Talasey
Group is proudly celebrating its 15-year anniversary this June.
A
milestone for the company, the anniversary represents the landscaping
supplier’s continued success and ability to exceed customer expectations with a
diverse product portfolio and exceptional service.
Back in
2004, Founder and CEO, Mark Wall established Natural Paving Products (UK) Ltd.
With his passion for business, customer service excellence, corporate social
responsibility and supporting the landscaping industry with high-quality
products, expansion was inevitable.
In a short
space of time, Natural Paving Products had developed 5 additional product
brands (Pavetuf, Vitripiazza, Baksteen, Luxigraze and Resiscape) and with such
a diverse product portfolio the company rebranded to Talasey Group in 2018,
with Natural Paving continuing as the sub-brand for the company’s stone offer.
The
company has grown at a rapid rate and in the past six years alone has more than
tripled its turnover. To support the growth of the business, the company has
doubled the size of its Doncaster Distribution Centre, alongside its 3 other
large stocking locations at Tilbury, Grangemouth and Southampton. To help drive
the business forward, the workforce has doubled with new additions to all
departments.
Founder
and CEO Mark has also expanded the business into international waters,
launching a sister company in North America - Natural Paving USA. With a high
demand for natural stone hardscaping solutions, the company has experienced an
impressive growth across the country, with plans to become a well-established
brand in the American hardscaping industry.
Committed
to offering a holistic landscaping solution, Talasey Group looked for ways it
could diversify further, to set itself aside from competitors. The latter,
combined with a desire to help address the existing skills gap and recognition
of the need for accredited landscaping training, Talasey Group decided to take
matters into their own hands and in 2018, Talasey Training Academy (TTA) opened
its doors. Offering a range of City & Guilds accredited training courses
the TTA offers helps everyone in the landscaping industry, enabling delegates
to get hands-on practical experience with a wide range of landscaping products,
increasing skills, confidence and product knowledge.
Since its
launch, the TTA has received positive feedback from delegates, who’ve
thoroughly enjoyed the City & Guilds accredited courses. Jamie Furlong of
Norfolk Garden Design and Landscaping Ltd has so far participated in three
courses; Resin Bound Aggregates, Porcelain Paving and Artificial Grass. He
said:
“The guys
at the TTA can’t do enough to help you. The trainers adapt their approach to
suit the ability, experience and needs of each delegate, whether you’re a
beginner or more seasoned professional. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth
doing well and these courses can provide you with the necessary know-how and
practical skills to be able to achieve incredibly high-quality installations.”
Furthermore,
Talasey Group is the Official Training Provider for the WorldSkills UK
Landscape Gardening Team. With TTA’s facilities and support, being used they
hope this will give them the best chance of being victorious at the 2019
WorldSkills competition, held this August in Kazan. Through its sponsorship,
the company hopes to inspire more young people to consider pursuing a career in
landscaping.
When
questioned on the reasons for Talasey’s continued success, Mark Wall commented: “There are
probably three main areas that have been key to our growth, a hard-working team
of employees; knowing what our customers and their customers’ needs are and
delivering on that need; robust supply chain partners.”
