Omniplex Cinema Group, Ireland’s largest cinema company, is crossing the Irish Sea. The company announced today that it has set its first expansion into mainland Great Britain (Omniplex already has locations across Northern Ireland) with the purchase of five existing cinema locations previously owned by the embattled operator Empire Cinemas.
This expansion will see Birmingham, Ipswich, Sutton, Clydebank, and High Wycombe Empire sites join the Omniplex Cinema Group portfolio, with each location set to open in early December 2023 and more to be announced in 2024.
Omniplex Cinema Group is making a total investment of £22.5 million over eighteen months to acquire and renovate these existing locations.
Omniplex has said the investment will secure at least 150 existing jobs. The individual site openings are planned on the following dates: Birmingham on 6 December, Ipswich and Sutton on 8 December, and Clydebank and High Wycombe on 10 December 2023. “We are thrilled to bring Omniplex Cinemas to Great Britain.
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