latest news from MRT Blogs

Around 6 months ago, we took a hard look at how we use the data we have available to us at MRT Castings. We looked at everything from data being used by machines, data being created by machines all the way through to where data is being left on the cutting room floor and where data can potentially be corrupted or lost through human error.

MRT Castings is excited to announce that we will be supporting the 2018 Year of Engineering initiative.  The Year of Engineering is a year-long government campaign to support the engineering profession in recruiting the next generation of engineers. 

On the 27^th Feb 1947, as the country recovered from World War II, Percy Rawnson & Chris Morris incorporated MRT Castings Ltd.

As we enter in to our 70th year of operation, we are excited to announce that our brand new website has gone live.

MRT was proud to receive the 2016 Export Award at the Made in the South East awards dinner. 

On the 7th October MRT Castings was presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2016.

The award was presented by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson Esq. in an intimate ceremony for the Company’s fifty employees, following a tour of our advanced manufacturing facilities.  The Mayor of Test Valley, Councillor Karen Hamilton was also a guest at the event.  

Today is an exciting day for us at MRT as we unveil our new showcase video.

MRT Castings has been ranked 21st in the 2016 Sunday Times Heathrow SME Export Track 100. 

Staff at world class foundry MRT Castings are celebrating after winning a Queen’s Award.

MRT Castings, has won the prestigious Company Achievement Award at the Cast Metals Industry Awards 2015. 

MRT Castings has won a highly respected regional business award at the prestigious EEF South East / Aldermore Future Manufacturing Awards.

MRT Castings has just installed the latest addition to its foundry trimming department – a Koyama 400S Automatic Grinding and Fettling machine.