Expansion planned at visual effects company

A COMPANY responsible for visual effects for programmes including Sherlock and Doctor Who is planning further expansion after having raised £2m in finance.

Oscar winning Milk VFX, which has a Cardiff operation at the Gloworks building at Port Teigr, will use the new investment from the Business Growth Fund to finance research and development and investigate new overseas opportunities, the Sunday Times reported.

Milk, which is headquartered in London, was founded four years ago and has seen revenues rise more than 70% to £7.3m over the past two years. Founder and chief executive Will Cohen said: “We see a great opportunity to take the company to the next level.”

Milk launched its Cardiff operation a little over two years ago in March 2015. It has a workforce of around 150 split between its London and Cardiff sites. Clients also include Netflix and Warner Bros.

Milk won an Oscar last year for its work on the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina, as well as an Emmy for the Sherlock episode The Abominable Bride and a Bafta Cymru for Doctor Who.

It has also been nominated for two 2017 Baftas, for The Abominable Bride and The Last Dragonslayer.