Television production company Shed Productions has announced it is to expand its operations in Scotland following the relocation of BBC show Waterloo Road to Scotland. The move will create 230 jobs and generate almost £25 million in direct investment over the next two years.
The move, which was announced by BBC Scotland today, will generate almost £25 million in direct investment over the next two years.
Shed plans to base production in Glasgow. Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International are working with the company to support the relocation and identify appropriate filming locations around the West of Scotland.
It is expected that the move will lead to 230 job opportunities across all levels of the production, from script to screen.
Shed Productions is part of the US Time Warner Group and has been responsible for a number of hit UK television shows, including Bad Girls and Footballers Wives.
The company opened its Glasgow office in 2008 at Glasgow’s Digital Media Quarter at Pacific Quay, supported by a regional selective assistance grant from the Scottish Government.