It seems self-evident that companies should try to satisfy their customers at all levels and at any cost, almost! Satisfied customers usually return and buy more, certainly in our sector…

July/August 2015  Welcome to our Blog feature! Our Directors Malcolm Healey and Chris Batty will, each month, share their perspectives on how Lestercast continues to thrive as a dynamic and entrepreneurial…

Lestercast are very much affiliated with local educational establishments and encouraging work-related training. With this in mind we welcome applications from Graduates and students alike wishing to take part in…

We have taken delivery of a computerised modular vertical lift system for storage of stock in the past few weeks at the Lestercast premises. The machine has been purpose built…

Always looking to develop and enhance our internal facilities and processes, each of our inspectors now has a state-of-the-art Dell touch-screen device which is using the Synchro SFDC (shop floor data…

May/June 2015  Welcome to our new Blog feature! Our Directors Malcolm Healey and Chris Batty will, each month, share their perspectives on how Lestercast continues to thrive as a dynamic…

What is Rapid Prototyping….in a nutshell? Rapid prototyping is a technique used to quickly manufacture a scale model through the use of a CAD programme to implement the design and…

This past week, we’ve had our film crew, gurus, experts, extraordinaires in to take our corporate film to the next level! Having obtained a Grant to part-fund our media output…

We are extremely pleased that we have, yet again, received top marks from the handful of larger organisations to whom we supply investment castings in their customer production assessments. As…

Well, following on from our EPIC win at the Business Awards two weeks ago now, the ongoing high still remains both with our customers and clients alike. And some fantastic…

Lestercast are proud to announce their outstanding success in winning the “Company of the Year” Award at the Leicester Mercury Business Awards 2015. This prestigious award, sponsored by Janine Edwards…

With increased business sales, the need for storage of materials and stock needs to be enhanced proportionally, of course. We have therefore, as part of our ongoing Lean Manufacturing processes, installed a brand new racking system today in our Inspection department and material stores warehouse

The new Lestercast onsite information system has gone live bringing high technology throughout the site and keeping all our employees up to date with everything that is happening in our…

Lestercast are pleased to be among 34 UK small businesses included in a feature which has been launched this March by the Business is Great campaign, it is entitled: ‘The…

The Spring/Summer edition of illuminate, the publication by The Wilson Organisation has a lovely feature on Lestercast and our recent win at the Family Business Awards. Please click on the…