Meet the team

The people behind Maycast Nokes, bringing experience, skill and engineering expertise to every project.

Leadership team

  • Steve Wallings

    Steve Wallings

    Role: Managing Director

    Steve has been with Maycast since 1983, progressing from an apprentice-trained moulder to Managing Director, appointed in 2004.

  • Dave Blower

    Dave Blower

    Role: Sales Director

    Dave joined Maycast in 1993 as a Technical Sales Engineer and now leads sales and marketing, bringing a BSc in Engineering and foundry expertise.

  • Derek Redgwell

    Derek Redgwell

    Role: Finance Director

    Derek joined Maycast in 2014 and manages day-to-day finance, capacity planning and IT support, backed by 35 years in manufacturing systems.

Commercial & customer support team

  • Simon Gill

    Simon Gill

    Role: Business Development Manager

    With Maycast since 2003, Simon supports customers from enquiry to order and remains a key point of contact throughout the production process.

  • Linda Carter

    Linda Carter

    Role: Contracts Manager

    Linda has been with Maycast since 1981, supporting commercial operations including exports, scheduling, purchasing, production control and review.

Operations, quality & technical team

  • Darren Moodie

    Darren Moodie

    Role: Production Manager

    Darren joined in 2003 after 19 years at Paxman Diesels and now oversees all foundry manufacturing as Production Manager at Maycast-Nokes.

  • Tony Mays

    Tony Mays

    Role: NDT Manager

    Tony became Quality Manager in 2005 and NDT Manager in 2015. He is PCN Level III qualified in Radiography and Penetrant Flaw Detection.

  • Greg Stewart

    Greg Stewart

    Role: Quality Manager

    Greg joined Maycast in 2012 as an apprentice and now leads quality, maintaining ISO9001, AS9100 and NADCAP approvals to high standards.

  • Jack Mitchell

    Jack Mitchell

    Role: Assistant Quality Manager

    Jack joined Maycast-Nokes in 2017 as an apprentice and has since progressed to Assistant Quality Manager. He works alongside Greg to maintain and develop our quality management systems, ensuring continued compliance with industry standards and customer approvals

  • Ashley Woolston-Phillips

    Ashley Woolston-Phillips

    Role: Technical Manager

    Ashley joined in 2014 as an apprentice and became the first degree apprentice to qualify. Now Technical Manager, he leads improvement and innovation.

  • Mike Poyner

    Mike Poyner

    Role: Works Manager

    Mike joined Maycast in 2013 and progressed through key roles before becoming Works Manager in 2021, overseeing overall site organisation.

  • Dom Adams

    Dom Adams

    Role: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

    Dom has been with Maycast since 2015, bringing engineering expertise to production and driving optimisation and continuous improvement.