Ballantine Castings Ltd is a UK based Iron Foundry producing high quality, high integrity grey iron, ductile iron, aluminium and wear resistant castings to the architectural, engineering and construction sectors. Having been operational since the 1820’s, Ballantine Castings are one of the very few remaining operational iron foundries in the UK that can rightly claim to have helped shape the world we live in today
Our iron foundry specialises in the production of castings from 1kg-3 tonnes and our commitment to continual improvement and quality gives all our customers the highest standard of service without concession. We take pride in fusing modern engineering techniques with traditional iron foundry skills to deliver high quality castings to all of our clients in the UK and beyond.
We welcome any enquiries across all industry sectors so please get in touch for a no fee, no obligation quote. For all architectural castings enquiries our new Architectural Iron and Street Furniture Catalogue can be accessed on the top menu.
Read more about Ballantine CastingsWe provide dimensional accuracy to CT9 (+/- 1mm) across all architectural, engineering and construction castings ensuring the best possible surface finish through stringent quality procedures supported by our ISO:9001 and RISQS Link-Up Accreditations.
We provide world class service to all of our customers underpinned by our customer guarantee. Customers can always expect technical expertise, timely responses and to be kept updated throughout the order process.
We can offer all clients a full in-house service for all casting requirements. From conception to production we can advise and guide our clients throughout the casting process from initial prototyping, metallurgy and design to the finish of the final product.
Scotland’s ironwork can still, to this day, be seen all over the world. Bastions of the iron trade like Walter McFarlane or Carron Ironworks exported thousands of tonnes of ironwork all over the globe. These items can still be seen in countries like Argentina, America, Australia, India and Sri Lanka. Generally they are cherished by…
We always love a challenge in the foundry and creating a fully bespoke cast iron balcony with full building cladding was no exception. The cast iron balcony and staircase were fairly run of the mill but creating the cladding was more of a bespoke process. In total over 48 individual castings make up all of…
Every year we produce well over 500,000 architectural castings ranging from small rail heads to 11 metre lighting columns. Our architectural castings are supplied throughout the UK and Europe (with a regular supply to Scandinavia) but we also take on specialist commissions further afield. Indeed our ironwork can be seen throughout the world. It is this variation…
We have been involved in heritage contracts throughout the world for over 150 years but a recent contract is undoubtedly one of the most impressive. Working on one of the UK’s most famous buildings Ballantine Castings was awarded the contract for the replacement of over 11.5 tonnes of 3 metre long, cast iron gutters. We’ve…
Every year we manufacture thousands of bespoke cast iron balustrade items for clients throughout the UK and Europe. We have an incomparable range of cast iron items perfect for interior and exterior use. Our pattern range covers almost every conceivable design requirement and as is broad enough to cover most regional variations throughout the UK and…
NEW ARCHITECTURAL IRON CASTINGS AND STREET FURNITURE CATALOGUE LAUNCHED We are pleased to introduce the 1st edition of our new architectural iron castings and street furniture catalogue. We believe our new catalogue gives commercial, private, domestic and public clients access to the single largest collection of architectural castings in the UK if not the world. Standard products…
Ballantine Castings have been lucky enough to play a part in modern projects that seek to retain the cast iron designs of Britain’s past and merge them with the most up to date structural and architectural techniques. Over the years we have taken on many projects outside of our normal remit. Our flexibility in terms…
It has been an extremely busy year at Ballantine Castings – especially in the run up to Christmas. We’ve completed the Albert Bridge Restoration Project, supplied over 450 custom designed paving slabs for a project in Edinburgh, supplied over 20,000 railing bars and stair spindles to architectural clients throughout the UK and Europe and have continued…
