We think our recycled plastic furniture quality speaks for itself, but don’t just take our word for it – our customers regularly share stories with us about their purchases, and this page highlights some of our favourites. If you’d like to share your own story and photos with us, send an email to info@tdp.co.uk
Hi Nicola,
The bench looks and feels fantastic in position, thank you so much. It is being greatly admired by residents and visitors already.
Thank you to Monyash Parish Council for sharing the beautiful photo of our 1.2m Dale Bench in Brown!
Hi Nicola,
Thanks for the delivery of the garden bench (arrived Monday 11:45).
It’s true what they say – never work with animals & children!
Hector, on the left, wouldn’t lay down like Baxter and, with the bright sun!
Regards,
Mel
Mel purchased our Wirksworth seat, 1.5m in Rainbow
Dear Leah
Just a quick email to say thank you to TDP on behalf of all of us for supplying us with The Moir Bench. It has already made the acquaintance of quite a few bottoms, and we love it!
You and all your team were really cheerful and helpful, including the delivery driver.
Altogether a good experience, and I am sure the bench will enjoy a long and happy life in our Recreation Ground.
Best wishes
Harriet C
Dear Nicola, Michelle and all at TDP,
Just to say the bench I ordered arrived safely yesterday. I am totally thrilled with it. Thank you to everyone there who helped with this in such a friendly and efficient way.
I would also like to mention the delivery driver, who called me when he arrived, knew the area well enough to drive over in a smaller van and was extremely helpful in every way. The access can be awkward, but he knew exactly what to do about it.
Thanks again,
Very best wishes,
Karen
Karen Purchased our Wirksworth 1.5 m Seat in Brown
Good morning
Just wanted to let you see new Trail benches which are now insitu at Glen Nairn.
We are sure our guests will love resting their weary legs after the walk up there, just as much as they love sitting on our other TDP seats dotted around the view points on the estate.
Great products and customer service – well done!!
Glen Nairn purchased two of our Trail 1.5m Benches
Hi Michelle,
Since the last delivery, we’ve managed to get our garden in order and situated the TDP furniture in different locations including the bird house/table. Attached are some photos for your information/usage. Lightweight chairs are under the Middleton Dining Table, as these are more manoeuvrable for my parent’s.
One item of furniture missing from outside, is the Valley Occasional Table, as my Wife still likes where it is positioned inside the house! By-the-way thanks, for arranging the offcuts, they are proving really useful!
Kind regards
Martin B
Martin ordered a Middleton Dining Table in Black, Cromford Less Garden Dining Set in Blue and Black, two Cromford chairs in Red, and a Dale 1.5m Bench in Black
Good evening, Nicola,
Apologies I have not been in touch sooner, I just wanted to thank you all so much for garden furniture, to say I love it would be very underestimated, I have looked at recycled furniture for a long while and it hits my expectations and more,
Thank you, I love my seat, 🥰🥰
Kind regards.
Sandra.
Michael said,
“Brilliant, thanks Nicola…Quality Control have approved it!”
Thank you Michael, for capturing an amazing photo sat on our Tea for Twos
Dear all at TDP
Thank you all so much for the wonderful bench that was delivered to our special spot on the High Peak Trail on Monday. It is just perfect. The grandchildren planted some snowdrops next to it and we sat and admired the view remembering Dave and the good times we had all shared with him. Even the weather was kind after several wet days!
We are so grateful for the lovely way in which the whole process was dealt with, enabling us to do this on the first anniversary of Dave’s death. You have a very special team.
Thank you again.
Best wishes
Lindsey and family
” Thank you, the bench, we got from you in memory of my dad is lovely thanks again. I can see the golf course from my house.”
We are delighted to share that not just one, but two of our Dale Benches have successfully made their way across the Irish Sea to Ballymena.
Thank you William for capturing a stunning photo in the sun.
It’s superb and your service has been seamless and without flaws. Thank you so much TDP.
A new community bench for everyone to use, outside the Co-op in Burton Joyce. Thank you to the Co-op BJ manager Heidi for having the inspiration, to Cllrs Sam and Mike for sponsoring the new bench, to Joe and Max for installing it and Peter for facilitating.
Never underestimate the power of a bench! Enjoy
“We’re absolutely delighted with our new community bench. From the moment we contacted TDP, the team has gone out of their way to help us, always respecting our budget. From professional pre-purchase advice to a confirmed one-hour delivery slot, they have been amazing. I can’t recommend them enough. The service has been gold standard.”
Hi Nicola,
Bench in place at a playing fields in LOUTH donated by Louth Lions club.
Looks fabulous and to have the plaque already on the seat was fabulous .
Thanks
Come rain or shine your Dale benches look great in our garden.
Everyone loves the look.
Hi Nicola,
Thank you, the second bench has been delivered and is placed in the beer garden at Preston Marina.
We spent a lot of time here together and I still do. So it will be a lovely spot to sit and remember.
I wanted to send you some photos of the new benches and planters we have in situ in Darley Dale.
They look fantastic, we are so pleased with them and they are certainly better than the previous ones we had in Darley Dale. Sorry about all the leaves, but it’s been particularly windy of late!
Hi Nicola
We received the picnic table by 9am on Monday 17th July my husband put it together on Wednesday , would just like to say we are over the moon with it , it goes so well with the window frames really made up with it Thank you so much.
We are now thinking about purchasing a table with 4 chairs in the same colour to match.
Once again thank you so much.
Dear Rob, Kym, Nicola
I just want to say a huge thankyou to you and all of your team. I have seen for the first time this week my late husbands bench I purchased from yourselves, it is superb!
It has just been positioned at the Breadsall Priory golf course and will be well used.
It is a fitting memorial to my dear late husband David.
Hello Nicola,
You may be pleased to know that the Memorial Bench for my Dad and Mother, which you made, and delivered to Kettlewell last year, has finally been installed, and duly “launched”!! We had a gathering at the site last Tuesday, of about sixty family and friends; in glorious sunshine we scattered ashes, raised a paper cup or two of fizz, and generally had a great celebration!! Everyone was very impressed with the seat, and it’s location, and the local pub put on a splendid spread for us all, so we could natter, laugh, and reminisce to our hearts content!! A joyous day to remember for my lifetime!
My Mother and Dad did a lot of their courting in the Dales, cycling to Youth Hostels at weekends, with a bunch of pals. Kettlewell, Linton, Malham, and Ingleton I think were favourites, but they actually went all over the place, including Scotland and Ireland! They also loved the Lake District, and Mother famously biked over Honister Pass, while about seven months pregnant with me!! Maybe that’s why I love the Dales and the Lakes…
it was such an amazing day, and people were very impressed with the Bench!I think some of them were a bit worried about a “plastic” seat, as they didn’t know what to expect…nice surprise that it looks so stylish, and fits into the landscape perfectly
Good Morning Nicola
Just wanted to thank you and your colleagues for your excellent customer service from beginning i.e. getting a quote to receiving the order.
This is the second time we have used your company and really delighted with the Dale benches and Tea for Twos.
This photo is of our latest seating area and our guests love it already!
To see more about Glen Nairn holiday Lodge’s here is a link to their Instagram page, Glen.Nairn_flichity.
Good afternoon, Kym –
Just a quick email to say a big thank you to yourself, Nicola and Michelle: you have together delivered top notch customer service; my order arrived today!
Also pass on my appreciation of your production team and their essential role in my receiving this order: you are all, together, doing outstanding work and making a real difference with all the products you produce and even better…your prices are very fair!
Well done! And Thank-you.
Please feel free to post this feedback / customer comment anywhere if it helps others know of the excellent products and services from TDP Ltd.
Have a wonderful weekend and please pat the dog for me; yet another asset in your team. 😀
Hi Kym,
Please feel free to use any of my comments about the excellent furniture and brilliant service we have received.
We are already making good use of our wonderful bench Dale Bench and Derwent Chair despite the Scottish weather!
Friends and family have admired the robust smartness of our selection, and we’ve had several compliments on the engraving too.
Wishing you and all the TDP team all the best. Many thanks for helping to make our garden a real home.
Kind Regards
Christine
Reply from TDP
Good Morning Christine,
I am so glad you like them!!
I did go and have a peak at the engraving before we sent them out and thought it looked lovely 😊
It’s also good to hear the delivery driver was nice and I will feed that back – as I like to pass on good news to them.
I am genuinely chuffed you love them 💕
I hope you get some sunshine to enjoy sitting outside!!
Kind Regards,
Kym Barlow
Just had to say a huge thank you to you both for your kind assistance in getting our bench, chair and tables delivered.
Delighted is too small a word.
So sturdy and smart!
We have both been standing in the rain admiring it all and getting soaked 😄
And the engraving is just adorable ❤
The neighbour who helped lift it all round to the back garden was well impressed too.
The delivery chap was very nice, by the way; and it was safely delivered well before 6 🙂
When the rain has eased off and we have some good weather I will take a couple of photos and send you a glowing testimonial.
Please pass on our sincere thanks to those involved in both the manufacture and engraving too
I’ve not been this excited about furniture for quite a few years.
Thank you so much
Dear Nicola,
Please find the photo of our lovely bench.
We love it. It goes very well in the corner of the garden
Thank you for your very good service to us.
The third-party delivery service were wonderful too. Helping me put the bench in the garden even though it said kerb side delivery!!
Yours
Kathy
Hi Nicola, we received our seat yesterday, it’s absolutely beautiful and exceptionally well made.
Dear Nicola,
Just to advise the delivery of the benches went well – they arrived just after 1pm.
The Directors of Lewisham Tenants Fund are very happy with the quality of the benches and the service from TDP.
Regards
Lewisham Tenants Fund
Dear Michelle ,
Just wanted to say a big thank you for your company efficiency
The bench we ordered is now in Situ at county cricket ground and looks just right!
Thank you to Kym and the delivery team too .
Regards
Chris
Aqueduct Cottage is a 19th century Canal side cottage which was once owned by Florence Nightingale’s uncle.
It took Ron and a team of over 50 volunteers and over 3 years to restore the cottage to its former glory.
There is no road access to the site and just like all the building materials the new TDP Dale bench shown in the pictures had to be wheelbarrowed in by more willing volunteers.
Now it is on place we are very pleased with the quality of the bench and hope many a visitor will rest and enjoy the view.
This stunning photograph was taken by a visitor to the first StarDisc in the UK. We have a few Dale benches around the StarDisc and Stoney Wood in Wirksworth.
StarDiscs are beautiful illuminated paved sculptures, featuring a star map carved in black granite depicting the constellations, their names, the Milky Way, and equator, with contrasting silver granite surround and integral LED’s displaying a selection of lighting scenes.
’Wondrous, Inspiring, Visionary, Magical’ are just some of the superlatives that visitors have used to described StarDisc.
Launched in 2011 in the Derbyshire Dales, the inaugural 40ft (Macro) StarDisc, has attracted tens of thousands of visitors, and provided countless opportunities and abounding community benefits.
It’s great to see our benches in community spaces so thanks to the amazing fundraising efforts by all who were a part of Middleton by Wirksworth – Queens Jubilee Celebrations.
John from the group commented “Excellent product and customer service from TDP helped us mark the Jubilee last year”.
Durham Wildlife Trust ordered a Riber 1.2m bench and sited it looking out over Durham Wildlife’s Alder Wood, which is a rare habitat, site of special scientific interest and a particularly good spot for woodland birds.
Thank you very much for the bench we are all very delighted with it arrived tip top condition
Kind regards
Dear Michelle and Nicola
A quick note to saw the memorial bench arrived safely yesterday. Having seen one of your benches on our village Rec Ground, I already knew the quality of the product is good, but it was still pleasing to see, and feel, how impressive they are.
Thank you both for your help with the order over the last few weeks
Hi Nicola
Just a quick email to say how delighted we are with the new Dale bench. We were pleased to see that it came all assembled and members loved how sturdy and heavy it is. Our tennis courts attract the wind, and this bench is certainly not going anywhere! Being maintenance free is also an added bonus! Picture attached.
Kind regards
Lacey
Dear Nicola,
I just wanted to say thanks ever so much for the memorial bench that you built and delivered for me.
I went to visit it this week with my daughters, where it has been installed in Anglesey and we were so pleased with both the quality and look of the bench, it’s just want we wanted and a really fitting tribute to my late husband. The plaque that you added to it, to my specifications is also absolutely perfect.
I have also been so impressed with the service provided by TDP, and how responsive the company has been to my requests and queries about the order. It was all dealt with in a really professional and efficient way. Everyone I spoke to was friendly, courteous and knew what they were talking about, yourself included.
I have no hesitation in recommending your company to others and indeed have already done so.
We are all overwhelmed with how brilliant the memorial bench for our departed golf buddy (Richard Utton) looks! its great quality very sturdy & it will last a life time
The service we received was also first class it purchasing the bench to make sure we received exactly what was required.
We now have it situated at Rookery Park Golf Clubs next to the 18th tee box.
Hello Michelle,
I would like to take this opportunity to say a huge “Thank You” to everyone at your company who was involved with processing my order, making the memorial bench and delivering it to me.
It’s now in place at the recreation ground in the village my mother had lived in for over 35 years, it looks amazing and is of such high quality I could not have been happier, I am so pleased I chose your company.
Everyone who has seen it and sat on it so far is amazed and very impressed by the standard of work and how sturdy it really is. Even the soft ground anchor kit was well made and substantial.
Thank you all so much.
Dear Nicola,
The bench we ordered is to commemorate my daughter who died from cancer. It was safely delivered on Friday. It is beautiful. Thank you and your company very much.
I enclose a photo of the bench and a little story.
We had a little memorial gathering of our family on Sunday and I laid some flowers on the bench. On Monday I had to pass through Brill village, so I stopped for a brief sit on the bench. Someone else had laid a posy of flowers there too. No idea who it was from.
When Tompson Tree services were tasked with supplying and installing 18 planters around the city centre, they turned to us to supply the planters made from our recycled plastic as this provided Nottingham with a carbon saving option.
The project was enabled by the Welcome Back Fund, which provided councils with a share of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the purpose of rejuvenating the city centre, and welcoming people back post-pandemic.
Thompson sourced shrubs and trees from local nurseries and did all the heavy lifting get them in to place.
It was great to be involved with a project aimed at giving a lift to the city, and judging by the many comments received during installation, it has been a success with local residents and business owners alike.
It was great to work with TDP on this rewarding project as like us they are based in Wirksworth.
With our wide range of products and choice of colours it is easy to make up your own selection to suit your garden and tastes.
Not only did Steve opt for a green theme for the table and chair seats he asked us to change frames from black to brown. We have to admit the results look great.
As well as the amazing sustainable attributes of TDP’s furniture Steve also wanted to make sure they could spend as much time as possible enjoying the furniture and garden without having to constantly clean and maintain the garden furniture. Not having to find somewhere to store their new table and chairs each winter is also a bonus.
Hi Anne,
We are really pleased with it all and just in process of making some cushioned back rests to make them even more comfortable.
Delivered and installed, many thanks, very smart. Positive feedback coming in from residents.
Cllr. Nick Tither
Thank you so much for all your help and especially the ladies today who helped regarding delivery.
The bench itself is just what we wanted and we are impressed with the quality.
Unfortunately it was raining but I have enclosed a photo with my daughter.
This is so special for us to remember my husband.
Thanks
Shirley
The His n Her chair has been delivered. The two brave men who delivered it took it all the way to the top of our garden, an ascent of around 80ft. We thanked them profusely and we now thank you.
When we get around to opening a bottle of champagne up there, I’ll send another photo.
Hi Michelle and Nicola,
Thank you very much for our table and chairs, we are very pleased with it.
Kind regards and warmest wishes
Good morning Nicola.
Here’s my lovely new garden furniture used for breakfast this morning. It’s great. Thank you.
My taste might not be everyone’s, but this certainly brings a smile to me!
Jane
Just to let you know that the memorial bench arrived safely this morning and looks absolutely perfect situated in front of a flower bed in the garden at the Bournemouth Natural Science Society.
Thank you so much for your kind help and so pleased the bench arrived a week before our grandson’s birthday.
Kind regards
M. Clements
I was apprehensive about the colours as it is for a holiday let, but it works a treat.
Sarah.
Thank you so much.
Dear Nicola and everyone else who helped/communicated with me over with this – Anne, Michelle, Lindsey and Rob,
I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for the bench and all the organisation around delivery. You were all so patient and helpful at every stage. The delivery person was great and so helpful too.
We couldn’t be more happy with the bench and the plaque – it looks perfect as the replacement for the bench which had been there for 37 years. Let’s hope it might outlast that one – it seems very resilient and less likely to be washed out to sea (that happened, 5 years ago, to the last one but it was found 60 miles up the coast and returned).
Here are a couple of pictures – I imagine you don’t always see your benches in their destinations spots…
Many thanks again,
Emily
Rob from TDP – Many thanks, the production team love to see our benches in their final location, and Port Isaac is a wonderful place.
Good morning TDP
I just wanted to say a massive thank you for all you did to get my wife’s memorial bench to me in super fast time and amazing customer service.
We raised £2400 on the day for our local cancer charity and thank you all for playing your part, my daughter, son and I are truly grateful.
Kind regards
Hi Nicola,
I just want to thank you firstly for the bench, which is exactly what I was looking for, and secondly for the efficient way you dealt with the delivery.
It was great to hear from you direct to let me know when it was coming. The delivery driver did exactly as you asked, and managed to get his vehicle down an awkward lane with parked cars, and then into where we could easily unwrap it and place it in position. Thank you so much for a satisfying experience. People were sitting eating lunch there today
Thought you might like to see the benches we purchased recently actually in situ.
We are very pleased with the Dale benches and they make a nice colourful addition to the Parish
Graham
Barwick in Elmet & Scholes Parish Council
Just wanted to let you know that we are absolutely delighted with our recent purchase of Dale benches and Tea for Two sets.
We were looking for something low maintenance, sturdy and stylish for the gardens at our holiday rental accommodation and these are perfect.
Excellent customer service who kept us informed of the order progress. Items were well wrapped/packaged when delivered on pallets.
Very comfortable to sit on easy to clean.
For their holiday let, Honey Cottage, Andrew and Fiona wanted a dining set that would be easy to maintain and be ethically manufactured in the UK. TDP’s large Wheatcroft dining set fitted the bill nicely as it is made from recycled plastic waste.
The table set is also enhanced with the Honey Cottage logo engraved on the table and all six chairs.
Honey Cottage has a colourful history, starting life as a barn with a hayloft, becoming the village garage with an inspection pit under what is now the lounge floor, later a GP’s surgery and more recently a family home. Now, Honey Cottage has been fully refurbished to create a warm and cosy cottage with a light airy feel – a real home from home! All rooms overlook the garden and fields beyond whilst the oil fired central heating gives a warm welcome.
Visit their web site at honeycottagenorfolk.co.uk
Amazing work, we are so happy with the latest addition to Honey Cottage. Thank you.
Andrew
Peter very kindly said we could share this story with you. Peter ordered a Riber bench as a memorial to his Mother along with one of our photo plaques.
The bench was installed in a lovely spot with happy memories for the whole family.
Peter’s kind words resonated with our team and we are glad we could help make what is always a difficult time a bit easier.
Good Morning Kym
Just like to say thank you very much to you and your team for processing my order for mums bench and making the process so easy.
My mums last wish was for a memorial bench to be placed at the spot where she used to take the grandkids to pick blackberries.
Our planters from yourselves have been in for a year now and are looking great. We swapped to your Longwood’s like for like with our old wooden Planters and they’ve worked a treat.
They really work on the estate and in the area down the end are a great solution to parking as we have added fluorescent strips along the top of the planters. Our gardeners have done a great job of planting evergreen hedges in them so they’re looking great throughout the year.
I just wanted to thank you for the bird feeding station that you made and supplied for me recently.
The bird feeding station looks superb and has been built to a high specification by talented craftsmen. The fact that it is made from recycled plastic means that it is rot proof but it also doesn’t deter in appearance from looking like real wood. It takes pride of place in my garden and is visited continually by a vast range of wild birds.
Please pass my thanks on to the team that made the feeding station for me. I would certainly recommend this product to friends and family. Thanks once again.
Kindest Regards, David.
Huge thank you- bench delivered today and positioned on my chosen site on golf course- 15th tee- what a view!
I will be spending many moments sitting here, and so will our daughters. I’m thrilled to bits with it – and so happy it won’t start looking neglected like wooden benches too- this bench deserves all the love.
I cant thank you enough for your support during the ordering process
Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas
Lisa
Good Morning Lisa,
That’s great news and the view is beautiful 😊
I hope you will all have many happy moments sat there taking in that stunning view (dodging golf balls!)
I’m also glad we could help and we love to see where our benches find a home.
Kym, TDP
Hi Michelle I just want to say thank you for my Mum and Dads memorial bench that came this morning.
Your team of craftsmen have done a fantastic job and I was overcome with emotion when I unpacked it.
The courier was supposed to come yesterday but they rang to say they couldn’t make it so I was a bit disappointed. But on seeing it today, I am one happy lady. So thank you again and all your team for a wonderful piece of work.
Oliver said, “This area means the world to us! We will be planting trees around the area and providing a box of stories once the weather improves.”
TDP were so pleased to have been chosen to bring this to life, and our production team took great pride and pleasure in being involved, and seeing the furniture in place.
I just wanted to get in touch to say the biggest THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!
The story telling area was installed yesterday and it is just perfect!
You have been amazing all the way through and your support with the design, production etc has been fantastic!
Please pass on our thanks to everyone at TDP that has been involved in any way!
Oliver
Hi Rob,
Just returned from holiday in the wilds of the northern Pennines, gale force winds, storms aplenty. Continuous rain.
…………but at least the garden furniture survived. Never moved an inch!
Steve
Note: Steve is our health and safety consultant and their holiday cottage just happened to have one of our Cromford Hope dining sets in the garden!
Hi Michelle
Just wanted to send a big Thank you to everyone involved in the making and for the smooth delivery of our bench.
It has now been installed, and although it was an emotional day, we are so pleased to have a beautiful place and a comfortable seat to remember our loved one.
I thought you would like to see some photos of your bench in it’s resting place.
Once again cannot thank you all enough in this matter
Kind regards
Kathy
Hello Michelle,
The seat has been safely delivered & I am delighted with it. Many thanks to you all
Lilian
Good morning
We received delivery of our Wirksworth seat this morning and our Memorial Bench for the Churchyard. We are really pleased with them. Thank you for all the information and communication we have received. We would also like to thank the two people who delivered them. They were very friendly and extremely helpful, nothing was too much trouble. Please pass on our thanks.
Michelle – A very big thank-you for all your care in ensuring the bench arrived safely at St Non’s, St Davids! It all went like clockwork. down to the minute of predicted arrival and the expected design and appearance of the bench. It was easily secured in place with the anchor kit and looks very good. The family is delighted with our purchase and it makes a very fitting memorial for my husband, set in a perfect location on the Pembrokeshire coast.
The delivery driver was courteous and helpful.
Again, many thanks. I think I may have given others ideas for using your firm for a memorial bench!
Hi Anne,
Many thanks for the latest bench out of the many you have delivered to Hinderwell Parish Council over the years.
This one is situated at the top of the hill going down to Staithes harbour.
Carol
After former Llanelli , Cardiff and Wales rugby legend Brian Davies sadly passed away in September 2020, Enid his wife , Kate his daughter and the family wanted him to be remembered at his last club – the village team at Pentyrch . Whilst searching for a suitable memorial , Enid came across our website and loved the idea of a bench made from Recycled Plastic that would last for many years , and could be engraved with a special bi- lingual message in Welsh and English that summed up his contribution and his philosophy on rugby at all levels . He is described as a Champion of Open rugby on that engraving , Outstanding for Wales – Inspirational for Pentyrch. And that was certainly true . Young players at the club could not believe that they now had a Welsh International playing alongside them . “ When Brian arrived at Pentyrch “ said his great friend , former team mate , and now President of Clwb Rygbi Pentyrch RFC ,Huw Llywelyn Davies “ training was no more than a few laps around the field , practising some moves for backs and forwards , and back into the bar for a pint or two ! But Brian transformed the way we trained and played at the club, and brought about a big change in attitude and style of play “
Brian’s career started at Stradey Park Llanelli near his home village of Llangennech. He then went on to represent Cardiff , Newbridge and Neath on the first class circuit before stepping down to help the village sides at Pontyclun initially and then Pentyrch . It’s still a mystery to many rugby supporters that he only won three caps for Wales , and each one was special in different ways . The first was the game against Ireland in 1962 that had been held over from March to November because of the “ smallpox “ epidemic . the second against England in 1963 – a game that should never have been played as the pitch at Cardiff Arms Park was absolutely frozen – incidentally the last time that Wales lost at home to England for 28 years ! And the third – the infamous game of 111 line outs at Murrayfield when Welsh captain Clive Rowlands kicked the ball all afternoon . Brian hardly touched the ball throughout the game , but for some mystifying reason was then dropped and never selected again . A travesty !
But rugby was by no means Brian’s only contribution to the community around Creigiau and Pentyrch . He was so very influential in so many different field .In fact he remained a well known figure in the rugby world even after his retirement as an expert analyst of the game – the second voice in commentary on both radio and television Professionally he was a highly respected lecturer in civil engineering at Glamorgan Polytechnic in Pontypridd . Socially his great sense of humour and lovely, warm way of connecting with an audience made him the ideal compere for almost fifty years in concerts with the local choir Cantorion Creigiau , and some of his sketches – often with Enid – are still legendary in the choir and with members of the local Welsh Society “Clwb y Dwrlyn” And in later life he found a new passion for art and painting. He started by painting various landscapes and then progressed into portraits – eventually publishing a book which featured portraits of many prominent people in Wales and beyond – and all for a good cause that was very close to his heart – Cystic Fibrosis . Over the years the proceeds from his painting contributed way over £20,000 to the charity
Yes , the bench at Parc y Dwrlyn overlooking the rugby and cricket fields is a fitting tribute to a very special person ; everyone’s friend , so sorely missed and so highly respected by all . And as for the memorial, Enid has made it known that she is delighted and very proud of Brian’s beautiful , black bench !
We would like to thank you all for your time and patience with regards to the Peak bench that is now sited on the high peak trail under Black Rocks
It was nice to have a chat with Luke & Aaron the TDP delivery lads and we are very thrilled with the outcome. Special thanks to Kerri for helping us choose in the first instance.
Regards Janet & Gillian
Jill contacted us back in November 2020 for a memorial bench to be sited at RAF Scampton Heritage Centre and with so many people involved it took a while to sort out the engraving, plaque and permissions but the 2m Peak bench was eventually sited. Jill and lots of helpers had a great weekend and all our members were totally thrilled with the bench. We decided eventually to place it on hardstanding rather than the grass. Our Association has formed a friendship with the Swansea Chapter of Harley Davidson bikers (long story) and 10 of them drove up to join us for our reunion & bench installation – they are a super bunch of boys, mostly ex-servicemen and they were so very generous and particularly helpful with the placing of the bench as you will see from the enclosed photos.
We are all now hoping and praying that although Scampton as a base is being sold off to developers towards the end of 2022, that the Heritage Centre will remain. Everyone is working tirelessly to try to ensure that it does. However, if the worst does happen, we will relocate the bench to the IBCC in Lincoln so all will not be lost/wasted.
Hi Kym
Just a quickie to let you know that our bench is now installed and dedicated at RAF Scampton Heritage Centre. I just wanted to thank you and all your staff for the wonderful job you made of it and for your efficiency, assistance and super service.
Once again, many thanks for all your hard work and given any opportunity, I shall certainly recommend your company in the future.
Very kind regards and best wishes to you all.
Jill
The old wooden picnic tables and planter outside Cromford Fish Bar in Derbyshire had seen better days so they replaced them with two Springbanks and a Longwood planter.
“They are a vast improvement and look very stylish in black”, said Mr Gould, the owner.
We had a local gathering to unveil the Dale Benches and Logwood planters which are now installed. Very pleased.
Regards
Theresa Hughes
Andrew contacted us in December 2020. He was looking for a bench with a planter attached to commemorate his parents. Andrew had permission to site the bench in a stunning location at Portmahomack which was their childhood holiday place. Portmahomack is a small fishing village in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is situated in the Tarbat Peninsula.
We made a bespoke planter to connect to the Dale bench and both were engraved in English and Celtic text.
Delivered a while ago now the bench and planter are fantastic, but with covid restrictions we have only just set up our bench.
We cannot thank you enough for such a sterling job on something that was so personalised and specific.
Position is Dolphin View Portmahomack overlooking Dornoch Firth
Kind regards
Andrew
Very pleased with the quality and finish of the Dale memorial bench. Placing it at the bowling club, the groundsman is happy as it doesn’t need annual upkeep. Would certainly recommend to others.
Regards and thanks
Sue
Hi Kerri, just wanted to say a big thank you for getting the chair delivered to us yesterday, greatly appreciated, even had time to get it together and sited, my mum can now sun herself while she house sits for us, many thanks, Matt
Hello Kym, I just wanted to say thank you for the Wirksworth table.
I honestly had no idea how good and solid it was going to be when I ordered it. I shall be sheltering under it next time we have an air raid!
Amazing, thank you 😊😊😊
We were contacted back in February by Ed at Fron Isaf Cottages as he wanted to replace a few items of outdoor wooden furniture that had seen better days. Ed had researched manufacturers and was keen to order products that would be environmentally friendly, fit for purpose and be sympathetic to the wonderful landscape surrounding the cottages. TDP fitted all the criteria and as a British manufacturer they also helped reduce the carbon footprint for the furniture.
Fron Isaf cottages are three cottages situated between the north and south Pembrokeshire Coastlines and surrounded by beautiful green countryside. These four and five star cottages sleep two, three, and eight people, and can be hired separately or together for larger groups. All three cottages have sole use of the indoor heated swimming pool and sauna, along with their own private outdoor seating areas and communal garden with views over the Preseli Hills.
The new furniture was delivered in March and as lockdown eases are already being enjoyed by guests at this picturesque corner of the UK.
For more information on this West Wales Escape visit www.westwalesescapes.com
Here at Fron Isaf we are always looking for more ways to be kinder to the earth. Recently, we have replaced some rotten benches with these 100% recycled plastic ones from TDP in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. By doing this, we have helped to reduce the amount of plastic going to landfill. Than you TDP.
Hello Kym, I just wanted to say thank you for the table.
I honestly had no idea how good and solid it was going to be when I ordered it. I shall be sheltering under it next time we have an air raid!
Amazing, thank you 
M Aust
Hi,
I have received the bench & I just want to say how pleased I am with the overall experience! The service, communication & most of all the bench!! It’s amazing & fantastic quality!!
This will be loved by so many.
Thank you so much
Karen x
Built in 1593 in the reign of Elizabeth 1, Harelaw House is set amongst the many castle and fortifications that are a testament to those wild and dangerous times.
To make post lockdown opening more enjoyable for guests to enjoy the wonderful walks around the house Helen ordered three of TDP’s colourful Wirksworth Seats.
As well as the stunning landscapes sounding Harelaw, wildlife is in abundance around the cottages.
So one way to try out our Wirksworth seat is too book a cottage and get away for a few days.
For more information on Harelaw House visit http://www.harelaw.org/
We have some new, amazing and very colourful, recycled plastic benches in the garden at Harelaw. They are from TDP a British company based in Derbyshire. They are very heavy and really well made, from 100% UK plastic waste (the main reason I chose them). I love them and hope our guests will too.
This 2m Peak Seat was donated to the local community by Lincolnshire Co-Operative Society.
Hi Ellen
Thanks again for organising this beautiful bench!
Residents of Sutton on Trent were missing somewhere to sit after their bench was no longer fit for use. Your bench has been installed and we were waiting for a sunny day to get some photos! It has been gratefully received by the community and is very well used. Attached are some photos.
Thanks again
We hope that mums, dads and carers can enjoy this table on their way to and from school, especially as we have such lovely sunshine at present with lockdown coming to an end, where life is getting a whole lot better. The team are thrilled with the quality of the table. The Edward Bear Praise and Play group, based at St Oswald church in Ashbourne, wish to acknowledge their gratitude to all those at TDP Ltd in Wirksworth.
With the “outside rule of 6” set to return in late March, we were desperate for a family get together. It was clear our aged timber furniture wasn’t fit to host visitors, so it went to the tip and we needed to source some new kit. We scoured the web, lots of options, none of which really “floated our boat”. Then we stumbled across TDP, advertising some lovely looking, maintenance free products, made from recycled plastic.
Digging a little deeper, I was a little disappointed to find that there wasn’t anything that perfectly suited our requirements but I was “hooked” on the concept, so decided to use their “contact us” page and I’m really glad I did. It was Saturday night when I sent my first mail and on Sunday Rob responded to my message. From that moment on, I knew we’d be doing business. After a quick flurry of emails and a couple of phone calls, we were all set, with the TDP production team proposing a bespoke, 6 seater table and chair set.
Throughout this process, everyone I spoke to at TDP were absolutely first class, seemingly, some of the most helpful folk on the planet, an absolute delight to deal with.
My furniture arrived today, just as they said it would. So that’s the people, now onto the product:
Having spent some 43 years working as a Manufacturing Engineer in the aircraft manufacturing industry, I’m a bit of a stickler for quality, I know exactly what a “good” should look like and I’m all too often left a little disappointed. But not in this case.
This kit is very good, in fact it’s absolutely first class. It’s chunky, it’s weighty, it’s a modern rustic design, which has a lovely feel to it, that really appeals. Its very well put together, with the individual component parts fitting perfectly together, with no sharp edges. It arrived fully assembled from TDP’s factory, using quality fixtures and fittings and I’ve absolutely no doubts, that it’ll still be going strong long after I’m gone.
One very satisfied customer. Many thanks to all at TDP.
Just a quick note to let you know our garden furniture arrived safe and sound late this morning. We think it’s fantastic and we’re really impressed with the product, the concept and the service received, throughout our interaction with everyone at TDP.
We’ve got the patio heater on order, so as of the 29th, we’ll be all set for a few rowdy nights with the family and friends.
Please extend our thanks to the rest of the team at TDP, who’s efforts are truly appreciated.
Thank you from the Rotary Club of Bideford…
We absolutely LOVE these rainbow benches (even in the rain!)
We need to encourage every hospital in the country to have one!
These ones are sited at the North Devon District hospital for everyone to enjoy.
The chairs & table go great with our awning. They are fabulous and very comfortable.
Thank you
TDP were pleased to get a showroom visit from the owners of a fantastic Derbyshire Farm Shop & Cafe recently.
Given the go ahead under the government guidelines to re-open their cafe, new chairs, tables, benches and picnic tables were required to accommodate customers outside, to help maintain social distancing.
The owner of Oakfield Farm Shop, Mr & Mrs Wint, were looking for something long lasting and robust to stand the test of time in the cafe courtyard, and very importantly something easy to clean. Our picnic tables and dining sets fitted the bill nicely for all their requirements.
To make the outdoor space look even more inviting, they chose colours that matched their corporate identity as well as brightly coloured mixes.
Each table was also engraved with their company logo, which finished off the look nicely.
Being made from dense recycled plastic waste, the furniture is very robust. Completely weather and waterproof, it can be left out all year without rotting or blowing over. They require no painting or staining and can be quickly wiped down or simply power washed for a more thorough clean.
