“Vin Callcut has devoted his professional life to copper, first with the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association, then Enfield Rolling Mills and for the last 19 years at Copper Development Association. Vin was appointed CDA Technical Director in 1995 and more recently Director and has worked closely with the CDA Chairman and Managing Director, first … Read more
Introduction COPPER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION was a non-trading organisation sponsored by the copper producers and fabricators to encourage the use of copper and copper alloys and to promote their correct and efficient application. Its services, which included the provision of technical advice and information, were available to those interested in the utilisation of copper in all … Read more
Enfield Rolling Mills was in Millmarsh Lane, Brimsdown, Enfield, Middlesex on a 40-acre site set up in the early 1920s with a copper refinery (Enfield Copper Refinery), rod mill, wire mill, brass cake foundry, hot and cold rolling mills, ‘Encon’ continuous casting plant for bearing alloys, billet casting foundry and forge for high conductivity copper … Read more
Vin’s articles, books, videos and discs in chronological order Articles for the website of Copper Development Association Inc., USA Introduction to Copper An introduction to copper, describing the many ways in which the metal is so useful. The article also touches on copper’s invaluable contribution to the health of plants, animals and mankind. It provides … Read more
(This is an expanded version of the article prepared originally for Wikipedia) I started work with the BNF on the 25th February 1952 as a laboratory assistant and gained a wealth of knowledge and experience before leaving in 1966 to join Delta Enfield Rolling Mills. The main building in Euston Street, NW1 is now the … Read more