Tesco in Llandudno

Second supermarket in one day... should we specialise?

Had a 'phone call to ask if we could take some generic photographs of some of the new counters and key staff at the huge Tesco supermarket in Llandudno Junction, North Wales.

This fitted in perfectly for us as it was between Menai Bridge and home (see previous blog entry) so after finishing our long photo shoot on Anglesey we stopped off at Tesco on our way home.

Really nice people here who were very obliging and we managed to get a nice selection of photographs even though it did seem that every customer had a mission to try and run me over when we were working outside

Here are a few of the photos from the shoot

Waitrose store opening

The opening of a new shop is quite exciting and when it's a new Waitrose supermarket, then you know you are in for something special.

The 25th March 2010 saw us heading along the North Wales coast and across the Menai Bridge onto Anglesey. The new Waitrose store is within sight of the iconic bridge in the town of Menai Bridge itself.

Our brief was to capture both the exterior and interior fittings and filled shelves before the shop officially opened and then to photograph the activities and general excitement of a new store opening.

The store entrance and main sign

Store Manager, Gareth Hinds, outside his new store

Cutting the ribbon to officially open the store

The Sea Bass is locally sourced on Anglesey

Knickers again!

Once more unto the breaches dear friend.. will the punning never end? (you can live in hope).

Yes - back to the ladies wear department of the John Lewis shop in Cheadle to photograph people and areas of the department we were not able to cover on our visit on the 5th March 2010.

I never knew so much fun could be had in Ladies Wear!

My new best friend - a bit quiet though!

Checking the plans of the new department

Sports Relief

I mentioned a couple of days ago how nice the people at LSG were, well every year they allow their state of the art call centre in Crewe to be used for Sports Relief and Comic Relief (Red Nose Day). If that isn't enough, LSG staff from the most senior manager down volunteer to man the phones taking donations from the public.

Depending upon where you live, if you called in to donate the chances are your donation was taken here.

The atmosphere on the evening is fantastic and the guys here really do seem to get an enormous satisfaction in doing something really worth while. Here are a few photographs from the call centre during the 2010 Sports Relief event.

Ringing the changes

Another of our valued regular clients is the Lifestyle Group (LSG). With head offices in Crewe in Cheshire they provide a variety of support services to the banking and mobile phone industries.

This commission was to photograph key people at their Crewe office as well as the offices themselves for use in recruitment material (printed, multimedia and on-line).

I have to say that I think the staff at LSG are some of the nicest people you could ever wish to meet and working there must be such fun. Everyone seems perpetually happy!

Knickers!

In fact all manner of female clothing was the subject of this interesting commission from our friends at the John Lewis Partnership.

The superb Cheadle shop had been chosen by John Lewis to have a new concept in ladies wear retailing installed at the shop and this involved all new point of sale material and a complete refit of the shop floor.

It looks superb with its contemporary design.

Our brief was to photograph the sales are and point of sale materials and fittings as well as the partners in the ladies wear department. Here are a few of the photos we took during our visit.

Thanks to everyone in the department who made the shoot such fun

You wait for a bus then 3 come at once......

One of our regular clients are Arriva Buses Wales and they have kept us quite busy lately as they are undergoing a huge programme of improvements to their fleet including making sure all of their buses have low rise floors making it easier for the elderly or disabled to enter and exit.

Well done Arriva

This event was held to mark three new vehicles going into service on St David's Day

The Mayor of Wrexham, Jim Kelly with Arriva Buses Wales MD, Michael Morton