Alucast gathers pace with Norton contract
Wednesbury manufacturer Alucast has secured a contract worth £200,000 to supply five engine parts to a range of Norton Motorcycles based in Derby.
The company said it has used a range of aluminium alloys and design techniques to improve the appearance and performance of the bike.
Alucast has won more than £1m of new business in the past six months.
Tony Sartorius, managing director at Alucast, said the contract win was "a real boost for British manufacturing".
He added: "Norton is recognised the world over and we are delighted to be playing a small, but important part, in helping the new company re-establish the brand and ultimately build unique motorcycles that are in demand all over the globe.
"It’s been a challenging project and stretched us in terms of innovation, design, process refinements, and as a tier one, management of our downstream supply chain."
All of the parts are manufactured in Alucast’s gravity casting foundry before being finish machined at the company’s in-house facility in the Black Country.
Alucast is one of nine Midlands-based manufacturers that form the MAN Group, a collaboration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering companies.
Norton, which is about to double its existing site in Donnington, currently produce about 1,000 motorcycles every year across its Commando range, which includes the 961 SE, Cafe Racers and Sport models.
