The House of Castricum produces top quality sheepskins, lambskins, pickled pelts and crust tanned skins which can be up to 20% larger than usual. These skisn come from cross-bred lambs and sheep reared on the lush, clean farmlands of South-Eastern Australia where livestock grows bigger and healthier. The House of Castricum's own Livestock Buying Group select livestock to supply consistently larger, higher grade skins. What's more every stage of processing takes palce in-house ensuring speed, efficiency and uncompromising quality control.

During the slaughter process, skin removal is strictly monitored and controlled. Every skin is individually inspected and graded, quickly sorted for salting, fellmongering or crust-tanning and then promptly processed to avoid deterioration.

The House of Castricum has earned a worldwide reputation for the consistent supply of bigger, high-quality, drum-salted skins for wool-on-tanning, pickled pelts and crust-tanned skins.

A House Built on Quality

A family tradition of quality and service began in Holland over 200 years ago. The tradition continued in Australia from 1953.

Today, the business is still run by the Castricum family with a modern, sophisticated meat and skins processing plant at Dandenong in the state of Victoria, Australia.

More recently the company has greatly expanded its capability to produce top quality sheepskins, lambskins, pickled pelts and crust tanned skins. It is developing its capcability to produce wool on crust tanned skins.

Quality on the Land puts Quality into our Brand

Crossbred lambs produce skins up to 20% larger.

The House of Castricum is situated at the centre of Australia's 'Circle of Quality'; the lush, clean, farmlands of the South-East where livestock grows larger and healthier. Skins from the House of Castricum are the product of natural, free-range growth. Castricum Brothers' own Livestock Buying Group selects cross-bred livestock, exercising a tough quality control policy to meet custome specifcations. Only livestock which has been seen, assessed and has passed quality standards is good enough for the House of Castricum.

Taking Extra Care

The company's policy of personal dedication to quality control is maintained throughout slaughter and processing. Every skin is individually inspected and graded.

At every stage, quality checks are made to ensure that the House of Castricum's high processing standards are being met. State-of-the-art processing, all under one roof, delivers greater efficiency and quality control. The House of Castricum welocmes the opportunity to discuss your training requirements and to supply you with skins prepared to best suit your particular production needs.