Welcome to Laing’s Foundry

Charles Laing & Sons Ltd is a long established brass and iron foundry located in Edinburgh, Scotland’s historic capital city. Laing’s foundry excels in architectural conservation with a proven track record in both national and international projects. Our work can be seen across the UK and far afield as Australia, Faroe Islands, and New York.

The skills and craftsmanship of the Laing family has been handed down through three generations, the current managing director being Andrew Laing.

Architectural Conservation

By developing its use of traditional methods for modern markets its work on architectural conservation and heritage projects has played a major part in the development of Charles Laing & Sons’ business.

Laing’s foundry focuses on meeting the needs of customers who demand the specialist craft skills often no longer undertaken by larger foundries. The experience of Laing’s highly skilled staff allows the foundry to create high quality one-offs to production requirements.

  • Aluminium
  • Architectural castings
  • Architectural ironwork
  • Architectural metal workers
  • Blacksmiths & forgemasters
  • Brass
  • Bronze
  • Cast iron
  • Cast iron welding
  • Castings
  • Decorative metalwork
  • Fire baskets
  • Ironwork
  • Metal arches
  • Metal balconies
  • Metal balustrades
  • Metal benches
  • Metal cages
  • Metal canopies
  • Metal curtain poles
  • Metal gazebos
  • Metal gates
  • Metal garden furniture
  • Metal fabrication
  • Metal Grilles
  • Metal handrails
  • Metal pergolas
  • Metal plates
  • Weathervanes
  • Wrought ironwork
  • Steel work
  • Steel staircases
  • Ornamental ironwork
  • Metal restoration & maintenance
  • Bandstands
  • Drinking fountains