Recycling, Emissions and Energy Efficiency at Lestercast
What is Lestercast doing to reduce waste going to landfill? With the introduction of the Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment Order) 2019, it has been law in the…
Efficiency as a Mindset
Inside Lestercast’s Continuous Drive for Operational Excellence At Lestercast, production efficiency isn’t a one-off project—it’s a mindset embedded into every aspect of our operations. Producing over one million castings annually…
What Is Investment Casting?
What is Investment Casting? A question that we obviously get asked from time to time is what is investment casting? In this post we explain the process, advantages, disadvantages and…
Lestercast are now JOSCAR Registered!
Lestercast Ltd are pleased to announce that we have satisfied all of the requirements to become fully compliant on the JOSCAR supplier accreditation register. This achievement reflects our on-going commitment…
Low Volume Castings
Low Volume Castings – Investment Casting The need for high integrity, low volume castings is increasing in demand across ever wider markets. Whether its bespoke engineered castings or concept…
Lestercast Employees Save Colleagues Life
On 24th October 2024, one of our Lestercast team collapsed suddenly at work with no prior warning or symptoms. Unfortunately, the colleague, (who has worked for Lestercast for over 18…
Employee Spotlight – Petya Velkova
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT PETYA VELKOVA – WAX ROOM DEPUTY TEAM LEADER We are pleased to announce that in recognition of her support and commitment to the business, Petya Velkova, will be…
Precision Casting
What Is Precision Casting? Precision casting is a term which is sometimes used to describe investment casting (also known as lost wax casting). The near-net shape and complex geometry parts…
Cheryl & Tess Gain the NEBOSH HSE Qualification
Well done to Cheryl Ross (our HR/HS Administrator) and Tess Johnston (our Health, Safety & Environmental Officer) who have just gained the NEBOSH HSE qualification. The NEBOSH HSE Certificate in…
Long Service Celebrations at Lestercast
Wayne Fairhurst and Mina Parmar are both celebrating their long service anniversaries this week. So, they were taken out for a spot of lunch by the directors (Chris Batty &…
Employee Spotlight
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT MINA PARMAR – WAX ROOM TEAM LEADER We’re pleased to introduce Mina Parmar, who has worked with us at Lestercast for over 20 years. Mina was promoted to…
Ben Returns to University
As Ben Montgomerie concludes his time with us today, we want to extend our best wishes as he continues into his third year of pursuing a Master’s Degree in Mechanical…
New Vertical Storage System
Yesterday, Lestercast unveiled a brand new vertical storage system by Modula, which is situated in our wax room. We have named the new system ‘Hema’ after our dear friend and…
Annual Sales Meeting Day
‘Lestercast has always been very attentive to any request sent’. ‘I have always received a great service from Lestercast, be it products, quality or service.’ ‘Lestercast’s communication has always been…
Lestercast Passes Another ISO9001:2015 & IATF 16949:2016 Audit with Flying Colours!
Lestercast is thrilled to announce that we have successfully passed our ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 audits once again. We have proudly maintained these accreditations for many years, recognising their…
Gretton Wolves Under 13’s
Winners – Gretton Wolves Under 13’s… A massive congratulations goes out to the lads in the Gretton Wolves U13’s football team, who won the league cup in May, making it…
CastForge 24
Lestercast Exhibit at CastForge 2024! Today Lestercast are exhibiting at CastForge 2024. Come and visit us on stand 3B60, in Hall 3 at Messe Stuttgart, Germany from 4th – 6th…
Lestercast Team Visit our Overseas Partner Foundry
Last week, Sales Manager; Marc Healey, Production Manager ;Craig Townsend and Technical Manger; Russell Gray, visited our partner foundry in China. The trip was arranged so that cross-functional teams from…
