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Restoring hidden terrazzo
After buying an old house to refurbish, Caroline Collins followed her instincts and uncovered a historic terrazzo floor that was revived with a little TLC and a lot of expertise….
Sunny side up!
When client Christina Eriksson wanted a table top for her new coffee table, she visited the Diespeker showroom to find inspiration – and fell in love with one of our…
Masking up, terrazzo style!
It’s now compulsory for people in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland to wear face coverings when using public transport and it’s about to become compulsory in shops (it already is…
Row, row, row your (marble) boat
Although Diespeker is a serious-minded business, there’s always space for a bit of fun – especially with our hardworking factory team. We’ve all been feeling the stress of lockdown and…
The lockdown spring clean – getting organised for better efficiency
Although Diespeker worked throughout lockdown, albeit with a reduced team, we had a little extra time to put some thought into the organisation of our premises. One of those niggly…
The ‘sample’ lady
As with many during lockdown, we’ve been reminiscing and looking back on previous work we’ve completed. In this retrospective, we take a look at a floor we created in 2018…
60 for MD John – beware of loose marbles!
What a milestone to reach – our MD and the man behind the business John Krause has just turned 60, and there certainly ain’t no stopping him! John began his…
Introducing Diespeker Terrazzo Palladiana
We’re pleased to say that the demand and interest in terrazzo remains strong. The latest development is a renewed interest in Palladiana terrazzo, an offshoot of more traditional terrazzo. The…
Mosaic flooring hasn’t gone down the pan!
Diespeker was recently involved in the refurbishment of two toilet floors, at Bexleyheath and Falconwood stations. Maybe not the most glamorous job we’ve undertaken, but a fascinating reminder of our…
Combining magic and modernism in this contemporary kitchen
Although there often a great deal of focus on our stunning terrazzo countertops it’s also always a delight to showcase our other surface materials. So Diespeker was pleased to be…
Perfectly Positioned Porcelain
We relaunched our porcelain terrazzo style tiles 18 months ago introducing a new selection of just eight handpicked designs. The range, available in size 600×600, immediately proved popular. Since then,…
Our lockdown competition winning design – plus three more!
Launched in early April, Diespeker’s ‘lockdown’ competition proved popular with budding designers in the UK and overseas who jumped at the chance to come up with a bespoke terrazzo to…
Supporting mental health – an update to Jamie’s story
About a year ago we posted about one of our employees, Jamie Batt, who developed an eating disorder and became so ill that he was only days from death. Jamie…
Marathon memories
The postponement of the London Marathon, which should have taken place on Sunday 26th April, will have been a big disappointment to many runners. The first Marathon took place in…
Lockdown terrazzo competition attracts inspirational entries
We were really looking forward to receiving entries for our lockdown competition to design a bespoke terrazzo during the current Covid-19 restrictions. The idea was to come up with an…
Diespeker launches in-house pendulum testing Â
The Health & Safety culture in the UK is almost second to none globally and we are proud to be associated with such levels of excellence. Within our own sector,…
Lockdown competition
Are you a fan of terrazzo? Have you ever had a hankering to create your very own terrazzo design? Diespeker is launching a lockdown challenge to encourage creativity while many…
Terrazzo in stock in London
With no supplies likely to arrive from Italy for some time to come, terrazzo specialist Diespeker & Co is reassuring customers that there’s plenty to go around from stock kept…
Diespeker gets the gong
With so many worries in the world at the moment, there was a chink of light in Bermondsey when the Diespeker team received the news that the company has won…
Diespeker takes Malta in it’s stride!
Sunshine and warm temperatures gave a real boost to a team from Diespeker taking part in the GIG Malta Marathon Challenge on March 1 to fundraise for teenage mental health…
