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TV company with mayor on board reports 65% sales growth
A television production company based in Clifton has reported a 65 per cent growth in sales in its latest financial year.
Bristol mayor Marvin Rees is a non-executive director at Plimsoll Productions, with his role to provide strategic advice on commercial opportunities, talent, diversity and sustainability.
Rees had to check with Bristol City Council’s monitoring officer before taking the job, but said that the role is “all above board”.
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With its headquarters on Whiteladies Road and other offices in Los Angeles and Cardiff, Plimsoll was established in 2013 and has since produced dozens of series for broadcasters including Netflix, Disney, and Natural Geographic.
Some of Plimsoll’s most recent productions are Tiny World for Apple TV+ and Women of 9/11 for ABC.
Upcoming productions include On the Edge, a National Geographic docuseries featuring free solo climber Alex Honnold; and chef Marcus Wareing’s Tales from a Kitchen Garden.
Plimsoll generated sales of £50m for the financial year ending August 2021, an increase of 65 per cent from the previous year.
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Plimsoll CEO and founder, Grant Mansfield, said: “We’re immensely proud of our multi-award-winning creative teams and their achievements over the last few years.
“It’s testament to their skills and long-term commitment that our projects continue to have a real impact, helping to raise awareness of important global issues and drive forward positive societal change.
“It’s never been more important to champion the natural world and it’s our mission to produce powerful storytelling and to reach as wide an audience as possible.”
Main photo: Plimsoll Productions
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