Businesses need to look to capitalise on interest from the television and film industries in Shropshire to unlock economic growth.
That's the view of Dave Atkinson, Regional Director for the West Midlands at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, who believes bringing in more productions to the region can provide massive benefits.
Mr Atkinson said:"At its current rate of growth, the UK’s film industry is set to be second only to Hollywood globally by the end of 2025. "Shrewsbury has already benefited from this following the BBC’s BAFTA-award winning series Time at Shrewsbury Prison, where Sean Bean’s cell was preserved just as it was during filming, to allow visitors a more authentic experience of their favourite show.
Mark Hooper of Visit Shropshire and Film Shropshire said he was seeing a rise in enquiries again about potential filming in the county after a slowing down over the previous eight months, which he says was the same over the country.
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