The Flat Cap Coffee Roasting Company

Mark left the Army due to Complex PTSD in 2017 after 23 years’ service. Alex gave up her job working with primary aged children to help Mark with his recovery and together they spent lots of time visiting coffee shops.

Our passion for coffee started to flourish when we found going out for coffee was a bit of an escape from the difficulties that we had to overcome when leaving military life. Many solutions to problems that we were facing were found at the bottom of a coffee cup! Unfortunately, not all the coffee that we drank tasted great, and we went on a mission to find amazing tasting coffee. This started by roasting on a mini roaster at home for ourselves, family, and friends. Then, in early 2019, we decided to take the plunge and open our own Roastery near to where we live on Salisbury Plain where we source specialty coffee beans.

The Flat Cap Coffee Roasting Company is a Veteran Owned Business and our passion drives use to source high quality, specialty coffee beans from all over the world. We use specialty beans for their high quality and superior taste. We lovingly roast our beans by hand in small batches on our beautiful Toper Coffee Roaster and then pack them straight away for freshness in our recyclable packaging and ethical boxes. We supply these beans to coffee lovers far and wide, both at home and commercially to coffee shops, gyms and other establishments. We believe in quality, we believe in passion, we believe in our love for coffee and this is at the heart of everything we do.

Finally, as a Veteran owned business we feel that a part of our story has been made possible by the amazing charity, Help for Heroes, who were there for us during our very darkest moments. As we tackled the obstacles faced by many Veterans and people leaving the military, Help for Heroes offered emotional support to our whole family, as well as providing practical support in the form of business courses and access to a business mentor. We have been fortunate enough to meet some inspirational people along our journey and, as we move forward, it is our aim to inspire and to help others who may be struggling, to raise awareness of the many issues faced and give back to the charity in any way that we can. We continue to support veterans and the wider community.