RECENT PROJECTS

We were honoured to win the contract of refurbishing the flat roof over the Poppy Factory in Richmond, London. The contract was a complete success despite the intricate detail required to insulate and waterproof the huge timber rooflights. The roof was overlaid with a Polyroof Protec liquid resin warm roof system. The Poppy Factory has a rich and interesting history, it is where remembrance poppies are made. It was founded in 1922 to offer employment opportunities to wounded soldiers returning from the First World War, creating remembrance products for the Royal Family and The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal. It is operated by a company that is a registered charity which provides employment support to disabled veterans across England and Wales. The factory makes approximately 36 million poppies each year and is the country's leading employment charity for wounded, injured and sick veterans with health conditions or impairments. At present approximately 30 disabled veterans and disabled dependents of ex-service personnel are employed at the Richmond factory to hand-make remembrance poppies, wreaths and symbols. Together with around 30 home workers, they produce approximately 11 million poppies, 135 000 wreaths and 1.1 million remembrance symbols