Interview: Blackwood Engineering’s evolution

Blackwood Engineering, founded in 1946, is a supplier of castings and counterweights for access equipment and telehandlers. A family business with a proud history in the casting industry, Blackwood Engineering has grown substantially over the past half century from its humble beginnings as a UK-based general foundry.

Blackwood diversified in the 1970s, and expanded its product range to begin producing counterweight castings that it would focus on for the next two decades. When the 1990s rolled up the company broadened its range again, introducing ductile iron and steel while also starting to focus on more complex engineered castings.