Category: News

LBBC is pleased to announce the successful completion of its recent ISO audit, achieving zero nonconformities across all three internationally recognised management standards: ISO 9001 – Quality Management ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety Management ISO 14001 – Environmental Management This result reflects the commitment, professionalism and attention to detail demonstrated by...

LBBC has been delighted to welcome Chemistry student Abigail Carr to the business this summer as part of her industrial placement experience. During her internship, Abi has been supporting a project focused on developing experiments that will provide data for a proposed model to predict ceramic core leaching rates. Her work has involved investigating different concentrations of sodium...

As part of LBBC’s 150th anniversary celebrations, we were delighted to welcome current and former colleagues who have all played a part in the company’s story over the years. One particularly special guest was Paul, a former LBBC employee who joined us to celebrate this latest milestone, having also attended both our 100th anniversary and 125th anniversary celebrations. When...

 LBBC was delighted to welcome employees, their families, suppliers and friends of the business to celebrate a remarkable milestone in the company’s history, its 150th anniversary. Held last Thursday at the LBBC site in Leeds, the event brought together people from across the business and wider LBBC community to mark 150 years of engineering excellence, innovation and the...

LBBC recently attended EICF Seville (10–13 May), joining customers, industry colleagues and members of the wider investment casting community from across Europe and beyond. As part of our 150th anniversary year, the event provided an excellent opportunity to share LBBC’s history, discuss current industry challenges and demonstrate how our engineering solutions continue to support...

  LBBC has stood at the forefront of British engineering—an enduring legacy shaped by innovation, craftsmanship and five generations of family leadership. Originating from 1876, The Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company began by manufacturing boilers, tar stills and brewing pans for local industries. In 1892, the company was acquired by a number of investors including Mr D. Pickard marking the...

As part of National Careers Week, we’re pleased to welcome several new colleagues to LBBC across our Mechanical Design and Field Service teams since the start of the new year. Investing in experienced professionals at every stage of their careers strengthens our capability and ensures we continue delivering high standards of support to our customers. Expanding Our...

🎉 Kicking off 2026 by celebrating an incredible milestone — Dave Smith’s 40-year anniversary at LBBC. This year marks four decades since Dave first joined LBBC, and what a journey it’s been. Over the past 40 years, Dave (pictured on the right with Howard Pickard, Chainman of LBBC) has been a constant presence within the business, contributing an extraordinary depth of knowledge,...

LBBC is celebrating a significant breakthrough in its ongoing research and development programme. The team has successfully leached a real turbine blade using our 2L test rig—an achievement that marks a major milestone in advancing our understanding of the core leaching process. While this development isn’t a product launch, it represents a crucial step forward in the technologies that will...