The Heavy Metal Company Limited has been casting and engineering metal in Wellington since 1999, undertaking creative projects of all sizes for the New Zealand art and design industries.
Heavy Metal incorporates a traditional metal casting foundry and workshop, artist gallery and precision grinding and sharpening service under one roof. Founded in 1999 by Master Foundryman and Sculptor Brett Rangitaawa, and Product Designer Jen Waterson, Heavy Metal has established itself as one of New Zealand's leading metal workshops, specialising in large and complex casting, metal conservation, restoration and repair.
Our onsite gallery The Foundry showcases metal art and object designed and crafted at Heavy Metal; and offers a selection of Maoriana, vintage, retro and industrial collectables, jewellery and curiosity. In 2016, Heavy Metal acquired and relocated PG2000 - an established machine and saw shop. PG2000 offers a precision grinding and sharpening service for tools, cutters and blades; and stocks a comprehensive range of Linbide TCT Tools and Saws, Stark HSS and Jiffy Saws and Starret Hole Saws.
We work with Councils, Government and Professional Creatives in all aspects ofmetal manufacture and maintenance.
Kopu Bridge Teko Teko, NZTA, 2011, Thames NZ
T H E H E A V Y M E T A L C O . Heavy Metal works closely with creatives from all design principals to undertake projects of all sizes. From fine art through to 20 tonne bronze memorials, we have the know how and experience to manufacture all of your metal requirements. Our onsite services include:
- Metal Workshop and Foundry- Studio and Artist Gallery- Sand and Lost Wax Casting- Brass, Bronze, Aluminium and Copper Melting- Polishing, Welding and Finishing- Metal Restoration and Repair- Architectural Casting- Mould Making and Tool Making- Conservation and Preservation- Sandblasting and Shotblasting- Traditional Foundry Patternmaking- Product Design - Concept to Completion- Art Casting and Specialised Patination- Bronze Plaques, Monuments and Memorials- Precision Grinding and Sharpening
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Heavy Metal works closely with creatives from all design principals to undertake projects of all sizes. From fine art through to 20 tonne bronze memorials, we have the know how and experience to manufacture all of your metal requirements. Our onsite services include:
- Metal Workshop and Foundry- Studio and Artist Gallery- Sand and Lost Wax Casting- Brass Melting- Bronze Melting- Aluminium Melting- Copper Melting- Polishing- Welding and Finishing- Metal Restoration and Repair- Architectural Casting- Mould Making and Tool Making- Conservation and Preservation- Sandblasting and Shotblasting- Traditional Foundry Patternmaking- Product Design - Concept to Completion- Art Casting and Specialised Patination- Bronze Plaques- Monuments and Memorials- Precision Grinding and Sharpening
"In simplified terms, a foundry is a factory where castings are produced by melting metal, pouring liquid metal into a mould, then allowing it to solidify"
"In simplified terms, a foundry is a factory where castings are produced by melting metal, pouring liquid metal into a mould, then allowing it to solidify"
Brett RangitaawaMaster Foundryman
The limit is the imagination
If it's cast in metal, we can assist you with every part of the design and manufacture process.
Southern Stand - The NZ War Memorial, Paul Dibble, 2006, Hyde Park London
The limit is the imagination
If it's cast in metal, we can assist you with every part of the design and manufacture process.
Southern Stand - The NZ War Memorial, Paul Dibble, 2006, Hyde Park London
The foundry GalleryPopups, Colabs
The Foundry Gallery is located onsite and showcases the comprehensive range of metal art and object designed and crafted by Brett Rangitaawa and Jen Waterson, and other established Wellington metal brands and artists. The Foundry also offers a selection of jewellery, collectables and curiosity.
- Exhibitions, Pop-Ups and Co-labs- Bronze Art and Sculpture- Maori Art- Vintage Maoriana and Kiwiana- Jewellery and Curiosity- Retro, Industrial, Vintage, Modernist Collectables- Metalogy - Architectural Casting
In 2016, Heavy Metal acquired and relocated PG2000 - an established machine and saw shop, that has been servicing the Wellington region for over 30 years.
PG2000
B R E T T R A N G I T A A W AM A S T E R F O U N D R Y M A N & M A O R I A R T I S T
My life's work as a Foundryman, engineering and casting works for the design and art industries, inspires and enables me to pursue my passion for metal art.
I started working with metal at 15, completing a metal casting apprenticeship at Neales Foundry in Lower Hutt. 13 years later, I opened The Heavy Metal Company Limited, casting work for the New Zealand manufacturing and creative industries. During this time I have developed my own range of bronze sculpture, which is exhibited in galleries throughout New Zealand.
J E N W A T E R S O NM E T A L M A O R I M A G I C
J E N W A T E R S O NF L O R I S T R Y , A R T & D E S I G N I have worked in Wellington's creative sector since I was 14 - Floristry and Television, Industrial and Product Design, Sculpture and Maori Art. I started working with metal in 1999, designing and producing a range of architectural casting under the brand name Metalogy. This substantial range included signage and lettering, handles and architectural hardware, mirrors and tiles, garden sculpture and interior product, and was sold in NZ and Australia. Over the last decade I have focused on developing sculptural work, including Maori Art, geometric shapes, forms and jewellery; exhibiting my work throughout New Zealand.
C O N T A C T U S
5/55 Parkside Road, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5010PO Box 36093, Wellington Mail Centre, Petone 5045New Zealand
Phone +64 4 939 6382Email: info@heavymetal.net.nz