Current CEO Jean Bye, who has been with the company for over 45 years, has served as CEO since 2010, but will soon be transitioning to the role of executive chair of the board. Tyson Twait will fill the role of CEO and president, with a starting date scheduled for Aug. 3. “There has only been four presidents of the company since my grandfather came in 1923. Each of these individuals made an...

Dotson Iron Castings was recently awarded the Plant Engineering Award from the American Foundry Society (AFS). The Engineering Division of AFS presents the award based on an onsite audit covering the following selecton criteria: State of the Art Business KPI Supporting on-going operations Project planning Energy and environmental considerations Dotson received the award...

"At Dotson, we have an IRON WILL…and we Pour Iron" On September 23rd, 2017, while the Dotson foundry was down for maintenance, a fire started in a hopper, totally destroying all three of the molding lines, the sand distribution conveyors and all of the electric, water and air lines in the 8,000 square foot molding area that received the most serious damage. Smoke, a caustic soot and water damage...