Next generation metal castings recognised by Queen’s Award

Castings specialist Grainger & Worrall (GW) has been recognised for its next generation castings with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

The award acknowledges GW utilising its expertise and technology in casting design & simulation, materials development, digital sand printing and dimensional & integrity validation to deliver one of the best casting services in the world.

Company CEO, Matthew Grainger, said: “We are exceptionally pleased to be recognised by the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, especially as it is the third time we have received such an award and underlines our ongoing commitment to be a global leader within our industry.

“The progress we have made towards establishing Next Generation castings has very much been a team effort, and the Award comes as a welcome bright spot of good news when so many of us have had our lives and work disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We look forward to an opportunity, hopefully later in the year, when we are all in a better position to celebrate this achievement.”

Grainger & Worrall has developed ‘Next Generation’ in response to the challenges faced by the global transport industry in terms of reducing emissions and fuel consumption.

“The automotive market is moving towards ever more complex and structurally sound castings,” said Mr Grainger. “This is particularly the case in high performance aluminium alloys, and our knowledge and experience combined with our state-of-the-art facilities means we have been able to develop the next generation of aluminium and non-ferrous castings. By blending digital manufacturing and 3D sand printing with our design and materials experience, we are enabling customers to design, produce and validate complex components within a compressed timescale.

“Our Next Generation innovations deliver real benefits for component suppliers in reduced cost, improved efficiency and rapid turnaround. We look forward to working with the industry to maximise these benefits when current restrictions are lifted.”

Grainger & Worrall www.gwcast.com