This film looks at the building of a specialised meat products factory in Northampton. The new factory replaces old premises in Hammersmith, London. Title: Shepherd Building Service Presents Title: The Right Package Deal [Superimposed over B&W photograph of large light industrial estate] Title: a World Wide picture director Charles Mapleston editor Marcus Manton producer Peter Bradford The above title appears superimposed on a black and white photograph of a new factory building...

This film looks at the building of a specialised meat products factory in Northampton. The new factory replaces old premises in Hammersmith, London. Title: Shepherd Building Service Presents Title: The Right Package Deal [Superimposed over B&W photograph of large light industrial estate] Title: a World Wide picture director Charles Mapleston editor Marcus Manton producer Peter Bradford The above title appears superimposed on a black and white photograph of a new factory building built by J Lyons and Company, for use by a group subsidiary Henry Telfer Ltd who specialise in meat products. [Colour film] An aerial view of the factory follows as the commentary describes size and facilities. Over black and white photos of a 1920s car, the commentator explains that the Henry Telfer business is moving into this new factory from their old location at Cadby Hall, Hammersmith formerly the headquarters of the parent company, tea merchants J Lyons. The Lyons tea logo appears on film. A black and white photograph shows a fleet of delivery vans advertising ice cream. Some old advertisements show products such as Lyons’ Swiss Rolls and Lyon’s “Nippy” Chocolates. A view follows of a van advertising, ‘Telfers meat products for caterers’. The film reveals the location as that of the old building at Hammersmith. The technical director talks about the difficulties of operating in old buildings while the film shows staff climbing fire escape steps to get from one part of the building to another. Views show the extent of the old premises. Inside a man pushes a trolley stacked with trays of pies. At another part of the old factory an assembly line of mainly women prepare ingredients or make some of the meat products. The commentary outlines the extent of the new site in Northampton while showing the expanse of a countryside field. The film shows views across the field where a man continues the commentary on film. Title: CF Kennedy Technical Director Henry Telfer Ltd Title: H Pearson Chief Surveyor Estates Division The Lyons Group of Companies Mr Pearson on screen takes up the story of the Telfer company’s move. His commentary continues as the film shows a Shepherd site office. A view through a window shows the office interior where two men are conversing. The film also shows machines preparing the site groundworks. C F Kennedy speaks on camera about the advantages for the company the new factory presents. A close view shows a surveyor taking readings using a theodolite, while a colleague holds a levelling rod. In another office two men look at and discuss site plans. The commentary speaks of the good working relationship with Shepherds. An overhead view of a model shows the site of the new factory and the functions of different parts of it. Mr Pearson appears on screen talking about the good progress of the project. More views of machines preparing groundwork follow. Two men Mr Pearson and Mr Kennedy look over a model of the main factory building. Mr Kennedy speaks of the facilities being right for the workforce and the internal work areas are hygienic to the highest possible standard. He continues as the film shows metal framework for the factory being manoeuvred into position. Concrete is poured and spread for the uninterrupted floor space which is a feature of this factory. The film then goes on to show the frame of the three-storey office building which is made of pre-cast concrete. A man climbs a ladder carrying some corrugated roof panels. A view of the yellow painted frame of the factory building shows roof panels being put in place but the floor only partially laid. A workman secures a corrugated panel to the roof. A cement mixer arrives on site and workmen unload the flowing concrete onto a section of floor. Bricklayers work on some of the internal brickwork, and a crane hoists large pieces of machinery into the building. The film then shows a group of men including Mr Pearson and Mr Kennedy in a site office having a meeting as they look over construction plans. The commentary continues as workmen put panels on the roofing joists that will make up the ceiling. Panelling has also been put on the interior walls. On camera Mr Pearson and Mr Kennedy talk about progress so far, which had been impeded by a building strike. A still photograph shows a local Northampton newspaper headline for October 31st 1973; ‘Three More Sites Halt’. Another newspaper headline reads: ‘Building strike: It’s looking serious here now’. Other headlines read: ‘Morale of the building men appears to be sinking’; ‘Strikes hit development’; and another reads as ‘Confrontation at site gates [of the Carlsberg Brewery] Threats Of Violence’. The film moves on to the factory interior where some of the walls have been painted and ceiling lighting has been installed. The two men continue their appraisal of the project so far. The film shows an engineer working on a large steel cabinet containing electronic apparatus, other workmen paint ceiling joists. General views follow of the factory space show packaging debris on the floor and workmen finishing internal walls and dealing with other fitting out problem. Title: A T Knapp Chief Engineer Henry Telfer Ltd. The chief engineer talks on camera about problems with deliveries. Men work on fitting carpet, another workman puts glass in a door, a general view shows men working in an entrance area. A woman sits at her desk in a new, mostly empty office, with several phones awaiting homes on the office floor. Tables and chairs are stacked in the new canteen; workmen work on light fittings in the kitchen, as others finish off equipment installation and ventilation systems. The film goes on to show the new vehicle maintenance depot, which is next to the large sub-station building providing energy to the whole complex. Next are the large gas fired boilers which provide steam to the new complex. The film then shows the delivery area for vans delivering fresh meat. This followed by a general view of the office block and the large car park. A road which is used as a connecting road for goods coming into the factory and those being dispatched runs round the perimeter of the site. The film shows a service bus which brings employees to the factory. The commentary talks about employees who were apprehensive about moving to the new premises in Northampton. General views of the factory follow. A young woman enters the administration block of the factory, and approaches reception. The woman explains she has an appointment with John Lomax, she is guided to the personnel department. The woman has come for an interview, and in his office, Mr Lomax talks to her about the factory. Views follow of sausages being made Mr Lomax continues outlining various facilities available to employees. The film shows employees heading into the canteen and serving food. Mr Lomax takes the prospective employee to see the nursing officer. The film then shows a group of new recruits being shown a film about food hygiene. An employee washes her hands in a stainless steel wash trough, then wipes her hands on a roller towel. Two women work on a sausage making machine. A conveyor system shows pies or pasties moving onwards to the next process. The film then shows a pastie being examined in a laboratory in the office block. The film shows apparatus used in assessing possible contamination or sub-standard quality. Testing in specialised kitchens allows products to be given to volunteers who sit in private booths to sample some products and presumably give judgement and/or opinion of the products. A young woman takes a portion of what appears to be a burger, from a small plate. She then writes her assessments on a form next to her. C F Kennedy the technical director speaks on camera, saying that it’s been nine months since the new factory started production. General views follow of different sections of the factory at work. A view above the ceiling and the roof shows the platform where pipework and other services run. The controls for the services are also on the platform. Two men walk through the services area. The film shows the ventilating plant for the factory. More general views follow of pipes and machinery. The film shows the control and plant area for the factory’s refrigeration cold rooms. The film moves on to the loading bay where special doors allow safe transport from cold rooms into the refrigerated vans, without temperature increases from the outside air. A group of women work on a machine producing sausages which they then pack. On another machine large cuts of meat are turned into mince. Other general views of processed meat production follow while the commentary reports on the positive attitude of both workers who have moved to the new factory and those who have been recruited locally, and who like the new working environment. More general views follow of produce going through several automatic procedures. The commentary states that it has only taken about a year to get all production up to capacity. On a camera C F Kennedy the technical director seen earlier, talks of the expectations of the project having been fulfilled, and that Shepherds have delivered just what Telfers required. Title: The Right Package Deal By Shepherd Building Service Ends with Shepherd’s logo on screen