11/08/09 - The Bedford Monolith officially unveiled by Bedford Mayor

A remarkable octagonal interpretation unit, manufactured by creative sign and design company Fitzpatrick Woolmer, is officially unveiled by the Mayor of Bedford in St. Paul’s Square

The unusual custom structure bearing eight sides and a series of delightful etched zinc panels, is fondly referred to by its manufacturer, Fitzpatrick Woolmer, as The Bedford Monolith.

Working with Interpretation Consultant Dennis Brennan of Brennan Design – Fitzpatrick Woolmer’s skilled team of metal craftsmen turned an innovative idea into reality. Mick Clark, metal workshop Supervisor at Fitzpatrick Woolmer comments: “The Monolith was a fantastic project to work on – the idea was great, as was the sense of achievement from turning the concept into reality, especially when adhering to our stringent quality controls! I think you will agree though, the finished product is great and a real landmark for Bedford.”

Mark Woolmer, Managing Director of Fitzpatrick Woolmer comments: “As a business we never shy away from a challenge – our metal and wood workshops are experienced in the design and build of custom structures, so can turn their hand to new custom projects quite easily.” Mark adds “The Bedford Monolith has been an excellent project to work on and the whole team at Fitzpatrick Woolmer are delighted with the results - we are looking forward to finding out what the people of Bedford think about it.”


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About Fitzpatrick Woolmer

Established in 1995, Fitzpatrick Woolmer specialise in public space enhancement. Key products and services include interpretation and orientation displays, visitor guides, notice boards, creative mapping, illustration and graphic design.

Our extensive in-house production facilities include fully equipped workshops and a graphic design studio, enabling us to provide a start-to-finish service. We undertake all aspects of metal, timber and recycled plastic signage fabrication and offer specialist finishing services, including laser cutting, casting, etching, engraving and timber routing.

With 14 years experience in the delivery of creative sign and design solutions to the public sector, and recognised as specialists in the field of creative mapping – we’ve built a strong client base from conservation and regeneration Trusts, local and regional authorities to heritage sites.

With regional offices in Kent, Wales and Yorkshire, we are well situated to provide a national service with customers situated throughout England, Wales and Scotland.

ISO 9001 accredited, we are committed to delivering the highest levels of quality and service with a focus on sustainability, and are dedicated to achieving environmental best practice throughout our activities.

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Contract awards...

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Fitzpatrick Woolmer have been selected to work on a £45k contract for Merthyr Tydfil CBC involving the production of a range of directional fingerposts, welcome signs and notice boards.

Forestry Commission Scotland
Fitzpatrick Woolmer have been chosen to undertake a £23k waymarking project involving the manufacture of a range of fingerposts and waymarking posts for the Forestry Commission Scotland.

By Royal Appointment
We have been selected by competitive tender as the supplier of an extensive range of oak sign displays for Bushy Park, one of the 8 Royal Parks. This £56k project involves the design, manufacture and installation of interpretation displays, locking notice boards and fingerposts throughout the park, plus the removal and refurbishment of existing displays.


Accreditations...

ISO 9001:2008
To reassure our customers of our commitment to quality of product and service, we operate a quality management system to BS EN ISO9001:2008. This status was achieved in March 2010, but was based around a company ethos that has been in practice for many years.

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New products...

Recycled Plastic
We always like to offer customers as much choice as possible, and as such, have introduced recycled plastic into our standard product range. Machined and assembled in exactly the same way as wood, it allows us to replicate many of our popular sign displays.


Park Furniture

Building on our reputation for quality of product and manufacture, we have introduced a select range of robust park furniture. Designed around our knowledge of durability and vandal resistance in often exposed locations, our furniture combines usability with rugged construction.