Holding in Company

Castings PLC
29 January 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company
CASTINGS PLC


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

CALEDONIA GENERAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
BENEFICIAL


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
CALEDONIA GENERAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
800,000


6) Percentage of issued class
1.83


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security
Ordinary


10) Date of transaction



11) Date company informed
29 JANUARY 2001


12) Total holding following this notification
1,346,526



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.08


14) Any additional information
CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC,OF WHICH CALEDONIA GENERAL INVESTMENTS LTD IS A
WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY,AND THE CAYZER TRUST COMPANY LTD ,A SUBSTANTIAL
SHAREHOLDER IN CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS PLC, ARE DEEMED TO BE INTERESTED IN THE
ABOVE MENTIONED SHARES.


15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
J.C.Roby 01543 364607


16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
J.C.Roby Finance Director and Secretary
Date of notification .29 JANUARY.2001.....