Manufacturing & Recycling Archives - Leicester Drone Pilot https://leicesterdronepilot.com/project_category/manufacturing-recycling/ Making your business impossible to ignore Fri, 01 May 2026 11:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://leicesterdronepilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LDP-Logo-Grey-BG-SQ-LG-150x150.jpg Manufacturing & Recycling Archives - Leicester Drone Pilot https://leicesterdronepilot.com/project_category/manufacturing-recycling/ 32 32 Generate Upcycle https://leicesterdronepilot.com/project/generate-upcycle/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:50:00 +0000 https://wordpress-1213033-6203339.cloudwaysapps.com/project/project001/ Aerial photography, FPV footage, and web-ready video content for Generate Upcycle's recently upgraded anaerobic digestion facility in Kettering. 38 photographs, 31 video clips, and a website header video from a single production.

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Showcasing a Facility Upgrade at One of the UK's Largest Anaerobic Digestion Plants

Generate Upcycle operates waste-to-value facilities across the UK and internationally, turning food waste into renewable energy and organic fertiliser. Following major upgrades to their Fernbrook Bio plant in Kettering — including new digesters, a feedstock hall, and gas upgrading systems — they needed fresh visual content to reflect the facility as it stands today.

Delivered
  • Aerial Cinematography
  • FPV Close-Up Footage
  • Facility Photography
  • Website Header Video
  • Orthophoto Mapping
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The Brief

Generate Upcycle’s Fernbrook Bio facility processes up to 100,000 tonnes of organic waste per year, producing enough electricity to power around 5,000 homes and gas to heat a further 6,000. After a significant round of upgrades, their existing website imagery no longer represented the facility accurately. They needed a comprehensive content package — stills, video clips, and a website header video — to update their online presence and support business development.

What I Delivered

38 High-Resolution Photographs

Covering the full facility from multiple angles and perspectives. A mix of wide aerial shots showing the site’s scale and close-up compositions using visual compression to add depth and impact. Every image colour graded and ready for web, print, and marketing use.

31 Video Clips

Combining traditional aerial footage with dynamic FPV close-ups of the facility’s infrastructure — digesters, feedstock areas, and operational equipment. These clips give Generate Upcycle a library of footage to pull from for future promotional videos, social media, and presentations.

Website Header Video

Edited, colour graded, and optimised for web delivery at 1920×1080, complete with a fallback poster image and implementation guide for their web developer.

Orthophoto Map

A geometrically corrected aerial composite of the entire facility. For a site of this scale, orthophotos are a practical tool for site planning, tracking infrastructure changes over time, coordinating with contractors, and giving stakeholders a clear top-down view of the operation without needing to arrange a site visit.

The Shoot

Industrial facilities of this scale present specific challenges. Active operations, heavy machinery, restricted zones, and the sheer size of the site all factor into planning. The Fernbrook Bio plant sits across a large footprint with infrastructure at varying heights — from ground-level processing areas to the tops of the digester tanks — which made a combination of aerial and FPV drones essential for capturing the full picture.

FPV drones allowed me to get close to structures and infrastructure in ways that traditional camera drones can’t — threading between tanks, flying low across processing areas, and capturing the industrial detail that communicates the scale and sophistication of the operation.

Why This Content Works

Accuracy matters.

For a facility that’s recently undergone major upgrades, outdated imagery undermines credibility. Generate Upcycle now has a complete, current visual library that accurately represents what clients, partners, and stakeholders will see when they visit.

Multiple uses from one shoot.

Rather than commissioning separate photo and video shoots, a single visit produced 38 photographs, 31 video clips, a website header video, and an orthophoto map — maximising the value of one day’s production.

Built for their team to use.

Everything was delivered in formats ready for immediate use: web-optimised video with developer implementation notes, high-resolution stills for print and digital, and video clips suitable for social media and presentations. No additional processing needed.

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16 Videos. One Production Partner. How Roberts Group International (RGI) Built Their Video Library.

Since early 2024, I’ve produced 15+ videos for Roberts Recycling, the UK’s fastest-growing textile recycler. What started as a single corporate introduction video has grown into an ongoing content partnership covering sustainability, social impact, operations, and corporate communications. In this partnership, we’ve chased vans with FPV drones, filmed talking heads, interviewed members of the public and much more.

Delivered
  • Ground Level Videography
  • FPV Facility Tours
  • Aerial Cinematography
  • Pre-production and Scripting
  • Professional lighting and audio

Featured Project: 15 Years of Roberts Recycling

To wrap up 2025, Roberts Recycling asked me to produce a video that summarises what they do, what they’ve achieved in the last year, and what is yet to come. This project became a comprehensive corporate video which showcases the full range of what I can deliver in a single production.

The completed project combines scripted interviews with company directors, FPV facility tours, aerial footage of the operation, ground level videography, and custom CG graphics. The result is a piece of professional B2B content which will serve client presentations, media outreach, website and partnership development.

Production Included:
  • Pre-production consultation and scripting
  • Multi-day filming across the facility
  • Professional interview setup with directors
  • FPV indoor facility tour with propeller guards and safety protocols
  • Aerial outdoor operations footage
  • Full post-production with colour grading and CG graphics

The Partnership

Roberts needed more than just an occasional video — they needed a reliable partner who could consistently deliver quality videos across different topics and could be trusted to work independently on-site.

Why This Partnership Keeps Working
Institutional knowledge saves time and money

After 13 projects, I understand Roberts’ brand voice, facility layout, safety protocols, and operational rhythms. Less setup time, faster filming, better value per video.

Same videographer, every time

I handle everything from capture to final edit. No handoffs, no inconsistency. Whether it’s a technical operations piece or a community impact story, the quality and brand voice stay consistent.

Multi-platform delivery as standard

Every video is delivered in formats optimised for where it’ll actually be used — landscape for LinkedIn and website, vertical cuts for Instagram and mobile-first platforms.

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