Since first opening in April 2002 with just eight edit suites and 12 staff members, Suite has grown to now operate from three interconnected buildings, with 30 edit suites, four audio suites, two grading suites and 34 remote offlines.
Most significantly, though, three years ago, Suite became the UK’s first employee-owned post-production company.
The team members, who are known as “associates”, share in key decisions and, in good years, the profits. A dedicated trust ensures Suite operates in the long-term interest of its people, which nurtures a culture of shared responsibility and creativity, says Suite.
The last 12 months have seen even more substantial changes at the company, with its original founders stepping back from day-to-day management to make way for a new managing director and leadership team. The year ended up being the busiest and most successful in Suite’s history.
The company specialises in British comedy and entertainment, with credits including Have I Got News for You, Gladiators, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and The Graham Norton Show.
One judge said Suite has a “beautiful culture, employee-owned uniqueness, strong entertainment pedigree” adding that it is “a boutique with soul and smart evolution”.
Another judge said the post-production house has “a tremendous atmosphere, feels like family and most importantly, they are excellent, even with the hardest tasks”.
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Envy
2025 was a big year for Envy, which saw the company move its London HQ from Rathbone Place to Stephen Street, crafting a large-scale state-of-the-art post-production facility in what was previously Stephen Street Studios.
Alongside this was the expansion of Envy Academy, which is dedicated to finding and training the next generation of post-production professionals.Some 60% of Envy’s workforce began their careers through the Academy.
RunVT
RunVT celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025. It began life in a Soho basement and now spans over 16,000 sq ft across six facilities in London, Brighton and Newcastle, with 40+ offline suites and 14 picture and audio finishing suites.
“They are a deeply human, values-driven company thriving through authenticity and diversity. Strong output, mighty growth, and meaningful cultural leadership,” said one of the judges.
dock10 Media City
The past years have seen a number of key evolutions for dock10 – it has expanded its facility to include more state-of-the-art edit suites and designed bespoke workflows and software to meet all its client’s needs. All of this has allowed the company’s creatives to deliver the highest quality work on shows including Quay Street Productions’ Missing You and The Lighthouse’s Murder Before Evensong.
Serious Facilities
In 2025, Serious Facilities opened up a base in Percy Street, London, its first outside of Scotland, where the company already has offices in Glasgow and Govan. The Percy Street facility will aim to attract business, while all the heavy lifting will be done by the Serious team in Scotland, where the ingest/MCR and edit assist team is based.
“London seemed to be the next logical step in our expansion,” said Serious Facilities CEO Simon Cull. “We’ve built a strong and loyal client base in our hometown of Glasgow, but we wanted to branch out and attract new types of work with different clients.”
Sky Post Production
Sky Post Production works across a huge range of genres. Its output includes daily sport content for NFL, Super Bowl, Ryder Cup, Premier League and Women’s Super League; current affairs and news docs (The Beast, Escaping Putin, 10 Years of Darkness); high-end factual (David Frost Vs.); scripted dailies (Mr Bigstuff, Bad Tidings); and live events including Isle of Wight Festival, Sky Arts Awards, and Darbar Festival.
The company underwent big changes in its approach this year, with most of its sport content transitioning to Adobe and being finished in HDR, required significant investment and training.
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