Design for Casting - two-day course Tuesday 27th January 2026 & Wednesday 28th January 2026, 9.30am – 4.30pm. Venue: Dunston Business Village, Stafford Road, Stafford, ST18 9FJ What’s in it for you? Improve your knowledge of design for casting. The course will focus on: • Casting processes – an overview • Principles of casting design
Two upcoming courses from ICME: Metallurgy Basics - one-day course on 27th Nov An Introduction to Greensand Testing and Process Control - 2 day course. Metallurgy Basics Duration: 1 Day Thursday 27th November 2025 9.30am – 4.30pm Venue: Dudley Archives & Local History Centre, Tipton Road, Tipton, DY1 4SQ What’s in it for you? A
Young foundry professionals from across the UK came together in October 2025 to attend the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, ICME's, third ‘CastInspiration’ event. 15 young people from range of foundries were able to meet up with some of their peers from the industry to enjoy two foundry visits as well as a series of
Please find below details of the next ICME Technical Courses in November Grey & Ductile Iron Metallurgy Introduction to Melting Metallurgy Basics Full details are below. Grey & Ductile Iron Metallurgy Duration: 1 Day Wednesday 5th November 2025 Venue: ICME, Dunston Business Village, Stafford Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST18 9FJ What’s in it for you? Improve
I am extremely proud and honoured to have been elected president of the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers. I look forward to working with the national officers, trustees, head office staff and members to ensure the institute continues to deliver the high standard of service our members have been accustomed to receiving. Our industry has
OLIVER STUBBS MEDAL Andrew Tagg IEng Prof MICME of John Winter & Co Ltd is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Oliver Stubbs Medal. Having wide ranging technical experience in the UK, USA and India, Andrew Tagg is a familiar face at conferences, where he is keen to impart his expertise to others for the
The ICME Head Office team will be relocating to our new offices on Tuesday, 26 August 2025. Our new address will be: Offices C5 & C6, Barn 7, Dunston Business Village, Stafford, ST18 9FJ All other contact details and services will remain unchanged. During the move there may be some disruption to our email and
Ronnie Pratt, centre, from Omega Sinto Foundry Machinery, being presented with his certificate and prize by Master Alan Hughes and ICME National President (left) Andrew Laing. The Best Apprentice Award, administered by The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers, ICME, and sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Founders’ was, this year, awarded to Ronnie Pratt. Ronnie
Pictures show, from left to right, Liam Greaves with the National ICME President , Tony Sartorius Hon FICME & National ICME President, Charlie Thomas & National ICME President. At the recent ICME Awards and Fellow’s Lunch National President Andrew Laing presented Liam Greaves, Charlie Thomas and Tony Sartorius of Alucast Ltd with their awards making
At the recent ICME Awards and Fellow’s Lunch the winner of the Ironmongers Company Best Student Award (for someone from the ferrous castings industry), Bradley Abrahams, was presented with a trophy and certificate by the Master of the Ironmongers Company, Ewan Wauchope. Bradley joined West Midlands based Castings PLC in 2019 as a Technical Foundry