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Future Dreams is an inspirational charity supporting anyone touched by breast cancer. It was founded by mother and daughter Sylvie Henry and Danielle Leslie who were both diagnosed with breast…

In September 2021 a team from Diespeker enjoyed wonderfully warm weather by taking part in the Southampton Marathon to raise funds for charity stem4. Luckily the sun shone once again…

  Ordering Samples Diespeker has such a choice of amazing natural stone and terrazzo styles – how do you know which is the right one for your project? The materials…

Diespeker is storming through 2022 with major new developments in place to make the company even more streamlined and well placed to fulfil larger projects. Significantly a new storage facility…

While Diespeker’s terrazzo has been making a huge splash in commercial and residential projects over the past few years, we do have an ongoing love affair with marble. Marble is…

We’re well known for our range of natural stone and terrazzo – but did you know we also supply chippings? Chippings can be used for garden paths, driveways, as decoration…

Tables come in all shapes and sizes but some simply stand out from the crowd. McCollin Bryan’s Coffee Bean table was first launched in 2002 and has continued to be…

This could be one of my favourite times of the year when the days get longer and there’s a definite sense of spring in the air. Despite the extra daylight,…

  If your kitchen has a terrazzo countertop, new or inherited from the previous homeowners, you’ll need to know how to keep it looking at its best. Looked after properly,…

Over the past few years we’ve enjoyed seeing Diespeker terrazzo come to life – not just in projects but on our company vehicles! Several of our vans have been wrapped…

Diespeker terrazzo pops up in all sorts of places and projects – and these garden rooms from My Room in the Garden are no exception! These practical ‘pods’ are the…

As part of our celebrations marking 140 years as a specialist in terrazzo and natural stone, we are keen to learn more about heritage projects undertaken by the company. So…

Sometimes things are just meant to be. And for one Peckham resident, the search for a new worktop brought her to Diespeker and a feeling of karma! Sarah Pollard has…

Very Peri is heralded as ‘a new Pantone colour whose courageous presence encourages personal inventiveness and creativity’. Being in the down to earth business of stone, we’d probably be a…

London-based Italian artist Francesca Anfossi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work encompasses ceramics, workshops, cooking classes and communal events. She also provides opportunities for participants to learn new skills and…

We’ve had Halloween…. Bonfire Night…. Now we’re into December and we all know what’s coming next! The darker nights may have been having an impact on the mood of some…

In 2020 we were approached by Sam Roberts asking whether Diespeker would like to be included in a book about ghost signs in London. Sam had come across an old…

Over half term we had three very special visitors to Diespeker. Our bespoke terrazzo expert Andy Brady’s children and stepson Fred, Florence and Bear came along to find out how…

At the heart of our business is marble. Diespeker has worked with marble in the UK since we started in London in 1881. There is no denying the true beauty…

If you’re walking in the Southwark area and happen to see Diespeker MD John looking down at you from a lamp post, you may wonder what he’s doing up there!…