FACILTIES FRIDAY: BUILDING A WORLD OF SOUND

Tucked away on a quiet residential street in Formby, BHP Sound Post is making waves in the world of sound. 

FACILTIES FRIDAY: EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE RESCUE!

Tucked away across a four-and-a-half-acre site in Secombe, Emergency Services Training Centre is not your standard production facility…

FACILTIES FRIDAY: FROM SET TO SCREEN!

This week’s Facilities Friday dives deep into LA Post, the post-production arm of one of Liverpool’s longest running and most revered production companies LA Productions.

FACILTIES FRIDAY: THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PRODUCTION!

Action Vehicle Services is a Knowsley‑based supplier of specialist vehicles for film and TV productions, founded in 2024 by Mark Cummings, an experienced by Action Vehicle Coordinator with over 16 years in the industry. 

Facilities Friday: Making the Imaginary Real

For our latest feature of Facilities Friday, we visited Karl Sharples of KSKS TV & Film in Fazakerley. 

A skilled craftsman and propmaker, with 20 years’ experience in welding, engineering and joinery, Karl describes his role as ‘making imaginary things real or real things fake!’ 

FACILTIES FRIDAY: BRINGING METALWORK TO THE REGION

Metalworker Harry Prescott of Proper Sets Limited has recently brought his craft, and young family, to the Wirral, joining a region he believes is full of opportunity for people working behind the scenes in Film and TV.

FACILTIES FRIDAY: MASTER CRAFTSMAN, BY ORDER OF THE PEAKY BLINDERS!

We spotlight C Relph Ltd, owned and run by Colin, a master craftsman with nearly four decades in set construction whose work has shaped some of the Northwest’s most distinctive productions – none more so than Peaky Blinders.

FACILTIES FRIDAY: THE QUIET BACKBONE OF PRODUCTION!

Direct Film has been a quiet backbone of the North West’s screen industry since the 90s, supplying the facilities that keep productions running long before most people even know a shoot is happening.

FACILTIES FRIDAY: BRINGING STYLE TO THE SCREEN

We spotlight Christine Clarke and behind Bijou & Vintage, a one‑woman costume supplier whose work –including for the recently released Netflix drama Run Away – has shaped the style of major productions across the Northwest and beyond. 

FACILITIES FRIDAY: TRANSLUX COMES TO THE LCR

We take a look at Translux International – one of our Northern TV and Film Gala sponsors and supplier of high-quality facilities trailers and technical trucks to production up and down the UK.

Translux got their start in the film and television industry back in 1987, founded by former camera crew member Simon Johnson. Simon bought two Winnebagos and supplied them to the series ‘Minder’, a move that marked the beginning of Translux’s journey in production support.

Now, 39 years on, the company has gone from strength to strength, growing far beyond those first two vehicles. Over the decades, Translux has played a part in servicing some of the biggest and most beloved films and television shows ever made, earning a reputation as a trusted and reliable brand in the industry.

On their new home, Translux said, “Having worked on a number of projects in the Liverpool region, including ‘The Responder’, ‘Heads of State’ and the upcoming Peaky Blinders feature, ‘The Immortal Man’, we are really excited to be opening our Liverpool office in the very near future.

Liverpool’s rich and vibrant history translates so well to screen, and its variety of architecture means it can be shot as other locales or provide the perfect backdrop for a period piece. The local people who make up the crews are some of the kindest and most hard-working we have had the pleasure of knowing. In an industry of long-hours, travel and high-pressure, qualities such as these make productions a far more enjoyable and pleasant experience.

These are just some of the reasons why Translux love Liverpool and why they have chosen it to become the latest member of the Translux family, positioning us to work alongside local productions, contribute to the local economy and industry, and help continue the incredible storytelling history of the region.”

RETURN OF FACILITIES FRIDAY!

We begin with a look at GWF Catering, the Knowsley-based, Northwest operating catering services that have kept production fed throughout the LCR since 2021.

FACILITIES FRIDAY: SUNBELT FILM AND TV

#FacilitiesFriday returns with a look at Liverpool Film Office partner Sunbelt Rentals Film and TV.