After the August 1953 earthquake rocked the Ionian Islands in Greece , Dexion donated 20,000 feet of its product for new housing ( a prototype house was designed within three weeks ) . " Operation Ulysses " attracted worldwide attention , including an article in '' Time '' magazine and British Pathe newsreels . Dexion made a similar gesture following the 1963 Skopje earthquake , providing Dexion building frame materials to enable 49 Royal Engineers to build 1560 dwellings , enough for two complete villages , one of which was nicknamed Dexiongrad . Comino was appointed OBE in 1963 for services to industry
1953 earthquake
1953 Ionian earthquake
Demetrius Comino