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Despite the summer being something of a damp squib weather-wise, it certainly wasn’t a downer workwise for the Diespeker team. August is traditionally a quieter month for us as many commercial clients take annual leave with their families, and fewer people start renovation or refurbishment projects in their homes. So this August was quite a turn up for the books. In fact, the team completed a record-breaking 250+ projects over […]

A friendship made at Parkrun on Wimbledon Common led to the design of unusual, eye-catching jerseys bespoke-made for a cycle tour business. Long-time cycling enthusiast Richard Evans went on his first Parkrun in 2008 as a way of helping increase his fitness levels. There, he met our MD John Krause, who, as we know, is also a keen cyclist as well as a dedicated marathon participant. Richard, who lives in

Over the past few years we’ve been investing heavily in our business to offer an even better quality and service to commercial and residential clients alike. This includes upgrading our machinery. Perhaps our biggest investment in the factory to date is a state of the art CNC machine, our new Breton Forte. This 3 and 4 axis high output monobloc contouring centre is ideal for drilling, shaping and contouring in a

We feel compelled to share MD John Krause’s most recent marathon success, 4,800 miles away from home, south of Cuba, north west of Jamaica – where the temperature is currently a balmy 30°C. John took part in the Walkers Cayman Islands Marathon which is always run on the first Sunday in December every year. We’re delighted to report that John won in his category, the 60 and over male group.

In 2022, to celebrate our 140th anniversary we launched our Heritage Project competition. This was to help us find some so-far undiscovered examples of Diespeker terrazzo around the UK. Diespeker’s early work in marble, mosaic and terrazzo is in evidence across the nation, from churches and cathedrals, entertainment venues, hospitals, station concourses to a multitude of frontages and facades. It is, of course, difficult to be entirely sure that a