Aluminium Bronzes form a family of tough, high-strength bronzes with good wearing qualities. They have high levels of hardness, excellent corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity and high levels of fatigue resistance.

Traditionally steam engine cylinders were without doubt some of the most difficult castings the foundry man had to produce and gave the pattern maker and moulder plenty to think about…

Mark Sutton Non Ferrous is that rare thing, an enterprise using skills that are over three thousand years old, trading with major customers across the UK.

Foundryman Mark Sutton Prof MICME believes in starting them early, which is why he encouraged his son William to get on to the shopfloor and check out what his dad does for a living.

Frequently visitors to my foundry enquire as to whether I have anything interesting on at the moment and just recently I was able to answer a definite yes.