News

Success again at Chelsea

2018-05-23T18:40:17Z

Tom Massey has been awarded a Silver Gilt medal for his fabulous garden for the Lemon Tree Trust at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Curved concrete in Dorchester

2018-01-04T13:35:56Z

Specialist Precast Products are pleased to have worked with Galliford Try in producing the cast stone product for a truly individual building.

It's GOLD again!

2017-05-30T10:30:50Z

We are delighted to say that this year we were involved with the Linklater garden for Maggies at the Chelsea Flower Show which was the very proud recipient of a GOLD medal.

UKCSA Awards

2017-04-10T14:13:26Z

Martyn was recently at the UKCSA (United Kingdom Cast Stone Association) AGM and Awards Ceremony, presenting awards for ‘Excellence in the Use of Cast Stone’ in the UK.

Concrete Society Lunch

2017-02-27T11:40:02Z

SPP recently attended the Concrete Society Wales Region Annual Spring Lunch at the SWALEC stadium in Cardiff.

Happy Christmas!

2016-12-19T11:00:07Z

We would like to wish all our clients, suppliers, staff and friends all good wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

DIY SOS at Great Ormond Street Hospital

2016-11-21T10:04:31Z

We are delighted that the recent DIY SOS programme about Great Ormond Street, filmed at around the time of the Chelsea Flower Show, has now been aired on BBC 1.

Concrete Society Autumn Lunch

2016-10-31T10:37:45Z

Ray was pleased to host a table at the recent All Black Legends Lunch, hosted by The Concrete Society in association with the Wooden Spoon charity.

SPP joins British Precast

2016-09-26T10:37:42Z

We are pleased to announce that we have been accepted as full members of British Precast, the trade association of the British precast industry, as a result of growing the business.

First workshop employee to achieve award

2016-08-23T09:24:55Z

We are pleased to announce that our first workshop employee has achieved the Concrete Practice award - the first of many, we hope.

The future is bright for SPP

2016-08-23T08:57:11Z

Ray Lazenby, SPP's Technical Director, has assumed the position of Managing Director, with Martyn Fear taking on the role of Chairman.

It's all about football

2016-07-12T06:49:00Z

Basking as we are in the reflected glory of Wales' fantastic football team at Euro 2016, we thought this was a good time to mention our recent work with Notts County Football Club.

Chelsea garden moves to Great Ormond Street Hospital

2016-06-15T08:04:11Z

We mentioned in our Chelsea news item that the gold medal winning Chris Beardshaw garden was being transferred to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital after the Chelsea show.

Two Golds and a Silver Gilt

2016-05-24T07:37:28Z

We have been working with three Chelsea designers this year and this morning we are delighted to announce that their gardens have won two Gold Medals and a Silver Gilt.

We've been busy!

2016-05-03T07:38:08Z

We haven't posted any news for a while - but that's because we've been extra busy! This year we are supplying elements of three show gardens at Chelsea - involving water, decorated panels and wood effect benches.

Eggcellent ideas

2016-03-24T15:21:17Z

It's Easter, so obviously our thoughts turned to eggs - it's amazing what you can do with different mixes...

Two lunches and a rugby shirt

2016-03-21T11:32:18Z

On Friday 18th March Specialist Precast Products were represented at two regional Concrete Society Lunches.

In honour of St Patrick's Day...

2016-03-17T12:05:16Z

As it's St Patrick's Day it seems like a good time to mention that recently we were delighted to welcome renowned garden designer Diarmuid Gavin to the SPP factory.

International Women's Day

2016-03-08T10:32:43Z

In a strongly male dominated industry we are proud to say that 20% of our workforce are women so to celebrate International Women's Day we thought we'd post a picture of one of our staff, Mia Beechey. Mia is a key part of our research and development projects.

Concrete with love

2016-03-03T13:30:14Z

A little something for Mothers Day... The (inedible) cupcakes and delicate hearts show the intricate detail that can be achieved with specialist moulds and mix designs.

All you need is concrete...

2016-02-14T09:10:13Z

If you're not sure what to give your loved one this Valentine's Day, how about concrete hearts and roses?

New benches at Chippenham Campus

2016-02-08T11:39:25Z

We are proud to have been part of the £21m renovation at the Chippenham Campus of Wiltshire College, led by Wilmott Dixon.

The Concrete Society National Awards

2015-11-17T09:39:40Z

Martyn Fear, Managing Director of SPP, in his role as National President of the Concrete Society, recently presided over the National Concrete Awards.

Investing in the future

2015-11-02T10:05:13Z

SPP is investing in the future with a new overhead gantry chain, improving our ability to handle large units in the factory.

New team member at SPP

2015-09-29T10:12:59Z

We are delighted to announce that Lynne Elvins, a Design Strategist and Project Manager, has joined the team at Specialist Precast.

Director appointed as President of The Concrete Society

2015-08-11T07:21:19Z

We are delighted to announce that Martyn Fear, Managing Director of Specialist Precast Products, has been appointed President of The Concrete Society.

Eco-Element at the Royal Welsh Show

2015-07-21T08:25:55Z

We are delighted to have supplied the Eco-Element floor tiles to Coed Cymru for the spectacular 'Pavilion @ RWAS' which was unveiled to the public at the Royal Welsh Show yesterday. Eco-Element is a new material made with a combination of cementitious binders and waste wood product - it can either be indistinguishable from other concrete finishes, or the embedded recycled wood waste can be shown as a visible texture, as in these tiles.

Art installation in Abergavenny

2015-06-05T18:43:00Z

We were pleased to have worked in conjunction with Philippa Robbins, artist in residence at Stormy Castle, in the creation of ‘Flock’ at the Art Shop’s new Chapel space in Abergavenny.

Gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show

2015-05-19T11:25:00Z

It’s a golden day!

This year we were involved with two gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show - the Telegraph Garden working for Mark Dale and Eric Barrett of Graphic Relief and the Homebase Garden, working for Pat Hastings and Pat O’Neill of Brett Landscaping Products.

Preparing for Chelsea Flower Show

2015-05-08T08:45:00Z

We are hard at work preparing for two gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. These are the cast concrete products ready to be shipped: