Stortford Interiors are delighted to announce that we have recently secured a highly prized multi-million pound drywall and ceilings contract at Eastbrook Studios for Main Contractor Volker Fitzpatrick.
The scheme located in Dagenham, East London will provide London’s largest film and television production centre. Plans include up to 12 sound stages three acres of backlot, offices and ancillary space, totalling over half a million square feet.
Eastbrook Studios London will be a major boost for the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, the City of London and the UK entertainment industry at large, creating an estimated 1,200 jobs, contributing £35m per year to the local economy and inspiring more development into thriving East London.
The prestigious appointment will see Stortford deliver a voluminous SFS, performance drywall and ceilings package to sound studios and ancillary office blocks in conjunction with a suite of high performance acoustic membranes and linings. The high volume scheme will focus on the best levels of safety, consistency, quality and compliancy. Works will start in early 2023.
Scott Shearing (Managing Director) stated ‘This has been a hard fought appointment and our team have worked diligently and collaboratively with project stakeholders to ensure our proposal represented best value for the project. Eastbrook will permit us to demonstrate our intimate understanding and experience of technical drywall projects and add to our growing list of sound and film studio installations. We are proud of the award and look forward to witnessing the impact the facility will have upon the local community and domestic film industry alike’.
