Andy’s Fish Bar, Swadlincote, Derbyshire is a take-away shop located on a main road in the small Derbyshire town of Swadlincote and is run by a husband and wife team of Mr and Mrs Constantinou.

  

The shop was refurbished in January 2005. Adequate kerb side customer parking is available adjacent to the shop. The shop possesses an extremely modern look and feel, from the exterior of the premises right through to the rear preparation areas. Next door to the shop is located a Chinese meals take-away outlet, while opposite the shop is an of trees leading to a local park.

Bold, clear signage catches the eye of customers. The shop possesses a relatively large glass frontage, with a glass door entrance.

  

The shop menu is clearly seen from the outside of the shop. Shop opening hours are also clearly detailed. The shop is open six days a week: closed on Sundays. The shop is a current holder of the Seafish Friers Quality Award.

 

Linford’s Traditional Fish & Chips is a medium sized take-away shop, located in the town of Market Deeping. The shop has a small, very traditional looking frontage, which has a ‘cottage’ design and uses floral hanging baskets to compliment the dark wood of the windows.

  

McDermotts’s, Addington, Croydon is a small takeaway shop with a large 50 seater restaurant located alongside. The business is situated with a small shopping complex, containing a post office, small supermarket, video rental shop, dry cleaners, pub & restaurant and a number of other small retail outlets. The complex is well served by adjacent free parking spaces. One of the adjoining premises to McDermott’s is currently empty.

 

McDermott’s have recently agreed the use of this vacant unit and will undertake a complete refurbishment to enlarge the restaurant area and relocate the takeaway to the new unit. The shop is in excellent repair and very well maintained.

 

Andrew’s Fish Bar, Welshpool, North Wales is a large corner shop situated on the main high street running through the town of Welshpool in North Wales.

The shop has been in the family for many years. The external colour scheme is of predominantly white walls with blue paintwork and has a very distinctive wave design on the side wall, which makes it very easy to locate. Two benches are placed outside for customer use and there is adequate customer car parking on surrounding streets.

 

The signage is clear and the shop exterior is in keeping with the town’s character. There are extra menu boards outside to advertise current special offers. The Seafish Friers Quality Award logo is prominently displayed.

  

Harlees Fish & Chips, Verwood is a family run, large take-away shop located in the small town of Verwood in Dorset. The shop is owned and run by Richard Long, who also owns and runs a further three shops in the region. The shop stands on its own and is situated just off a roundabout and possesses excellent private customer car parking
provision. There are no other shops in the near area, although there is a small Morrison’s supermarket a short distance beyond the roundabout.

 

There are a number of residential houses in the vicinity. The shop exterior has a maroon colour scheme and an extensive glass frontage with bold gold signage. To the left there is a double glass door entrance, and on the far right there is a single glass door entrance.

 

Shop opening hours are clearly detailed on the doors and the Seafish Friers Quality Award roundel is well positioned on the right hand side door. The shop is open seven days a week. Potted plants decorate the entrance. Overall the shop possesses an attractive fresh, bright, eye-catching exterior. An additional banner sign has been added to the shop exterior, proclaiming the shop as a regional winner in the 2005 Competition.

 

During 2005 the shop celebrated its tenth anniversary. Sales of fish and chips account for some 75% of the business turnover.

 

Land & Sea Fish & Chips, Polmont is a corner take-away shop located on a main road in the Central Scotland town of Polmont. The shop has plenty of car parking provision outside and to the rear of the premises. It is owned and run by Susan Ord who is supported by a team of time served staff members.

 

The shop has a bright, eye-catching frontage (glass, black and chrome colour scheme), and there is prominent attractive signage.

 

The current Seafish Quality Award logo and details of opening hours are clearly displayed in the shop windows.

 

An easily accessed parking area to the rear of the premises is used for deliveries, which are received through a door, well protected by an insect screen. The owners state that fish and chips account for at least 80% of the business turnover.