TD Foundry has made the decision to close our coke fuelled Cupola melting furnaces and transfer all metal melting to our more energy efficient electric melting furnaces. As an ISO 14001 certified company, our drive for continuous environmental improvement is at the heart of our business. The motivation for the closure was due to our […]
The Cast Metals Federation have recently presented Thomas Dudley Limited with their innovative Foundry in a Box. It is a means to demonstrate the theory of casting without the danger of hot molten cast iron. Instead the project uses a metal with a much lower melting point that can be heated by a gas burner. […]
Thomas Dudley Foundry helped to commemorate Abraham Darby the First, (the father of the industrial revolution). Cast iron plaques were supplied for a new statue in his honour, which was officially unveiled last week. Born in Woodsetton, a stone’s throw from Thomas Dudley Foundry manufacturing facility, Abraham Darby I developed a method of manufacturing iron […]
Thomas Dudley Foundry are making cast iron cookware. Read all about it.... Britannia Cast Iron Cookware - Samuel Groves Online
Thomas Dudley have just completed the installation of a brand new Unheated Autopour to its latest DISA moulding machine. This plant is now capable of producing all grades of grey and ductile iron at 425 moulds per hour. The new plant is fully automated using optipour camera to position and pour moulds precisely. This is […]
Thomas Dudley foundries have seen a huge increase in demand driven by customers returning to the UK due to sourcing problems in Asia. We expect this trend to continue and are now looking to recruit in several key areas. All our current vacancies are posted on our website www.thomasdudley.co.uk and up to the end of August we […]
Michele Bickerton, People & Development Director. As part of the Enterprise Advisor Team for the DAT (Dudley Academies Trust), it was really great to be able to visit Beacon Hill Academy earlier this week. During lockdown I did a virtual employability session with the students from Beacon Hill. This session talked about the life cycle […]
Its great to see our training room being used again! Yesterday was day three of the Lean Training at Thomas Dudley, delivered by Paul Davies of In-Comm Training. The team will go on to complete an NVQ following a project within their work areas. Feedback so far has been very positive with the overall consensus […]
Thomas Dudley has launched a range of hybrid weight plates for the home fitness market. These versatile weights can be used either with a bar or on their own using the ergonomically designed handles, which allow you to safely perform a huge number of weight plate exercises. Ranging from 1.25kg to 20kg they can be […]
Thomas Dudley Foundry have just completed building a brand new warehouse facility on its Duport Foundry site. This facility is planned to come on stream in late 2021 and will provide a central distribution point for all of our foundry activities. The purpose built unit has over 2000 unique rack locations and will utilise a […]
In March Jack joined us on an Industry Placement from Dudley College, today was his last day and the team wanted to say thank you for his hard work and dedication. Jack received a card and some vouchers to show their appreciation. Peter Devine, Director said "Jack has been a great asset to the stores […]
A fabulous night was had by all at our May Spring Party at the BCLM. We were entertained by two bands from Dudley College, Circus Acts (Circus Mash), street food, bar and disco. What more do you need! The event was attended by over 300 of our employees and guests and a fabulous time was […]
Thomas Dudley is 102 years old today! To celebrate there are cupcakes for all 450 employees.
It has been great to have the school visits back up and running. Todays students are from Link Academy, part of the DAT schools. The visits are part of the Careers in the Classroom events, showing how the workplace and the classroom are linked in many ways. These sessions will now be ongoing with year […]
