Hertfordshire Growth Board partners with UK Screen Investment Programme

Hertfordshire Growth Board has announced a new partnership with the UK Screen Investment Programme to accelerate growth across the domestic screen sector. 

The programme profiles Hertfordshire and the UK as a global hub of film and TV production to attract investment and bolster the sector further.  

Globally-renowned companies including BBC, Sky, Pinewood, Elstree, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Disney and Amazon Prime Video are located primarily in the South East, alongside a multitude of successful independent companies. Major cities such as Bristol, Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool and London all have screen clusters with outstanding potential for growth, too. The programme supports the national growth agenda to power up creative industries, with Government offering support through tax and business relief, alongside capital investment.  

Hertfordshire Growth Board joins headline partner Hertfordshire Futures, and event partner, University of Hertfordshire, in backing the programme.   

The Growth Board is now a supporting partner for the UK Screen Investment Programme Summit, the flagship event in September, which will discuss key themes for growth. 

And the Board will host the Investors’ Dinner at The Grove, Watford– where key figures from screen organisations and investors will convene on the eve of the summit. 

Hertfordshire Growth Board Chair, Councillor Jeremy Newmark – also Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council and Chair, Elstree Studios – said: “Hertfordshire Growth Board is proud to sponsor the UK Screen Investment Programme as part of our commitment to sustainable, inclusive growth across both our county and the UK as a whole. With world-renowned screen companies rooted in Hertfordshire, including Elstree – celebrating its centenary in 2025 – Warner Bro. Studios Leavesden and Sky, we recognise the sector’s vital role in driving innovation, investment, and high-quality employment. This partnership showcases Hertfordshire’s leadership in the UK’s screen sector and our ambition to advance its position as a driver for growth across the whole country.” 

For more information, visit: www.screeninvestment.co.uk