About us

LCA is your one stop shop for all your film and TV lighting needs stocking large numbers of equipment from LED and traditional fixtures, grip, power and filter. We have a wide variety of products you can view online or you can call or email the office and one of our sales team will be happy to help.

Set up in 1996 by Nick Shapley and Graham Kerr, LCA offers unrivalled experience and customer support. With over 80 years of experience amongst our team, we can help you with your lighting requirements – whether you are looking to fit out a studio or if you are looking for a small kit for location lighting. We understand the constraints of budgets and deadlines and endeavour to accommodate every clients request.

Our warehouse enables us to hold a huge range of stock for immediate delivery but if you have a specific need, we will source this for you and dispatch to you as soon as possible.

Located in High Wycombe, close to Heathrow airport, London, Warners and Pinewood Studios, we have a great network to national and international locations.

Meet the team

Nick Shapley
Managing director

ALL ABOUT NICK

Nick Shapley set up LCA in 1999 and prior to this Nick spent 13 years at ARRI GB in London helping to develop their international business.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Car road trips across Europe, F1 and Rugby Union

Fun fact: I started my working career as a DJ

Phil Mallia
operations director

ALL ABOUT PHIL

Phil has been with LCA for over 14 years, working as Operations Director and looking after our international and UK customers and suppliers.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Running, Aussie Rules Football

Fun fact: I have a pilots license

Dan Walters

DAN WALTERS
Technical Manager

ALL ABOUT DAN

I spend an unreasonable amount of time buried in DMX charts and datasheets — by choice, no less. When I’m not programming lights or balancing phases, I’m probably on a plane to somewhere far-flung.
Equal parts technical brain, wanderer, and professional button-pusher.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Pushing buttons

Fun fact: 17 years on set experience before I took slightly more normal hours.

Vicci Clayton
marketing manager

ALL ABOUT VICCI

Vicci handles all the marketing for LCA and has been with the company for over 20 years.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Gym, running – road and trail, yoga, and painting when I get time

Fun fact: I’ve run a couple of 50K trail runs and planning to do another

Marcus Crompton
Client Contact

ALL ABOUT MARCUS

Likes: Water polo, walks that end at the pub, rugby union, steaks, my home city of Manchester 

Fun Fact: I have several international caps at the junior levels for England and GB water polo

Hannah Shapley
client liaison

ALL ABOUT HANNAH

Hannah has been a constant in the office, supporting the team and assisting and dealing with customers enquiries.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Travelling, dog walking, food & wine, spending time with family & friends, reading, hair/make-up

Fun fact: I was supposed to work at LCA for a summer whilst training to become a beauty therapist/make up artist, and I never left, 11 years on!

Janni Jan-Hollas
Client Contact

ALL ABOUT JANNI

Likes: F1, NFL, QPR, Travelling, Aviation

Fun Fact: I had a poem published in a book when I was 8!

Andy Tabrett
warehouse manager

ALL ABOUT ANDY

With over 21 years experience warehouse management, Andy assists customers at our trade counter and shipping goods.

Location: London, UK

Likes: Cake making, going to Cornwall every year

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Elaine Rincon
Accounts Assistant

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Alexander bergdolt
European Sales Manager, LCA Europe

ALL ABOUT ALEX

Location: Germany

Likes: Travel nerd who enjoys summer, sports, and the occasional binge-watching marathon.
Fun fact: I worked as a roadie for an Elvis cover band on weekends.

fin ole langer
Technical sales, LCA Europe

ALL ABOUT FIN

Location: Berlin, Germany

Likes: Playing icehockey/skiing In summer: playing canoepolo, gardening

Fun fact: I worked as a ski instructor

Frank Deutschlander
Business Dev. Manager, LCA Europe

ALL ABOUT FRANK

Location: Frankfurt area, Germany

Likes: Old Cars, especially my 68’ FORD Mustang GT Fastback. Mixing & drinking Caipirinha.

Fun Fact: I’m pretty sure that I own more VANS than most females have shoes in the closet!
I created a LED lighted mobile Cocktail-Trolley for surprising my friends mixing fresh really good tasting Caipis on the go! Always a good idea to invite me to a sundowner… 😎

JOhannes Diekmann
Sales Manager, LCA Europe

ALL ABOUT JOHANNES

Location: Cologne, Germany

Likes: Football; Cooking; Cinema
Fun fact: Strictly no fun in Germany 😃

Volker Frank Palm
Sales, LCA Europe

ALL ABOUT VOLKER

Location: Berlin, Germany

Likes: Likes: stand-up paddle boarding, traveling in a camper van, electronic music
Fun fact: Istarted my working life as a sailor on a cargo ship, went to the Caribbean twice

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Ruben Freixas
Buisness Dev. Manager, LCA Spain

ALL ABOUT RUBEN

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Likes: Musicals, Sci-Fi, FC Barcelona, reading,  “Terracing” (the art of meeting friends in a terrace and chill out while having a drink and talk😂

Fun fact: Lived in Japan 15 years (Tokyo). I’m a certified sake sommelier and I use to ran an Embassy

Adri Lorente
Client Liaison

ALL ABOUT ADRI

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Likes: Photography, travel, skiing, mountaineering, mountain bike, sailing.

Fun fact: I don’t understand why people usually get upset when I sing

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Andy
, Lca france

ALL ABOUT ANDY

 

Location: France,

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clemence Zampaglione
Sales, Lca france

ALL ABOUT CLEMENCE

With 14 years of experience in the TSF LUMIERE department, Clémence joined LCA in September 2022.

Location: Paris, France

Likes: Italy, cooking, movies and good restaurants!

Fun fact: I won a poetry contest when I was young, I’m a fan of Arthur Rimbaud, I come from his native town.

Paul Aubry
Sales, Lca france

ALL ABOUT PAUL

 

Location: Paris, France

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