The UK hospitality sector The UK hospitality sector has taken a pounding over the last few years. Since Brexit, we have lost c200K International chefs, front of house, and wait staff from the UK hospitality talent pool. At almost the same time Covid, with its associated hygiene regulations, was making many hotel, pub, and restaurant…
How we found our way into manufacturing wood-and-metal contract furniture. We have just launched our wood and metal contract furniture furniture division, and we couldn’t be more excited! In fact it was really a natural progression, and this is how and why it happened. Since 2016 we have diversified into producing metal frames for wood-based…
Adding to the team! The highly skilled people at Dymond are responsible for our 40-year-plus heritage in engineering and bespoke metal work, and because our workforce is so important to us, we take recruitment very seriously. We look for talented individuals, of course, but as importantly, we want people with a can-do attitude and a…
Jack Eyers wins gold! Brilliant news – Jack Eyers wins another gold medal! On surely one of the hottest days of the year so far, Jack Eyers retained his World Champion title, at Lake Banook in Halifax, Canada. We have often posted about Jack as we co-created our squat rack the TX3 with him during…
What can happen when steel gets really hot? It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that the weather last week was more than just hot. Lincolnshire saw a record-breaking temperature of 40.2°C on 19th of July which broke the previous record of 2019 by 1.5°C. Other notable temperatures include: – 5,505°C the surface of the sun…
The new laser welder. We have a new laser welder at Dymond Engineering! Dymond has been working in partnership with one of our suppliers on an exciting R&D project. Together we have developed the brain and memory of our new welder. In laser welding, the laser beam provides a concentrated heat source, allowing for narrow,…
Health of our planet. Now, more than ever, I find myself focussing on the health of our planet. Daily news bulletins are rarely up-lifting. War, a global pandemic, increasing fuel prices, food shortages, delays at airports, queues in A&E – it’s currently a bit grim. Even the Platinum Jubilee was tainted amid comparisons of the…
HFSS Legislation. More than 20 years ago Tesco started to remove high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) items from their checkouts. Since then, in many other retailers, we have seen impulse-purchase chocolate bars and crips replaced with bottled water, “healthier” snacks like nuts and seeds and – of course – chewing gum and Amazon…
Office furniture. Replacing tired furniture is near the bottom of most companys’ agendas, it feels like spending money with no business return. But what if your business relies on selling style and comfort through ergonomic office furniture? Popular serviced offices rely on exactly that, and elderly chairs and broken desks are not acceptable in such…
Store layouts. We supply custom made shop fittings to retailers, brands, shop fitters and retail-designers. Often retailers will ask us for advice about store layouts and the best configuration for shop fitting equipment. So we need to understand the different options. There are many distinct types of shop layout, but there are only four main…