In accordance with the government advice and to safeguard our employees and customers, we are pleased to be opening our workshop to start production. We are also able to make appointments for site visits, which will be carried out in-line with social distancing guidance. Our showroom remains closed but we are able to open for appointments only - so please get in touch. If you have an enquiry drop an email to theteam@ironcraft.co.uk and we'll be happy to help. In the event of a power failure or breakdown please put your gates into manual release and email us.
Established in 1965 by Alastair Ayre, Ironcraft of Earl Shilton began its life as a small wrought iron manufacturers supplying made to measure ironwork.
Since our founding, Ironcraft has remained in the Ayre family and has grown to become a well-respected, local company that manufacturers a huge variety of wrought iron products. With over 150 years of experience among us, we believe our success is down to the personal attention given to each and every one of our customers and our dedication to creating high quality products.
Despite our growth, we have retained the small family feel and excellent service that’s often so missing when dealing with larger companies. Every person at Ironcraft is committed to ensuring that you receive the product you desire and the quality you deserve right from initial enquiry through to design, manufacture and installation. We pride ourselves on getting it right for you.
Darren’s dad founded Ironcraft in 1965 and Darren joined the family business straight from school 35 years ago.
He has worked through the whole process from cutting and prepping steel, to spraying, making the products and fitting. Nowadays Darren focuses on having face-to-face contact with our customers where he makes site visits, provides ideas, advice and designs and quotations.
Louise started working for Ironcraft 4 years ago. As Production Director, Louise supervises and organises the general day-to-day running of the workshop.
As part of her role, Louise also liaises with customers to plan in work and organises the installation timetable. Because of this, you’ll find Louise right in the centre of all the manufacturing over at our Earl Shilton workshop rather than at our Hinckley showroom.
Dave started working at Ironcraft 19 years ago where he started his career as a welder working under Darren.
With a real flair for creativity, Dave is often the person who makes our more bespoke products. With his great experience and knowledge, Dave is also responsible for the running of the Ironcraft workshop.
Dean has been with Ironcraft for 19 years and has a huge amount of experience and knowledge as a result.
As our engineer for fitting electric gates, Dean holds a wide range of qualifications, including CAMESAFE Installer, Gate Safe Installer, Site Supervisor accreditation, CSCS card.
Anita has been our Office Administrator for three years. When you call Ironcraft, she’ll often be the voice at the other end of the phone.
In the course of her role, Anita will mainly deal with accounts but she also liaises with customers, organises jobs, and orders equipment.
Maggie has been with us for 18 months. As our Sales Coordinator, she’ll be your first point of contact when you visit our Hinckley showroom.
As she works in our showroom, Maggie meets our customers helps with any enquiries, and takes and processes orders. She also organises our diary and liaises with any phone enquiries that our customers may have.
Our fitting teams have a wealth of experience ranging over ten years.
All of our fitters are CSCS card holders and are fully trained in erecting scaffolds, using cable detectors and forklift driving to ensure that all of our installations are performed with the utmost safety.
With experience ranging over ten years, our welders and yard staff have a wealth of experience in manufacturing.
The majority have worked in the yard where they deal with the preparation, cutting, punching and grinding of steel to the welding of materials and fabrication of ironwork. Our newer staff are trained on the job and through NVQ welding courses. As a result, our team are able to manufacture everything from straightforward, standard designs to complex bespoke work.
Our team are here to help you to create the perfect solution for your home, garden or project.
If you’d like to know how we can help you, get in touch with our team to arrange a free, no obligation quotation. As members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen, the FSB and with full accreditation by SMAS and CHAS, you can be assured that our workmanship is of the best quality and all work is carried out safely.
