Mainframe Invests £1.2 Million In Expansion Project

The London HQ of Mainframe, an independent studio, specialising in motion graphics, animation and VFX for commercials, branded content, promo and titles, is investing over £1.2 million as part of a continuing expansion project that has necessitated a move to a larger studio.
Hot on the heels of opening Mainframe North in Manchester, the London studio will be moving in mid-September to the top floor of a beautiful old Clerkenwell warehouse, situated next to the Guardian's offices, in order to secure extra space for current and future expansion.
Mainframe has bought the property outright for just under £1 million.
This move dovetails with new kit purchases and staff hires. Mainframe's new space will be furnished with £200,000 worth of new kit, including an additional five Maya seats and new work stations built around Mac and Boxx technologies. Mainframe has accordingly recruited four new animators to operate the extra kit.
Mainframe's Managing Director Adam Jenns said: "We feel very fortunate to be expanding like this in such an uncertain economic climate. It would feel like a bit too much of a risk if it weren't for the steady flow of repeat and new business that's coming our way."
Mainframe's new address from mid-September will be Unit 10, The Piano Works, 113-117 Farringdon Road, EC1.
Building and move updates are available at: www.blog.mainframe.co.uk.
(KMcA)