Calrec expands HQ following 50 per cent staff growth
Published: ASIA
WORLD: Broadcast console specialist Calrec has expanded its HQ to encompass a new building following a 50 per cent enlargement of its workforce within the last six months. Among the new staff are project managers Louis Mehr and Andrew Holden, while 15 new software engineers have also been appointed.
The move sees the manufacturer outgrow its home of two decades, Nutclough Mill which is located in Hebden Bridge in the UK and was originally constructed in 1797, becoming the home of the first worker-production textile cooperative in England. The new office, the Pennine Building, is located on the same site as Nutclough Mill, allowing the company to occupy both concurrently. Housing 40 people, the Pennine Building is intended to become a dedicated centre for R&D development and testing, taking on all Calrec software development.
Other additions to the Calrec team include three new project managers within its production team, a larger customer support team, new desk and module test engineers, and a boosted sales staff.
‘Throughout the decades, Calrec has earned an outstanding reputation for innovation with a documented history of firsts – the first stereo broadcast console in 1977, the world’s first digitally controlled assignable mixing console in 1981, and the groundbreaking use of FPGA technology in 2007,’ declared Calrec managing director Roger Henderson. ‘Calrec’s recent growth can be seen as investment in the development of new firsts for the future.’