Alucast

What Alucast does

Alucast is a privately held UK aluminium casting foundry established in 1967 and headquartered in Wednesbury, West Midlands. The company operates a single 50,000 square foot site and offers all four major aluminium casting processes — sand casting, gravity diecasting, low pressure diecasting and high pressure diecasting — alongside in-house machining with 5-axis CNC capability, heat treatment, dye penetrant testing and x-ray inspection. Recent R&D has produced a proprietary aluminium alloy that is roughly one third lighter than SG Iron 420:10, targeted at rail, aerospace and defence structural applications.

The company sells custom-machined castings on a one-off or short-run production basis to industrial customers in automotive (IATF 16949:2016 certified), rail, aerospace and defence, exporting more than a third of output to France, Holland, Romania, the Czech Republic and the United States. Pricing is quote-based against customer specifications and volumes, and Alucast positions itself as a single-source, concept-to-production supplier rather than a high-volume commodity caster. Capacity ranges from prototypes of around 50 grams through to gravity die castings exceeding 300 kilograms, supported by Magmasoft simulation for design optimisation.

In February 2026 Anthony Evans was appointed chief executive to drive expansion towards £15 million in revenue by 2028, and the company simultaneously acquired Moxley Industrial Estate for £1.8 million, securing its long-standing operating site. Other recent strategic moves include a £1 million machinery and alloy R&D investment in late 2025 and a collaborative R&D and servitization partnership with Aston University. Reported annual turnover is "over nine million pounds" with approximately 120 employees and no external institutional or venture ownership disclosed.

Name

Alucast

Legal name

Alucast Limited

Website

https://alucast.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alucast is a UK aluminium casting foundry founded in 1967, supplying fully machined castings across sand, gravity, low pressure and high pressure processes to automotive, rail, aerospace and defence customers domestically and across five export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aluminium Castings and Machined Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) (331524), Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314)

SIC

Nonferrous Foundries (Castings) (3360)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Casting & Ingot/Billet/Slab Production (IMAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aluminum Fabrication & Finishing (Machining, Anodizing, Coating) (IMAKACAI)

Keywords

• Aluminium castings
• Diecasting services
• CNC machining
• Foundry manufacturing
• Structural components

Headquarters

HQ city

Wednesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aluminium Castings Sales: Manufacture and sale of aluminium castings through four processes: sand casting, gravity die casting, low pressure die casting, and high pressure die casting. Revenue generated from one-time product sales of custom components with varying volumes from prototype to high-volume production runs.
2. Machining Services: In-house machining services providing fully machined parts to customer specification from the company's own machine shop, including CNC with 5-axis capability.
3. Additional Technical Services: Additional services including casting simulation, crack detection via dye penetrant testing, and heat treatment offered to customers with additional requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alucast manufactures fully machined aluminium castings through four processes (sand casting, gravity diecasting, low pressure diecasting, and high pressure diecasting) and delivers them as single-source, concept-to-production structural components for industrial customers. In-house 5-axis CNC machining, heat treatment, dye penetrant testing, and Magmasoft simulation support custom high-integrity parts for rail, aerospace, defence, and automotive sectors.

Product overview

Alucast is an award-winning aluminium casting foundry offering four main casting processes: Sand Casting, Gravity Diecasting, Low Pressure Diecasting, and High Pressure Diecasting. The company also provides in-house machining services with up to 5-axis CNC capability. Its Servitization module adds advanced services including Magmasoft casting simulation, dye penetrant crack detection, and heat treatment. Together, these form a concept-to-production single-source supply for fully machined aluminium cast components serving industrial sectors including automotive, rail, aerospace, and defence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Pressure Diecasting High volume aluminium diecasting using computer-controlled die casting machines producing castings up to 3+ kg at rates up to 200 castings per hour, with high dimensional accuracy, good surface finish, and thin wall sections (e.g., 3mm).
• Gravity Diecasting Medium to high volume permanent mould diecasting producing near net shape castings up to 50 kg with weekly capacity of approximately 25 tonnes, with castings heat treatable to improve physical properties by approximately 30%.
• Sand Casting Versatile sand casting process suitable for prototypes and production items, capable of producing castings as small as 50 g using airset facilities with gas and electric melting, rotary de-gassing, and gas analysis for very low gas porosity.
• Low Pressure Diecasting Low pressure diecasting where molten metal is forced up through a ceramic tube into a die cavity under air pressure, offering automation for repeatability, high casting yields, no runners or feeders, enhanced integrity from reduced turbulence, and reduced atmospheric reaction.
• Machining Fully machined parts to specification from in-house machine shop including CNC with 5-axis capability and traditional machining, with experience supplying parts whose tolerances are measured in microns.
• Servitization (Casting Simulation, Crack Detection, Heat Treatment) Advanced technology services bundle including Magmasoft casting simulation, dye penetrant crack detection, and on-site heat treatment for stress relief and enhanced properties in modern aluminium casting applications.
• Heat Treatment In-house computer-controlled heat treatment facilities for improving mechanical properties and machinability of aluminium alloys with full process control.
• Surface Treatments Painting, coating, and lacquering with decorative and protective products plus mechanical finishes including polishing, blasting, and burnishing.
• Dye Penetrant Testing Detection of surface-breaking defects using on-site dye penetrant equipment for structural integrity verification of castings.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Aston UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Aston University in Birmingham for development of advanced technologies and servitization business model development. Working together to further the development of complex lightweight castings and modify business models to embrace servitization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Castings PLC: UK-listed iron and non-ferrous casting foundry supplying similar automotive and industrial OEM customers; directly comparable UK foundry business with overlapping casting processes and customer base, but larger and publicly listed.
• Grainger & Worrall: UK specialist foundry focused on complex aluminium and iron castings for automotive, aerospace and motorsport; directly comparable technical casting peer with similar Magmasoft-style simulation capabilities and high-integrity structural part focus.
• Chamberlin PLC: West Midlands-based foundry producing iron and non-ferrous castings for similar industrial customers; geographically co-located peer with comparable casting capabilities, serving overlapping automotive and industrial sectors.
• Bridge Aluminium: UK aluminium foundry where Alucast CEO John Swift and Managing Director Martin Haynes both previously worked; direct peer in aluminium castings with overlapping process capabilities and a known talent pool crossover with Alucast.
• BSK Aluminium: UK aluminium casting foundry where Alucast Chairman Tony Sartorius and CEO John Swift previously worked; former employer of two key executives and direct competitor in UK aluminium castings, though not in die-casting.

Broad incumbents

• Nemak: Global tier-1 automotive aluminium casting supplier producing engine blocks, transmission housings and structural components; broad incumbent in aluminium castings serving the same automotive OEMs Alucast supplies via IATF 16949, but at significantly larger scale and global footprint.
• Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK): Japanese-headquartered global aluminium die-casting group with UK manufacturing operations; broad incumbent offering high-pressure diecasting for automotive OEMs in direct competition with Alucast's HPDC line.
• Endurance Technologies: Indian-listed tier-1 automotive and non-automotive aluminium die-casting supplier with global operations; broad incumbent comparable to Alucast's gravity and high-pressure diecasting business, serving automotive, rail and industrial customers.

Regional players

• Leiber Group: German aluminium casting foundry serving automotive and industrial customers across Europe; regional peer with similar sand and gravity diecasting capabilities competing for the same continental OEM contracts Alucast targets from France, Holland and Czech Republic.
• Wescast Industries: Canadian iron and steel castings supplier owned by BMI Group; regional peer with comparable structural casting focus for automotive and industrial customers, but primarily serving North American OEMs from a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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