Despite tougher Ecovadis scoring methodology, NovaCast has further improved its sustainability rating with the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. Following on from our silver medal in 2023, we have once again been awarded a silver medal that places us in the top 15% of the 130,000 companies Ecovadis assesses worldwide….
NovaCast and Xylem planting project for Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Ark Children’s Venture is a charity providing a residential facility for disadvantaged and disabled children at Macaroni Woods near Cirencester. Their aim is to make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people who are experiencing social or educational exclusion, by reason of their youth, disability, poverty, or social and economic…
NovaCast provides a new public access defibrillator at it’s Bowerhill office
It’s a sobering thought that approximately 95% of people who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest will die before they reach hospital. This figure could be transformed into a survival rate of 70% if more locally available defibrillators were in place. At NovaCast, we have been working with London Hearts, an organisation set up to help…
Metal shrinkage in castings and why it matters
Within this article, we take a look at one of the issues within metal casting that is critical to get right but challenging to understand, even for those within the industry…
Bringing a piece of British motoring heritage back to life
In the early 1900’s, British car manufacturers were at the forefront of motor vehicle development. The Vulcan Motor company, based in Southport, England, was one such innovator that produced cars from 1902 until the late 1920s. Today, early examples of Vulcan cars are extremely rare collectors’ items. NovaCast was approached by a specialist engineering company…
NovaCast’s stockholding capability protects customers from Red Sea shipping delays
NovaCast’s customer base is a healthy mix of those ordering from our UK foundry, and those that want to take advantage of the more competitive rates and capacity of our partner foundries in the Far East and India. Clearly, for castings imported from these international locations, the current disruption in the Red Sea could have…