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RNS Number : 4802O  Facilities by ADF plc  01 February 2023

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1 February 2022

 

Facilities by ADF plc

("Facilities by ADF", the "Company" or the "Group")

Location One opens branches at ADF's Longcross operational base and Bridgend
depot

 

Facilities by ADF, the leading provider of premium serviced production
facilities to the UK film and high-end television (HETV) industry, today
announces that Location One, the UK's largest integrated TV
and Film location service and equipment hire company, which was acquired by
ADF in December 2022, has opened branches at the Group's new operational base
in Longcross, Surrey, and depot in Bridgend, South Wales.

ADF's new five-acre operational hub at Longcross is four times the size of its
previous base in Bordon, Hampshire and was built in 2022 as a response to the
increased demand for the Company's services. Location One's new branch will
offer generators, water bowsers, lighting equipment, environmentally friendly
battery-stores/other renewable solutions and other capital light consumables.
Location One leads its market with the ECOPOD recycling solution - enabling
full reporting for food, composting, recycling, and general waste streams for
productions embracing albert and similar schemes. Like Facilities by ADF,
Location One is an approved Albert supplier. The site is perfectly located to
serve all major studios near Longcross, including Shepperton Studios, Pinewood
Studios, Leavesden Studios, and Elstree studios.

Location One's new branch at ADF's Bridgend depot will also provide its full
range of Location Services, and employ key personnel from the local area,
encouraging strong regional relationships within the Welsh Film Industry to
help facilitate sales. The workspace has recently been expanded with a new
5,400 sq ft factory unit, bolstering the existing 9,000 sq ft of floor space
currently available, as part of the Group's expansion plans.

The two new branches will provide ADF and Location One with the ability to
cross sell its services to the increasing number of High-end TV and video
production companies with sites in the UK, as well as to deliver services in a
more efficient way at a time when demand for both ADF and Location One's
products are at an all-time high. The branches will also expand Location One's
geographic reach and logistical capabilities, to ensure customers continue to
receive a premium service and further accelerate ADF's plan to become a
One-Stop-Shop for Film and high-end TV production.

 

Marsden Proctor, Chief Executive of Facilities by ADF, commented:

"Following the successful acquisition of Location One in December, the opening
of these two new branches is a further demonstration of our joint commitment
to continue providing high-quality equipment and customer service levels to
the growing high-end film and TV market in the UK.

 

"They will help to expand the community at Longcross and Bridgend, to promote
significant growth opportunities for our extensive partner network and we are
excited to officially welcome Location One to the sites, to continue to
integrate the teams."

 

Crispin Hardy, founder and CEO of Location One, commented:

"The expansion at Longcross and Bridgend will allow us to offer our
complementary services to a wide breadth of production companies, creating an
expanded Group offering, as investment in the UK Film and TV industry
continues to accelerate at record pace. We look forward to building on our
longstanding relationship with ADF and are excited about the future growth
opportunities this enlarged Group will bring".

 

 

For further enquiries:

 

 Facilities by ADF plc                                        via Alma PR

Marsden Proctor, Chief Executive Officer

 Neil Evans, Chief Financial Officer

 John Richards, Chairman

 Cenkos (Nominated Adviser and Broker)                        Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900

 Ben Jeynes / Max Gould / George Lawson - Corporate Finance

 Alex Pollen - Sales

 Alma PR (Financial PR)                                       Tel: +44 (0)20 3405 0205

 Josh Royston                                                 facilitiesbyadf@almapr.co.uk

 Hannah Campbell

 

OVERVIEW OF FACILITIES BY ADF

 

ADF's production fleet is made up of premium mobile make-up, costume and
artiste trailers, production offices, mobile bathrooms (known as honey
wagons), diners, school rooms and technical vehicles. The Group provides these
production facilities and additional services after a planning process with
the customer held well in advance of filming. In servicing productions, ADF
staff are available on site and each production is allocated an account
manager who acts as a single lead point of contact during filming.

 

The Group serves customers in an industry that has experienced significant
growth in recent years, with additional demand driven by a material rise in
the consumption of film and HETV content via streaming platforms such as
Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime. The UK film and TV industry has directly
benefited during this growth due to the quality of its production facilities
and studios, highly skilled domestic workforce, geography, accessibility to
Europe, English language environment and strong governmental support. Major US
streaming companies have now set up permanent bases in the UK, with the UK now
Netflix's third largest operation after the USA and Canada.

 

In December 2022, ADF acquired Location One Limited, the UK's largest
integrated TV and film location service and equipment hire company, bringing
highly complementary services to the business, and bringing cross selling
opportunities to the enlarged Group, as well as delivering efficiencies
through central services.

 

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