UK - Avesco plc has announced that it plans to converge Screenco with its Creative Technology London business. Explaining the move, Graham Andrews, chief executive of the Creative Technology Group, stated: "We really started this process nearly a year ago. Our plans will be to provide an integrated CT and Screenco service from a single site and we are currently looking for a new building, since none of our existing premises are large enough."

He added: "Screenco remains extremely successful - largely as a specialist screen operation - and in our changing market, we think it makes better sense to consolidate it with CT. Until we are able to centralize our workforce and equipment within a single building, we intend to establish a combined CT and Screenco structure, with single sales, project management and operations teams - and one combined group of technicians. This will enable us to offer our customers one of the most complete ranges of video services anywhere under one roof."

However, Graham Andrews emphasized that the individual Creative Technology and Screenco brands would be maintained. Avesco's MCL operations in Birmingham, Manchester, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh remain unaffected by these changes, as does Dimension Audio.

(Lee Baldock)


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