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About

Managed by a team of professionals with more than 70 years experience in the casting industry.

Saxon Covers Ltd. was established with the sole aim of manufacturing high quality Ductile Iron Access Covers at competitive prices. Consistency of quality, with strict adherence to the design and load requirements of EN124:1994 is at the very core of our business philosophy. We operate an exhaustive process of in-house and third party testing to ensure continuous compliance with the EN124:1994 in a foundry which is certified to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

Managed by a team of professionals with more than 70 years experience in the casting industry, Saxon Covers Ltd. has recently expanded into world markets, with exclusive distributors appointed in many parts of the world. We are proud of our longstanding relationship with partners in the Middle East and Asia.

The new Millennium brings with it new challenges of marrying the requirements of economical competitive production with environmental respect and responsibility, which Saxon Covers Ltd. embrace fully. Our highly efficient foundry is undergoing constant expansion and upgrading to keep Saxon at the very forefront of industry standards. A professional pattern & mould team ensure that new products are developed efficiently and economically to maintain the highest quality standards at all times.

Foundry

Helping you lead with Outstanding Technology.
Office Premises: A 3000 sq. ft. office with all necessary communication facilities. ERP program to integrate all business data to the best interest of the company and its customers. A fully functional office with dedicated departments for marketing, sales (commercial), purchase, production, quality and logistics. Factory premises: Company owned land area: 250,000 sqft Factory shed / covered work area: 100,000 sq. ft.
3D modelling using high-end softwareslike Pro Engineer and AutoCAD among others.
2 Inductotherm make Medium Frequency Induction Furnace of 1 tons / hour capacity. 1 Megatherm makes Medium Frequency Induction Furnace of 2 tons / hour capacity. Turn Dish ladle for magnesium treatment of Ductile Iron. Dust collector facility for environmental protection.
One pair of DISA ARPA 450 simultaneous jolt squeeze moulding machines to accommodate 650 X 600 X 200/250 mm moulding boxes. One pair of DISA ARPA 900 simultaneous jolt squeeze moulding machines to accommodate 950 X 900 X 250/300 mm moulding boxes. One pair of SMFA 600 simultaneous jolt squeeze moulding machines to accommodate 700 X 800 X 250/300 mm moulding boxes. Fully automated mould handling and punch out system. An automatic sand plant of 50 TPH capacity with sand reclamation system and cooling system with dust collector facility for environmental protection.
One 20 tonnes Continuous Sand Mixture from Omega U.K. One 5 tonnes Continuous Sand Mixture from Omega U.K. for core making. 12 tonnes per hour capacity fully automated reclamation sand plant system. handling and punch out system. 3 tonnes capacity mould manipulator. Flood coating system.
Core sand mixer and Carbon Dioxide core making facility. Cold Box core shooter 60 LTRS from Galaxy machines vertically parted capacity box size 1000mm X 800mm. Cold Box core shooter 40 LTRS from SPAN machines horizontally parted capacity box size 1000mm X 800mm. Cold Box core shooter 15 LTRS from SPAN machines vertically parted capacity box size 600mm X 500mm. Cold Box core shooter 10 LTRS from Galaxy machines vertically parted capacity box size 600mm X 500mm. Automated sand system including sand mixture and dosing system to support the above Core machines. PEP SET Core making facility.
One 1000 kgs capacity Patel Furnace makes shot blasting machine with auto conveyer. One 500 kgs capacity Disa makes shot blasting machine. Ample swing frame grinders, bench grinders and angle grinders for grinding the castings.
Spectrometer makes Spectro max with 16 elements analyzing capacity. Image analyzer with camera attached to the microscope. UTM 20 Tons capacity Universal Testing Machine for Tensile strength, yielding strength and elongation. Ultra sonic testing 3000 kgsBrinell Hardness Testing machine. Sand testing: All the necessary sand testing equipments. Full fledged wet lab for chemical analysis. Dimensional stability inspection. Sectioning Machine. Radiography testing outsourced.
Fully equipped to manufacture Match Plate mounted wooden, metallic and resin patterns to a high degree of accuracy. Dedicated repairing section to minimize downtime In-house match plate mounting facility. Measuring instruments that can produce accurate patterns. Systematic pattern stotage system of racks and powered handling mechanism to place individual match plates in allocated locations.
Painting – Black Bitumen or Primer Epoxy Coating Lathes Drilling Machines Plano Milling machines

 

Ductile Iron Product Range

All our Ductile Iron Covers are cast from grade SG500/7 to ISO 1083.

Saxon Covers Ltd designs, manufactures and supplies Ductile (SG) Iron Manhole Covers & Gratings to the requirements of EN124:1994.

ll our Ductile Iron Covers are cast from grade SG500/7 to ISO 1083.

Saxon manufactures a wide range of Access Covers & Gratings. This catalogue has been tailored for our Middle East distributors, but please feel free to contact us with any other EN124:1994 compliant requirement that you may have.

From B125 pedestrian loadings, through D400 and up to EN124 F900 Aircraft loadings, Saxon Covers have a wide product range to suit your project requirements.

Our product range is expanding with every passing year, and therefore we have produced below a web catalogue which can be accessed following registration with our sales department. If you require any specific information on a particular size or shape of product, please contact our sales department on sales@saxoncovers.com for more information.

 

Access Covers & Frames

Aluminium/Stainless Steel Access Covers & Frames

Saxon Covers Ltd also supply across the Middle East and North Africa the EXCALIBUR range of Aluminium and Stainless Steel access covers. These covers are used in a wide range of applications such as water treatment plants, pump stations, roof hatches, smoke vents etc. Products are available in both galvanised steel, aluminium alloys, and Stainless Steel gr. 316. Our access covers offer a wide variety of options, such as flush and upstand models, different load classes, multiple locking options and different sealing arrangements. All covers and frames are made to order, allowing our customers to exactly specify the form of access cover they require, right down to the RAL colour of the external powder coating.

 

Quality Certification

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified

At Saxon, we understand the importance of consistent quality to our customers. It is the cornerstone of our corporate philosophy. When you purchase a Saxon product, you can be certain that you are receiving a Ductile Iron Product and/or Aluminium/Stainless Steel access cover that has been designed and manufactured using a rigorous and intensive in-house and third party certified ISO 9001 QA System.

In 2013, our ISO 9001 certificate was widened to incorporate our Aluminium/Stainless Steel access cover range. Our management system is now ISO 9001 certified for the following scope:
“Design, production control and supply of iron castings, aluminium, stainless access hatches for Drainage, Sewerage, Water, Telecommunications networks and similar applications:
Our products are load tested batch by batch to ensure that the loading requirements of EN 124:1994 are passed, with safety factors far in excess of general industry standards. Saxon prides itself on a reputation as a manufacturer of the highest quality products, and this reputation is closely guarded by the use of stringent in-house and third party testing.

Our Ductile Iron foundry is further individually certified to both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards, and many of our products bear the BSI kitemark.

Copies of Saxon’s in-house and third party tensile, metallurgical and load tests can be made available upon request.

 

Contact

UK OFFICE


Saxon Covers Ltd


10 Sycamore Road


Fetcham, Surrey


KT22 9EX, UK


Email: sales@saxoncovers.co.uk

MIDDLE EAST & N. AFRICA OFFICE


Saxon Covers (MENA) Ltd


Level 15, Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road


P.O. Box 112967


Dubai, U.A.E.


Email: sales@saxoncovers.co.uk