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29 August 2025
Facilities by ADF plc
("Facilities by ADF", "ADF", the "Company" or the "Group")
Board Changes and Notice of Interim Results
Facilities by ADF, the leading provider of premium serviced production facilities to the UK film and high-end television ("HETV") industry today announces that James Long has been promoted to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer, and will be appointed as a director of the Company on 1 September 2025. James has over 15 years' experience in senior leadership roles and has been part of the Executive leadership team at ADF since he joined the Group in October 2023. Before joining ADF James held a number of Managing Director positions across a range of industries including publishing, marketing services, and TV and Film, which included his time leading the Radio Times digital team.
The Company also announces that Neil Evans, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, has decided to step down as a director of the Company and will leave the Group on 31 October 2025. Neil joined the Group in 2019 and was instrumental in the Company's IPO process which concluded in 2022. The Board has commenced a recruitment process for a permanent replacement.
The Company expects to announce its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 on 17 September 2025. Trading for the full year ended 31 December 2025 continues to be in line with market expectations, with activity levels weighted to the second half.
Russell Down, Executive Chairman commented:
"I am delighted to announce the promotion of James Long and welcome him to the Board. His substantial industry knowledge and experience will be invaluable in realising the synergies from our recent acquisitions and during the next phase of our growth journey.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Neil Evans for all of his efforts and wish him well for the future."
Save for his upcoming appointment as a director of the Company, James Anthony Long, aged 46, does not hold and has not held any other directorships or partnerships in the past five years.
For further enquiries:
| Facilities by ADF plc Russell Down, Executive Chairman
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| Cavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and Broker) Ben Jeynes / George Lawson / Hamish Waller - Corporate Finance Michael Johnson / Sunila de Silva - Sales / ECM
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OVERVIEW OF FACILITIES BY ADF PLC
The Facilities by ADF Group is the leading provider of premium serviced production facilities along with location services and ground protection equipment to the UK film and high-end television (HETV) industry.
The Group serves customers in an industry that has experienced, notwithstanding the Strikes in 2023, significant growth in recent years, with additional demand driven by a material rise in the consumption of film and HETV content via streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime. The UK film and TV industry has directly benefited during this growth due to the quality of its production facilities and studios, highly skilled domestic workforce, geography, accessibility to Europe, English language environment and strong governmental support. Major US streaming companies have now set up permanent bases in the UK, with the UK now the film and TV industry's second largest operation after North America.
Facilities by ADF production fleet is made up of more than 800 technical vehicles, premium mobile make-up, costume and artiste trailers, production offices, mobile bathrooms, diners and school rooms.
To strengthen its position as a One-Stop-Shop for the Film and HETV industry, ADF acquired Location One Ltd, the UK's largest TV and film location service provider, in November 2022, and then further expanded in September 2024 by acquiring Autotrak Portable Roadways Ltd, a market leader in portable roadway solutions, diversifying the Group's offerings and customer base.
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