Swan Group Companies & Services
 
Our mission and purpose is to give our customers supply options which fulfil their strategic purchasing goals and benefit from our local and overseas production capabilities. The group consists of several complementary firms to meet this criteria.
Swan Foundry Ltd
Swan Precision Castings & Engineering Ltd
Swan Shephard Ltd
 
 
Swan Foundry Ltd
Swan Foundry Ltd

The foundry operates all electric melting furnaces for concise metallurgical control and exceptional environmental friendliness.

The manufacturing facilities are flexible and allow for a wide range of batch quantities and weight ranges up to a maximum of 1500 kg. Conventional greensand moulding and chemically bonded "rigid sand" techniques are used. We offer rapid response, product development and prototyping services.

Our operation is fully accredited to ISO 9002: 2000 Quality Standard.

The following International and British specifications and applications are given as guidelines.

BS EN 1561: 1997 GREY IRON (flake cast iron).
Employed in general engineering applications where moderate strength and no ductility is required.

BS EN 1563: 1997 DUCTILE IRON (spheroidal-graphite or nodular iron). Used where higher strength and ductility properties are required.

BS4844: 1986 ABRASION RESISTANT IRON (Ni-Hard).
Used in applications where abrasion resistance is a key requirement.

BS3468: 1986 WEAR RESISTANT IRON (Ni-Resist).
Employed in applications where heat and/or corrosion resistance is necessary.

In addition we have the capability to produce iron castings to individual customer\'s specifications.

Additionally we have additional ancillary services including:

  • Pattern-making
  • Machining
  • Painting
  • Delivery