Creation of Gorilla facilities group (6509N)
September 06 2011 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBOOM
RNS Number : 6509N
Boomerang Plus PLC
06 September 2011
6 September 2011
Boomerang Plus plc
('Boomerang' or 'the Group')
Creation of Gorilla facilities group
Boomerang Plus plc (AIM: BOOM.L), a profitable media investment
group, announces the completion of a restructuring process which
will create one of the UK's largest television facilities services
businesses.
The restructuring brings together for the first time Boomerang's
in-house post production and technical with Mwnci, their TV
Post-Production arm that specialised in editing Film and Video for
broadcast facilities. The newly created group will be re-branded
Gorilla. Gorilla, which will have over 50 staff, will be based in
three premises in Cardiff; 20 Cathedral Road, 218 Penarth Road and
newly expanded facilities at the Media Centre in Culverhouse Cross,
Cardiff.
The newly created group will be provide studios, dubbing,
grading, graphics and outside broadcast facilities to
programme-makers and producers in addition to increasing its
established range of editing services. Bringing together these
businesses under the name of Gorilla creates the biggest TV
facilities provider in Wales and one of the UK's largest outside of
London.
The team at Gorilla have a strong reputation and have helped
post-produce such notable television as Bruce Parry's Amazon and
Arctic, Grandpa in my Pocket, Time Team and Whites. The enlarged
group is better positioned to attract more customers as Producers
look for a more comprehensive and efficient television facilities
service.
Richard Moss, Managing Director of Gorilla, commented:
"Over the years we've been an industry leader in Post Production
and this expansion will enable us to offer an improved facilities
package to our existing clients as well as giving us a strong base
to attract new work. Having many parts of the production workflow
handled by one facility will bring real benefits to producers."
Contacts:
Boomerang Plus plc Tel : 029 2055 0550
Huw Eurig Davies, Chief Executive
Officer
Mark Fenwick, Finance Director Tel: 020 7600 1658
finnCap Limited
Geoff Nash/ Charlotte Stranner
Simon Starr/ Victoria Bates (broking)
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780
Paul McManus paul.mcmanus@walbrookpr.com
Paul Cornelius paul.cornelius@walbrookpr.com
About Boomerang Plus plc (www.boomerang.co.uk)
Boomerang Plus plc has strategic investments in a number of
media businesses including production companies Alfresco, Apollo,
Boomerang, Bulb, Fflic, Indus, and Oxford Scientific Films;
Facilities companies Mwnci and Zoom; multi-media publisher Boom
Extreme Publishing; talent companies Harlequin and Boom Talent;
Event company Big Freeze Limited, and Education and corporate
production business Media4.
Boomerang Plus's strategy is to continue to acquire and invest
in and develop media companies that complement the Group's existing
businesses, whilst also achieving strong organic growth.
Mwnci was established in 1999 by three editors as a
Cardiff-based TV Post Production Company specialising in editing
Film and Video for Broadcast. It quickly expanded and become
synonymous with quality and cutting edge expertise. Work for
clients include sport, drama, factual and entertainment programmes
for BBC, BBC HD, Channel 4, S4C, CBeebies, CBBC, Disney, Animal
Planet, Sony/Nissan and Quiksilver.
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