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07/05/2002

Arri GB plan premises move in Q4

A new purpose-built high-technology home awaits film and location lighting giants, Arri GB, who will move from their Heston base at the end of the summer.
The entire operation is set for a phased move into its new HQ, 75,000sq metre three-building Highbridge development, adjacent to the Grand Union Canal in Uxbridge, commencing at the end of August. It is expected to be complete by October.
Arri GB managing director, Renos Louka, said that the move to Uxbridge marked the end of a long search for an enlarged facility, brought about by the company’s rapid expansion, particularly in rental. He added: “Uxbridge, with its proximity to Pinewood, Shepperton and other film studios, was the ideal location — and when we saw this building we knew we had found our new home." Transport links to central London and access to Heathrow Airport were further key factors in driving the decision.
The three new Highbridge buildings will comprise testing areas, ‘clean rooms’ for work on sensitive camera equipment, offices, bonded warehouse and café. It will also include a dedicated camera museum, of which the curator will be Arri GB veteran, Alan Fife.
The idea had been stimulated by the popularity of the small collection of artefacts displayed in a cabinet in the Reception area at Heston. “We have been collecting cameras for years and are trying to obtain every model ever used,” said Mr. Louka.
Included in the museum will be a wind-up camera, produced around 1936, one of the first 35mm cameras and also one of the first lenses ever produced. The company will continue to search for other collectibles.
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