One of the main reasons we can offer our services at such low
cost is our policy of eliminating cost-drivers that don't contribute
to the final quality of your programme. - Ours is a 'no nonsense'
service.
One of the main overheads we have eliminated is a 'front of house'
facility. - While the pandemic made it mainstream; we first
embraced remote working over 25 years ago in the days of ISDN and
QuickCam. Our operational strategy is now well-evolved over a
quarter-century to minimise costs and the consumption of resources,
while maximising security.
Generally speaking the best way to make initial contact is by
good old-fashioned email; during the working week we guarantee a
response within 24 hours - normally much quicker.
CALLING US. - Our main telephone number is staffed on an ad-hoc basis (by production staff) supported by a 24-hour answer service. This arrangement has worked well for us for over 15 years now. Please understand however that while calls do usually get answered by knowledgeable people who can answer most basic questions on the spot - we may well have to call you back if otherwise engaged.
Primarily our services are aimed at Scottish businesses.
-The Caledonian Television Company™ is based on the outskirts of
Edinburgh on the border with West Lothian, which gives us easy access to
Livingston, the M8 corridor, the Clyde Coast and Dunbartonshire, the M9
towards the Perth and Dundee areas, the A1 South towards the Scottish
Borders and of course the A71 which provides a fast link to Kilmarnock
and Ayrshire.
We mainly seek to serve businesses in the Scottish Central
Belt, West Coast, Dumbarton and the West Highlands, Stirling, Fife,
Lothians, Borders and East Coast. - However, we do also routinely cover
Northumbria, Cumbria and beyond; and are pleased to consider enquiries
from almost-all other parts of the British Isles with the notable
exception of London and the area inside the M25 ring. - Remote
services (editing, graphics, scripting etc.) are of course available to
all.
LEZ, CAZ and Congestion/Charging zone policies.
These are fairly simple; we do not take any vehicle of any kind into any kind of congestion charging or 'low emissions' zone whether the vehicle is 'compliant' or 'exempt' or not... or whether the zone is 'live' or not. Clearly, these places don't want vehicular traffic and we're happy to oblige. Unfortunately this also makes it impractical for us to do business in such areas.
POLITICAL AND OTHER CONTENTIOUS ORGANISATIONS.
The Caledonian Television Company™ is and seeks to remain a
politically-neutral company. Whilst we DO produce material for
public service organisations and groups, (public information films etc.)
we do not produce videos for politicians, political parties,
political organisations or political pressure groups of any kind, nor do
we endorse them.
We do not deal with material which we consider to be of an obscene (so-called 'adult') or violent nature. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes violent 'sports'. We reserve the right to pass material we think may be unlawful directly to the relevant authorities.
Caledonian Television™ takes a particularly firm stance against racism, classism and sectarian bias and indeed all forms of bias in relation to both legally protected characteristics and other birth/circumstantial characteristics. However, we reserve the right to withhold service or simply 'not get involved' with any individual or group where in the personal opinion of our proprietors, it is not in our best interests to do so.