of the stack is narrower along a first axis than a second layer within the stack such that the body is thinner in the first region than in a second region.

A mould tool for forming a compression moulded body from a plurality of stacked layers of composite material comprising reinforcement fibre and polyaryletherketone, the mould tool comprising:

• a mould cavity configured to receive the stacked layers, a first layer defining a first side of the stack of the plurality of layers being shaped such that in a first region it is narrower along a first axis than a second layer within the stack;
• wherein the mould cavity is defined by at least one surface of the mould tool shaped to align the slacked plurality of layers in the first region such that a resulting compression moulded body is thinner in the first region than in a second region.