Film technology company, Blackmagic Design is to move its EMEA Headquarters to the Liverpool City Region.
The Australian company, joins China’s Geek+ in opening new offices at Sci-Tech Daresbury’s new £17.8m Violet development.
Blackmagic Design us moving its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations base from Runcorn, to take up the whole of the 19,000sq ft V1 building.
The creative video technology disrupter works across film production and post-production, and is also the developer behind the Emmy award-winning DaVinci editing and colour correction products.
“We are delighted to be joining Sci-Tech Daresbury. It’s a vibrant community with outstanding facilities that will bring a lot of energy to our business,” said Stuart Ashton, Director, Blackmagic Design.
“The North West is a thriving hub for innovation with access to many leading technical colleges and universities that will be important to our future growth and success.”
Beijing-based Geek+ specialises in smart logistics, with a “significant market share” in AMR (autonomous mobile robots).
It is set to employ “at least” 30 staff at its new UK headquarters, working on AI driven robotics.
Geek+ will occupy 4,300 sq ft of office space across two floors. It will also have a 2,050 sq ft Experience Centre to showcase its technology.
“We are really impressed by what Sci-Tech Daresbury and Violet have to offer. From the high-quality offices, lab space and workshops to the R&D, leisure and catering facilities – everything is all in one location, and it provides the perfect base from which to grow our business in the UK,” explained Simon Houghton, Geek+’s Head of Sales for UK & Ireland.
“We are looking for local talent to join the Geek+ team and help develop our brand in UK, enabling us to provide the best services to our end customers. With our brilliant new base at Sci-Tech Daresbury, we believe we can nurture a powerful team and support our expansion in UK.”
The Violet development is expected to create, or support, 332 full-time equivalent jobs and has received £8.4m funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
