Brass Founders Sheffield

Leading British non-ferrous foundry

250+

Combined years of casting experience

100’s

Metal grades stocked

5.0

Customer reviews

Bespoke British castings designed to customer requirements

Since 1919, Brass Founders Sheffield has been a leading jobbing foundry, renowned for combining traditional expertise with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional British castings. Specialising in copper-based alloys, aluminium, and white metal alloys, we provide high-performance castings with precision machining for even the most demanding applications.

Casting

Equipped with several small to large induction furnaces, we offer the flexibility to produce a wide range of castings, from bespoke architectural pieces to high-precision engineering components.

Architectural Castings

Brassfounders Sheffield specializes in high-quality architectural castings, offering a wide range of products such as decorative elements, bespoke metalwork, and intricate designs for both traditional and contemporary architecture. They use advanced casting techniques, including sand casting, to create precision components like railings, gates, balustrades, and ornamental features. Their craftsmanship ensures durability and aesthetic appeal, making them a trusted supplier for architectural projects that require a blend of form and function.

Valves & Pumps

Over the past century, we have produced thousands of custom bronze and brass valves, pumps, impellers, and propellers at our foundry, demonstrating our expertise and commitment to quality.

Bronze Plaques

Whether you’re looking to advertise your company, create a memorable gift, honour a loved one, or design a distinctive house sign, choose from our selection of bronze plaques or craft your own using our easy-to-use online customiser.

White Metal Lining

Brass Founders are experts in white metal lining, and relining repairs and refurbishments, delivering exceptional solutions for heritage locomotives, as well as industries like mining and quarrying, where durability and precision are paramount

Cox Water Heaters

Brass Founders’ Cox water heaters offer a straightforward, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for heating cold water using steam, delivering reliable performance with efficiency and ease

Bearings

Brass Founders specialises in casting bearings to tight tolerances (as precise as 3mm) and can supply them either proofed or fully machined, tailored to your specific requirements.

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Non-ferrous foundry services

By building on the foundational practices established by our foundry ancestors over a thousand years ago, we now blend time-honoured techniques with cutting-edge science. This enables us to produce larger castings at higher volumes, while also minimising defects, ensuring a reliable and problem-free supply

Casting Processes

Brass Founders employ a range of advanced casting processes, including shell casting, gravity die casting and sand casting, ensuring versatility and precision for every project.

Brass Foundry Machining

Leveraging the expertise of our sister company, Pattinson Brothers Engineering, we offer comprehensive services to proof and/or finish machine castings to your precise requirements, ensuring the highest level of quality and performance for every project

Non-Ferrous and Ferrous Materials

High-quality castings crafted from non-ferrous metals like brass, bronze, and aluminium, as well as ferrous materials including Grey Cast Iron.

White Metals

Brass Founders utilises a range of lead-free alloys, such as Tegostar 738, alongside lead-based alloys, including Hoyt and the British Standard grades BS/3332 Grade A to BS/3332 Grade G, specifically designed for heavy-duty bearing linings and refurbishments

Alloys

Wide range of alloys, including aluminium bronze, gunmetal, brass and custom alloys available.

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Meet the leadership team

Brass Founders Sheffield is headed up by an expert team, guiding operations with a commitment to traditional foundry practices and innovative techniques. Meet the leaders ensuring we deliver high-quality and high-precision castings for our clients.

  • Managing Director – Paul Beckett
  • Technical Sales – Peter Earl

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