Lights, camera, action! JMS opens office in heart of UK film industry.

Users of powered access and plant hire equipment may not be shaken but they could well be stirred by news that JMS has opened new offices at Pinewood Studios – the home of James Bond 007 film production. JMS Plant Hire now has a front row seat when it comes to delivering powered access machines and other plant hire equipment to the biggest film studio in the UK, where the new Star Wars movie trilogy is being made. JMS Managing Director Mark Jackson said: “The UK film industry is worth nearly £5 billion a year, and is growing. Film and TV production companies are big users of powered access, whether it be building sets, setting up lighting and sound systems of providing camera platforms. “Therefore, Pinewood Studios is precisely the right place to have a permanent presence. We’re excited by the business opportunities this development will bring. The idea that our kit could be used on the Star Wars set adds a little excitement, but we won’t be getting starry-eyed. “Film and TV production companies need to know they can obtain precisely the right powered access equipment quickly and efficiently, from a company that fully understands their industry, and that’s the service we will deliver.” JMS Media Consultant Tim Kendall says: “The fleet mix, locations and resources that JMS have are ideal for the media industry. “With now having a base at Pinewood, JMS will be at the forefront for all plant hire requirements on site, and can offer a one stop shop for lifting equipment and on-site health and safety training. “Our team has more than 15 years’ experience in supplying the media industry, both at Pinewood and across the UK, so we can offer a professional service that delivers on its promises to suit any production.” JMS Plant Hire, based in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, provides customers across the UK with a wide range of powered access machines for hire, including personnel lifts, scissor lifts and boom lifts. The company, which has a second depot in Leeds, West Yorkshire, also hires alloy towers, site security and storage boxes, pipework equipment, chain blocks and lifting equipment, manual handling equipment, material lifts, generators and lighting. Pinewood Studios is best known as the place where James Bond films are made. Indeed, there is a permanent 007 sound stage at the site on the outskirts of West London. However, its studios have been used to create many more famous films and TV programmes in its 79-year history. It is also the home for more than 200 independent business that service the UK film industry. Pinewood Studios is also undergoing a 15-year £200m expansion, doubling its size by increasing the number of sound stages from 16 to 28, adding 100,000 sq m of new facilities and creating an estimated 3,100 new jobs. Mark Jackson said: “Film and TV production is one of the UK’s great business success stories, and is expanding fast. Our base at Pinewood Studios will help us contribute to that success with our excellent powered access hire and plant hire service.”

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