01/2012
Visited with Amyrumi, Vicki, Blober and Jay
These photos are a collection of photos taken over two visits to the site, one in the day and one in the night. Before visiting Dynamex, I was convinced that I preferred shooting abandoned buildings in the daytime, for natural light. When comparing photos taken here in the say to the ones taken at night, i prefer the night time ones. Of course there are times when using a torch in an abandoned building would never even be considered, as there are many occasions where a security guard may be lurking nearby..
History
Dynamex, originally called Ferodo, it was opened by Princess Margaret in 1962. By the late 60s it employed up to 1,100 making car parts.In 1997 it was bought by American Craig Smith and renamed Friction Dynamics, with a workforce of 220.In April 2001, T&G members staged industrial action in a dispute over terms and conditions, picketing the factory gates after they were locked out. Eight weeks later, bosses sacked the T&G members, sparking a three-year dispute – the longest of its kind in North Wales. The first of three large parades was staged in Caernarfon as the community united in support of the sacked workers. In October 2002, an employment tribunal found they were unfairly dismissed. But before compensation could be paid, Friction Dynamics called in the receivers in August 2003 and all workers were sacked. Within three weeks Dynamex Friction was set up. The T&G called off the protest at Christmas 2003. In September 2004 an employment tribunal ruled Friction Dynamics and Dynamex Friction were linked, and sacked staff should have been offered work by the new company. In 2006 Dynamex called in the liquidators.
