The Barcud Derwen Group
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The Barcud Derwen Group was an independent group of television and AV facilities in Cardiff
, Wales
which claimed to be the largest in the UK outside of London. It is now in administration.
, Gwynedd
working for S4C
. However the group now provides facilities for producers working for all of Wales' broadcasters, as well as many network and international producers and broadcasters.
The merger with Derwen http://www.derwen.com - a Cardiff
based post production facility - in 1992 created Barcud Derwen. The new company then began a process of expansion. In 1990(?) the company issued shares to the public to finance the building of Studio 1 in Caernarfon
. The company is owned by its 200+ shareholders.
The Barcud Derwen Group sold its share in the previously owned or part owned: Men from Mars http://www.men-from-mars.com/- now part of Century Communications,http://www.century-communication.com/CCLWebsiteFinal09042007.swf. Platform Post http://www.platformpp.tv/ and The Farm http://www.thefarm.ie/
In 2010, Barcud Derwen ran into cash-flow problems and Grant Thornton
were brought into find a buyer when it was "unable at trade through its current cash-flow difficulties and should enter administration".
Barcud Derwen (Scotland) trading as Arc Facilities, 40 Dalintober Street , Glasgow, successfully acquired by CTMS on Friday 28-6-2010. CTMS (Creative & Technical Media Services), also own 422 Manchester. The buy-out consisted of part CTMS and part Arc staff to take the company forward.
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
which claimed to be the largest in the UK outside of London. It is now in administration.
Company history
The original company, Barcud, was formed in 1982 by independent producers, to provide TV production facilities, originally for independent companies based in CaernarfonCaernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
working for S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
. However the group now provides facilities for producers working for all of Wales' broadcasters, as well as many network and international producers and broadcasters.
The merger with Derwen http://www.derwen.com - a Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
based post production facility - in 1992 created Barcud Derwen. The new company then began a process of expansion. In 1990(?) the company issued shares to the public to finance the building of Studio 1 in Caernarfon
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,611. It lies along the A487 road, on the east banks of the Menai Straits, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is to the northeast, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and southeast...
. The company is owned by its 200+ shareholders.
The Barcud Derwen Group sold its share in the previously owned or part owned: Men from Mars http://www.men-from-mars.com/- now part of Century Communications,http://www.century-communication.com/CCLWebsiteFinal09042007.swf. Platform Post http://www.platformpp.tv/ and The Farm http://www.thefarm.ie/
In 2010, Barcud Derwen ran into cash-flow problems and Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton International
Grant Thornton International is a global profesional services network of independent accounting and consulting member firms which provide assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to privately held businesses, public interest entities, and public sector entities...
were brought into find a buyer when it was "unable at trade through its current cash-flow difficulties and should enter administration".
Barcud Derwen (Scotland) trading as Arc Facilities, 40 Dalintober Street , Glasgow, successfully acquired by CTMS on Friday 28-6-2010. CTMS (Creative & Technical Media Services), also own 422 Manchester. The buy-out consisted of part CTMS and part Arc staff to take the company forward.