AN Edinburgh-based media production company has been contracted to capture the construction of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project.
MBP has been awarded a six-figure sub-contract by the project’s main contractor for the second phase of one of the UK’s biggest and highest value road transformation programmes.
Transport Scotland’s £3 billion A9 Dualling Programme will upgrade 80 miles of single carriageway from Perth to Inverness to dual carriageway in a bid to reduce journey times and improve safety.
The second project, which is currently under construction involves widening nearly six miles of road between Luncarty and the Pass of Birnam to provide two lanes of traffic in each direction.
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MBP is supporting the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project using its first remotely operated renewable energy camera system, which is believed to be the only one of its kind available in the UK. It is using 4K camera equipment powered by photovoltaic panels which provide a constant energy supply.
The team will deliver more than 600GB of still images during the course of the contract until completion in Spring 2021 – that’s 20,000 images every month – and a total of 312 independent films to chart progress and inform stakeholders about the transformation.
MBP has been operating for more than eight years supporting organisations ranging from Coca Cola Enterprises to The Ministry of Defence, as well making films for oil and gas sector businesses, and the fashion and music industries. The team has also won several accolades for its work including a Scottish Bafta.
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Matt Brown, MBP managing director, said: “We are very proud to be involved in this monumental A9 project and producing what we believe is one of the only solutions like this in the UK – renewable energy powered remote camera systems that can communicate with each other across a hugely diverse environment.
“This campaign supports our ongoing growth strategy of diversifying our technologies and further expanding our production offering.”
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