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 Clock celebrating 100th episode of Grand Designs  This autumn Channel 4's flagship design show reached its 100 th episode and Kevin McCloud launched his book '100 Best Grand Designs'. So what better way to celebrate such miles stones, at the Grand Designs Live exhibition in the NEC, than with custom designed clocks for the event. Clock features have often been used over the decades not just to note the passing of time but also to celebrate it. Clocks of all styles and sizes have often been erected to commemorate Coronations and Jubilee's, as memorials to fallen heroes, denote anniversaries, celebrate centenaries or mark a special event such as at this exhibition. Central to the show is the 'Grand Theatre' for which we designed a modern clock sculpture. Featuring two clock faces on a blue sphere supported by six sweeping stainless steel legs, the clock feature was surrounded by matching stainless steel seating. The clocks were controlled by

Good Directions manufactured skeleton style clock to suit stonework Good Directions Ltd has restored a clock on the retained façade of an old grammar school building in Banbury to mark the site’s £9.7 million redevelopment of the Stanbridge Hall building into a housing scheme for the over-55s. The clock began ticking again during a special ceremony where representatives from the involved organisations met at the site, which in now complete and known as Stanbridge House. Starting the clock at a special ceremony Planners were keen to retain elements of the site’s former use, planning its interior design to reflect previous features, as well as the cleaning and restoring the original façade, including re-instating the clock . We were asked to manufacture a Skeleton style clock on a white backing to exactly fit the original decorative stonework on the building, with an extended shaft to house the mechanism the other side of the wall. The replacement clock is fitted with our cl

 Camilla admires new pillar clock feature   Clock features have been used over the decades not just to note the passing of time but also to celebrate it. Commemorative clocks have often been erected as memorials to Kings and Queens, marking Coronations and Jubilee's. This year is no exception and to celebrate the Queen's historic Diamond Jubilee the village of Colnbrook commissioned Good Directions Ltd to manufacture a pillar clock to take pride of place in the heart of their conservation area.  Supporters waved Union Jack flags on Colnbrook High Street and the Minden Band of the Queen’s Division provided music, as they welcomed the Duchess of Cornwall, who unveiled the new Diamond Jubilee clock.  Camilla just about to unveil the new Jubilee clock    Colnbrook originally had a clock commemorating the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in August 1902. However in about 1931 the building it was mounted on was demolished and sin

Largest Grandfather clock in the world by Good Directions is 15.1m / 10 tonnes   In 1851 Queen Victoria opened 'The Great Exhibition' in the purpose built “Crystal Palace” in Hyde Park, London. It was the first International World Fair and during the time it was open it was visited by over six million people from all walks of life, representing nearly a fifth of the British population at that time. Today the world is a different place and this year Britain is hosting a new 'Virtual Great Exhibition' and hopes to attract many more millions of visitors to see what makes Great Britain great in 2012, the year that we are the Host Nation for the Olympics, the largest sporting competition in the World and the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee.   Only UK pavement clock manufactured for The Royal Borough of Windsor    As a family owned British manufacturer we were approached to enter our products under the award category '

New shop front complemented with a custom designed clock Gift Retailer of the year 'Temptation' decided to celebrate winning this year by giving its Amersham store a face lift. Having had one of their stores in Amersham for over 20 years they decided they would like to give something back to the community and designed a large exterior clock matching their corporate style, to take pride of place above the shop front. The beautiful deep green colour used throughout their stores and on their website could be matched perfectly for the GRP clock (as can any colour with a matching BS or RAL code). Gold hands and numerals were chosen for the clock in a clear and simple design to match the typeface used on the shop signage. Clocks are still a very popular addition to any shop front hoping to stand out from the crowd. Clocks always seem to have a magnetism that catches the eye in a way that simply a shop name cannot do. The 'shop with a clock' makes for a memorable pla