WS Craster Ltd Willowvale Foundry (Harare)
Zimbabwe /
Harare /
Harare
World
/ Zimbabwe
/ Harare
/ Harare
World / Zimbabwe / Harare
production, foundry

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
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
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 17°52'39"S 30°58'8"E
- Arcturus mine 38 km
- Selous Metuallurgical Complex 59 km
- Shamwa mine 90 km
- Cam&Motor mine 117 km
- Dalny mine 122 km
- Rezende mine 210 km
- Coal Lease Tete 231 km
- Arda Estates Middle Sabi 292 km
- Zimpala 295 km
- Arda Estates, Chisumbanje ( Checheche) 351 km
- Willowvale 1.2 km
- Highfield 3 km
- Lochinvar 3.3 km
- Budiriro 4 km
- Mufakose Township,Harare 4.1 km
- Glen View 4.1 km
- Park Town 6.6 km
- Kuwadzana 6.6 km
- Mbare 6.9 km
- Milton Park 8.7 km
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