W.H.Tildesley Ltd - Drop Forging Specialist

W.H.Tildesley Limited, established in 1874, has been in operation for over 150 years and is a leading British specialist in closed-die (impression die) drop forging.  We provide high-quality forgings for a wide range of industries, including petrochemical, aerospace, nuclear, railway, subsea, automotive, and motorsport.

We have expertise in working with various ferrous and non-ferrous materials, such as stainless steel, super duplex, high nickel alloys, and aluminum.

Our utilisation of computer-aided design, 3D modeling, finite element simulation, and in-house tooling allows us to excel in producing technically challenging forged components. We have a dedicated toolroom that swiftly produces tooling to support customers from the design stage to finished components.

We can accommodate small to medium-batch manufacturing and provide optimal design solutions for complex shapes and safety-critical applications.