Brass Founders Sheffield
Leading British non-ferrous foundry
- 250+ years of combined experience
- 5,200+ casts produced annually
- 6+ casting methods
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.
Our clients
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
Joe Ogden
Group Operations Manager
Paul Beckett
Managing Director