There is no swelling and shrinkage during changes in the climate, so the fixings stay in place and make our seats and benches safe to sit on for years to come.
From the moment we were greeted in the showroom by Alison we were convinced we had chosen the right company.
From the informative and inspirational presentation to the quality of the furniture, especially being delivered on time for our re-opening after Covid-19 lock down we were so impressed with the TDP team.
Our black & lilac Dale bench in-situ. Thank you
To help improve the local community we (Penrith Action for Community Transition) contacted TDP back in November 2019 to quote for a few items from their range of recycled plastic furniture.
After funding approval in March this year we placed the order. TDP kindly held the order for the last 5 months as Covid-19 meant we had to wait before we could site the furniture, so It was not until this month that we finally got to see it all.
We are all so pleased and it now appears in a new video that Penrith in Bloom have just made.
I have just realised that we didn’t send you photos of the fabulous bench! I have chosen the best photos from the ones we took the day it arrived but Lucas the cat had decided that he needed in on the action and so he is in a lot of the photos
Thank you all for your wonderful willingness to help us in every way possible, we will recommend you to everyone we meet. The delivery driver was lovely and really helpful. We were just disappointed that Michelle wasn’t delivered too as she has been a pleasure to deal with. We had some help from a couple of local university students when the delivery arrived, to take the chairs and bird table off the pallet and site them in the garden for us.
Seat arrived today, just to say a massive thanks to everyone involved, I am really pleased with it, really well made and packaged well.,and yes is pretty heavy
It should last a lifetime!love the colours as well.
Nicola, thank you for the receipt for the recycled plastic planks I picked up today. May I just add that I have been extremely impressed with the customer service provided by TDP. When I initially made enquiries, and my order was not particularly large, I found the ordering and communication very easy and the staff very helpful which unfortunately is not always the case these days. On picking up the items from your premises everyone was very supportive in particular the ‘lads’ from the warehouse who could not have been more helpful. When we come to construct the last two garden raised beds I will not hesitate in using your company again and I will certainly recommend you when/if people comment (assuming that I build them sufficiently well!). Once again, thank you so much.
Our bench was delivered this morning and we are delighted with our purchase
The order for a Bradbourne picnic table was placed on our web site and then Edward added a Denby Trail garden set by phone a couple of days later.
Edward had requested a parasol hole in the Denby Table but was concerned if it only had a hole in the table top would the leg cross brace not need a hole as well. Rob in our production team phoned Edward back to clarify that we did put a hole in the leg brace, so all was well. We also made sure that the hole size was big enough for the parasol to fit though as we can make the hole size to order.
We think the photographs Edward sent in are fantastic and it made our day in production to see such happy customers.
Finally got the picnic table together when my son was able to come and join his brother (2 strong lads) to do the assembly a week ago. You said it was heavy but I hadn’t thought it would be so heavy, certainly I couldn’t have managed it. There is no likelihood of the tables ever blowing away. I am attaching photos of the dining set and picnic table in the garden and one of the inaugural celebration party in which everyone, my sons, grandchildren, friend and I are showing our appreciation of a job well done. Sadly I seem to be the only one not smiling, which is a pity as I am very pleased indeed. Thank you all very much for a job well done.
The seat has arrived safely and we are very pleased with it!
We bought it in lieu of a cancelled holiday and will spend many happy hours on it eating ice creams and having cups of tea. It is so sturdy and indestructible that we expect that our grandchildren’s grandchildren will enjoy it too in the distant future!!
We have found another bonus – it doesn’t get wet (i.e. the water doesn’t soak in) so when it has rained we can just give it a wipe and it is ready to use. Also, it is warm to sit on!!
Having purchased 2 benches from you five years ago and recently purchased this table, I was a little worried that the benches would look weathered next to the new table, but you honestly can’t tell that they are any older – they haven’t aged at all. Both the table and benches are the very definition of sturdiness, they need no maintenance and I am convinced that they will never wear out. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your company to my friends
This is to say how pleased I am with the 2 Peak benches I ordered from you in April. I have a big, mostly wild garden and am very pleased with the way they blend in. I will be interested to see how well they “weather”. It was an interesting challenge unpacking and moving them on my own, achieved with an old bakers trolley, Aldi dolly wheels and a great deal of careful moving a bit at a time. They are sited much nearer the house than originally intended.
Thank you for a most efficient service.
I thought you might like to see a photo of my purple chair, delivered today.
It’s a new garden so only just getting going! But the chair and table are a fantastic addition.
Just a note to say that the bench arrived on time and is now safely installed. I am thrilled with both the comfort of the bench and also the appearance of the inscription. It really adds to the pleasure the villagers will derive through many years from our Recreation Ground.
Many thanks to all concerned with the work and administration.
Thank you so much for very good service re the ordering and delivery of the memorial bench we recently ordered. It is now sited at St Cuthberts Church, Shustoke, and we are delighted.
Brenda H
Staffordshire
Thank you so much. We are delighted with our furniture, it finishes off the garden perfectly and we will be outside so much more. Super great service from you and I have recommended you as a few neighbours now have furniture envy.
