The hiring process is a stressful one for candidates, but it is even more demanding for the employer.

TCASTCONNECT is dedicated to make this journey a more rewarding, enjoyable and efficient for both the candidate and the employer.

It is an ‘Open to Work’ platform for the Specialists that enjoys the environment of the Cast Metals Industry and so, this shortens the recruitment process for the employer and provides greater reassurance to all concerned.

For the employer, If we do not have the right candidate registered with TCASTCONNECT we can provide a service to find the right specialist.

“The Foundry Industry is renowned for Hard Work and Persistence, but without Great People, it is all Irrelevant!”

TCASTDEVELOP is all about developing and retaining members of the team and it has five key principles:

1. Make Time to Develop Your People

It is so difficult to attract people to the foundry industry. So, once you have them, make then your priority.

2. Show That You are Interested in Them

To drive and optimise your business and production performance, invest in your employees, enable them to lead to success in supporting your business.

3. Add Value Where You Can

Not every manager in the Cast Metals Industry is a natural Trainer, Coach or Mentor and this is where TCAST can help.

4. Manage the Work-Place Environment

The foundry is a community with its own identity, the environment can be difficult and competitive, so it is important to optimises the performance of the workplace.

5. Feedback and Acknowledgment

Communication is key in all relationships, so when developing people, it is important to provide clear and constructive feedback. Reinforcing learning in the employee’s journey.

“The Future is all about the People you Develop, Today”

A Business Strategy is a company’s working plan for achieving its goals, prioritising its objectives and optimising its financial performance.

TCASTGROWTH inverts the process, so a company can learn more about themselves and what they are good at and how to build on these strengths.

At TCAST we use a 4-step approach to create Change and Growth:

   Understand your own capability and limits
   Review the competition in terms of their capability, limits and financial performance
   Establish Growth tactics and approach
   Implement the Strategy, Monitor, Refine and create Change

“It is important to remember that with any strategy, its all about what not to do as well as what you should do well!”

In today’s climate the Cast Metals Industry must be flexible and prepared to evolve and change if needed.  It is so important to take into consideration the needs of the market and the buying behaviour of the customer.

The TCASTINNOVATION B2B New Product Innovation process involves:

   Reviewing the market needs and requirements
   Benchmarking new innovative ideas or products
   Building a Product Value Chain and understand its Economic Value to the user
   Create a Strategy to bring the product to market
   Review and refine the Innovation process

At TCAST we work closely with companies to develop ideas or formulate new products and we help to spearhead the approach to bring these products to the market.

“Creating a New Product can be an amazing a success, but it is valueless, if the market does not really need it or you undersell it!”

This service is specifically designed to provide help and insight into the Cast Metals Market for companies that are looking to invest in the foundry industry.

At TCAST, we can provide information and advice relating to the Global Cast Metals market, clarity to specific industrial segments or clarification to market influences and dynamics.

As a speciality, TCAST can provide an insight to investors, into how global trends in casting demands can impact and influence specific casting markets and then impact on the trade suppliers to the foundry industry.

With the vast experience and network, we can assist with specific foundry projects, like the sourcing of castings, new capital investment, strategic acquisitions or the planning/justification of a new foundry.

“45 years of global foundry experience and a vast network to support”