At Screen Manchester we are proud to work with a wide range of professional and experienced companies who help make Manchester a premier film friendly destination for productions of all shapes and sizes, from lower budget documentaries to high end drama series and feature films. We welcome everyone!
It is important that we work with a varied portfolio of companies to service the requirements of all our clients. One of our major driving forces is to help them realise, as effectively as possible, the ambitions of broadcasters, commissioners, executive producers, directors and line producers: in short everyone on production to whatever level is required.
Sometimes requests land on our desk that on the surface might, to some, appear problematic! How for example do we close down some of the City’s major traffic arteries, like the Mancunian Way for example? It’s at times like these that, along with our own specialist skills, we rely on the expertise of November’s, “Facility of the Month”: Traffic Safety Management Design Services and its Managing Director Simon Gilford. This family run business has over three decades experience in traffic management and consults and works as a close partner to multiple traffic management providers across the whole UK.
Bobby Cochrane,Film Office Manager at Screen Manchester, says, “Simon provides some of the most critical services required by productions and approaches them all with an incredible and instinctive eye for detail. We know that when we work in tandem with Simon and his team that our clients will know that their project is being managed and fully serviced with exemplary safety standards and time-critical deliverables built in from inception“.
The list of services that Traffic Safety Management Design Services offer is extensive. Anyone who has worked in film and TV production will be aware of how, on occasion, access can be gained to enforce restrictions in places that, on the surface, might seem impossible to close down.
On production some of the key elements from the list that productions seek are:
- The provision of site safety managers
- Temporary Barrier Containment
- Stewarding plans and traffic management for filming locations
- Traffic sign designs
- Diversion Route Planning
- Swept Path Analysis
- TM manpower for all aspects of traffic management
Simon says, “Providing support to productions and working with Bobby, Connor and the team is always interesting and rewarding. Our range of skills at Traffic Safety Management Design Services are called on by many different industries. The increase in film production in the North West adds some exciting variety and tests us in new ways. We enjoy the challenges and the opportunity to have a small part in shaping the finished product we see on screen is always appreciated.”
Making sure that traffic on and around location is managed safely and effectively is so important. Our #FacilityOfTheMonth for November is #TrafficSafetyManagementDesignServices who create and provide secure environments across so many productions.
