The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer MP, visited Burnley on Thursday afternoon to join local MP Antony Higginbotham in visiting AMS Neve on Billington Road Industrial Estate.
The visit was about shining a light on some of the amazing technology businesses based in the borough. Ms. Frazer, who sits in Cabinet was able to see a brilliant example of where technology meets our engineering prowess at the world leading AMS Neve.
Neve Electronics, established in 1961 by the late Rupert Neve and Advanced Music Systems, established in 1976 by Mark Crabtree, amalgamated in 1992 to form the parent company ‘AMS Neve Ltd’. This company has been putting Burnley on the map ever since, producing the sound equipment used in Hollywood to create blockbuster hits such as the Oscar winning film Oppenheimer.
Commenting on the visit Antony Higginbotham MP said:
What a brilliant business we have in Burnley with AMS Neve. Their audio engineering literally powers Hollywood and I never tire of shouting from the rooftops about our area’s engineering prowess.
That’s why I was delighted to welcome the Secretary of State today so she could see that first hand.
Having worked with the likes of the Beatles to Hans Zimmer to Eminem, Mark has built a formidable reputation as best in class, providing both the film and music industry with the equipment to create some of the best-known films and songs around. We should be incredibly proud of that.
Secretary of State Lucy Frazer MP said:
I was delighted to join terrific local champion Antony Higginbotham MP at AMS Neve in Burnley. The creative industries are worth £124 billion to the economy, and we’re sticking to our plan to grow them by a further £50 billion and add a million new jobs by 2030.
Firms like AMS Neve in Burnley are at the cutting edge of our creative industries, powering growth here at home and winning international recognition for their innovation and technical skill.
