AWARD-winning North-East independent film and TV production company, the Dene Group, has announced a £795,000 expansion plan.

The company will relocate to Ouseburn, in Newcastle.

It was set up 19 years ago by six-time Royal Television Society winner, Steve Salam, and now has operations in London and Manchester. The Dene Group is one of the largest providers of commercials to ITV’s regional broadcast TV teams and has produced almost 5,000 commercials, corporate films and broadcast TV programmes.

Mr Salam said: “This investment will underpin our growth strategy.”