WS Craster Ltd Willowvale Foundry (Harare)

Zimbabwe / Harare / Harare
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Foundry producing a wide range of castings for the mining, agricultural and valve industries. A large pattern shop with over 20000 patterns for machine and hand moulding processes using green sand, carbon dioxide curing, and die casting. Grey and white cast irons produced mainly through cupola furnaces. Low alloy steel through electric arc furnaces producing grinding media for the mining industry and various products both ferrous and non ferrous through induction furnaces and centrifugal techniques.

Some people from the past (70's):
Jimmy Graham, Henry Lottering, George Wilson, Mike Burton (Foundry Managers)
Mike Dell (Metallurgist)
Major (Iron Foundry Supervisor)
Paul (Reception and Admin)
Jimmy Fitsimmons (Steel Plant Manager)
James (Lab assistant)
Norman Link (Patten Shop Manager)
Mike Eastwood, Ian Rose (Engineering)
Ted Glover
John Sanders, Joe, Cecil Todd, Richard Nee, Greg, Bethel Salis and many other Moulders
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Coordinates:   17°52'39"S   30°58'8"E

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  • I worked at ws crasters for over two years from 1974, I was a fitter from england and worked with joe mckeown, bob jessup and what ever happened to goerge butler the workshop foreman.
  • Served my apprenticeship there from 1966 to 1971. John Braidwood.
  • worked in the maintenance dept twice. probably around 79-80. was workshop foreman for a while when mike eastwood was foundry manager. was working there when jimmy fitzsimmons died. dirty hot and dusty but enjoyed the work. ah the good old days. know most of those mentioned above. edward muench
  • I worked with George Butler at Bain Specialised Castings in Ruwa from around 1993 to 1998. George was Foundry Manager and I was Foundry Foreman. We were a good team and I got on very well with him. He was certainly well know and respected around town. Rob Gardner
  • am working at Craster currently
  • Can any of you give me a phone number for George Butler, I did get it off Asheck Hove who works at W S Crasters but I lost my phone with the number in it. I have been unable to contact him again so any help from anyone would be appreciated.
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