Founded in 1946 as a general foundry, Blackwood Engineering began specialising in the production and supply of counterweight castings during the 1970¡¯s.

The company diversified and expanded its product range in the 1990¡¯s to include ductile iron and steel, whilst also starting to focus on more complex, engineered castings. Over the years, Blackwood Engineering has established a reliable reputation for the supply of high quality, cost effective counterweights and other ferrous casting products to the global construction equipment sector, as well as the material handling and lift truck industries.

The company was quick to recognise the emergence of China as the most competitive place to source casting products and began importing from China in 1997. During 2002, the company decided to close down its own in-house foundry and transfer all production to China.

Operating within an increasingly complex global supply chain, Blackwood Engineering will offer you the most cost effective supply option that is appropriate for your company.

Whilst our business has adapted from a UK manufacturing operation in the 1990¡¯s, to the globally reaching supplier that it has become today, we continue to recognise a sound knowledge of foundry engineering as one of our core competencies.