Sheffield-headquartered William Cook Holdings, a supplier of safety-critical steel components, beat off the challenge of the other finalists to secure the ‘Company of the Year’ title at the recent UK Cast Metals Industry Awards. William Cook impressed judges with landmark rail contract wins, support for the war effort in Ukraine and a £5m investment programme that reinforces its position in the nuclear power supply chain.The group also protected vital foundry skills when it saved 75 jobs by acquiring HI Quality Steel Castings of Chesterfield out of administration.

Organised by the Cast Metals Federation (CMF), there were also major accolades for Tamworth-based Foseco (Innovation) and Sylatech, which claimed the Component of the Year Award.The latter was for work in producing a prosthetic aluminium thumb for use by children.
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