Castings PLC

Board role changes

Castings PLC ("Castings" or "the Company"), the leading iron casting and machining group primarily focused on the European heavy truck market, announces the following board role changes.

Following the retirement of Andrew Eastgate, as previously notified, Mark Smith has been appointed as Senior Independent Director. He will continue as Chairman of the Audit and Risk committee.

Stephen Harrison, who was appointed a director on 26 September 2024, is now Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination committees.

S J Mant

Director and Company Secretary

Castings PLC, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, West Midlands, WS8 6JZ 

Castings PLC                                                                              +44 (0) 1543 374341

S J Mant, Director and Company Secretary

Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker)                             +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

Adam James

George Grainger

Zeus Capital Limited (Joint Broker)                                         +44 (0) 20 3829 5000         

Dominic King (Corporate Broking) 

David Foreman (Investment Banking)

Notes for Editors

Castings PLC is a leading iron casting and machining group based in the UK, supplying both the domestic and export markets. It has gross foundry capacity of 70,000 tonnes p.a. and is highly invested with the latest automation technologies. This enables high mix production of low volume parts on a just in time basis to provide a competitive edge. Castings has long-term relationships with the major OEMs in its core European heavy truck market and their platforms typically last over 10 years in production. In addition to the commercial vehicle sector, Castings PLC also supplies the wind power, agriculture, rail and material handling markets. www.castings.plc.uk