Elstree Studios expands with two new soundstages

Elstree expansionHertfordshire's Elstree Studios has expanded its facilities with two brand-new soundstages. 
 

The Platinum Stages, named in honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s jubilee year, have recently been completed, as part of a multi-million pound investment in the studios’ future. 
 

The stages have a combined workable footprint of 3,210 square metres. Clad in timber cassettes, the new stages have been designed with international studio space standards in mind and can be used as two separate stages or a combined super-sized one.
 

The expansion is set to create hundreds of new jobs, apprenticeship and other learning opportunities. 
 

Chairman of Elstree Studios’ board of directors and leader of Hertsmere Borough Council, Cllr Morris Bright MBE, commented: “I’m delighted to see this construction project completed and excited to see the stages fully operational very soon. The stages are among the best in the industry and keep our studios as a top destination for television and film production in the world.”
 

The stages are a £15.6m project part-funded by Hertsmere Borough Council and the government’s Getting Building Fund via Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). 
 

David Conway, chair of Hertfordshire LEP’s Film & TV Industry Panel, said: “As part of our work to further reinforce Hertfordshire’s position as the vanguard of UK film and TV, we’re delighted that funding secured by the Local Enterprise Partnership will help accelerate the growth of the sector locally, providing a host of economic benefits.
 

“With production space in such high demand, the Platinum Stages will attract new studio business and bigger projects to the county, supporting local jobs and the vast network of SMEs that form the supply chain to the sector.“
 

The expansion is collaborative effort between Hertsmere Borough Council, main contractors RG Carter, BAQUS Construction and Property Consultancy, B & K Structures and Rubner. 
 

Image courtesy of RG Carter. 

This article first appeared on our sister site, KFTV. 



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