VMI has been a Living Wage Employer for 6-years 8 June 2023 Back in June 2017, VMI became a certified Living Wage Employer, as it ensured that our staff could earn a wage which the Living Wage Foundation calculated would be enough … Read more
May ’23 – VMI Becomes Net Power Exporter 1 June 2023 May 2023 was the first month when VMI became a net exporter of power. In May 2023, VMI imported 2,307KWh of power from the grid but with 55KW of solar … Read more
Company Wood-burning Pizza Experience 31 May 2023 VMI company wood-burning pizza-experience day, May 2023, which was a real team effort, for which a lot of fun was had by all and a lot of pizzas were consumed … Read more
VMI Supports RA Futures Programme 15 May 2023 VMI continues to support the RA Agency Futures Program by offering space and equipment to aid training to help them with their aim of identifying and developing black female talent … Read more
First Short Films Shot by WLC Students using VMI donated ARRI Alexa Camera kit 9 May 2023 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB1KOZiQbdc Sometimes, two organisations can help each other and both feel that they have achieved the best deal and VMI’s long-standing collaboration with West London College is one of those rare … Read more
VMI has our own Brazilian Rainforest (really!) 28 April 2023 This is not quite as crazy as it sounds but there genuinely is a region of Brazilian rainforest which we have paid to be caretakers of, as part of an … Read more
London Building Solar expanded to 40KW 18 April 2023 VMI’s London HQ building which was fitted with a 10KW Solar PV array in 2022, has been expanded to 40KW in April 2023 in order to cope with the substantial … Read more
VMI now showing the Carbon Saved on Quotes 6 April 2023 As a carbon-neutral company, we thought that it might be fun to calculate and show our clients just how much carbon they were saving. We use the CO2e/£1m ratio to … Read more
VMI IS ALBERT-CERTIFED CARBON NEUTRAL 3 April 2023 VMI paid to offset our 121.4T of CO2e carbon emissions generated in 2022 to invest in a project to preserve the Brazilian Rainforest to avoid deforestation over a 30 year … Read more
VMI Publishes its third Carbon Audit 3 April 2023 VMI has completed its third Carbon audit, which confirms that CO2 emissions have reduced for a 3rd year and are now at half of 2019 levels, two full years ahead … Read more
Robert Grooms, winner of the UoP Best Cinematography Award sponsored by VMI, shooting with his rental prize 31 March 2023 Robert Grooms is a talented cinematographer who graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2022, having won their Best Cinematography prize for his work on the dystopian film, frequency. The … Read more
VMI hosts local students for an Insight Day 22 March 2023 VMI hosted 20 students from across 7 different West London Colleges to attend an insight day at VMI. Business studies and Media studies students were given a tour and attended … Read more
VMI Halves Carbon Emissions since 2019 13 March 2023 VMI has completed its third Carbon audit, which confirms that CO2 emissions have reduced for a 3rd year and are now at half of 2019 levels, two full years ahead … Read more
Bristol Building Solar expanded to 15KW 3 March 2023 VMI’s Bristol building which was fitted with a 10.6KW Solar PV array in 2022, has been expanded to 15KW in March 2023 in order to provide the majority of it’s … Read more
VMI is awarded Highly Commended in West London Business Awards 2023 2 March 2023 VMI, a has been awarded Highly Commended for Park Royal Business of the Year and named a finalist for Race To Zero Company of the Year in the West London … Read more
VMI profiled in Ealing news for 2023 West London Business Awards 22 February 2023 Link: https://ealing.news/business/ealing-news-meets-vmi-tv-shortlisted-for-west-london-business-awards-2023/ EALING.NEWS meets VMI.TV, shortlisted for West London Business Awards 2023. Article reproduced from EALING.NEWS reporter 21 February, 2023 Eleven businesses based in Ealing have been shortlisted in 11 categories at this year’s West … Read more
Free Introductory Lighting Courses Run 8 February 2023 VMI hosted a one day introductory course in February for anyone in the industry wanting to know more about lighting and specifically, learning how to light.The course was given by … Read more
5 years of Wellness Days at VMI 1 February 2023 As a monthly treat, VMI arranges for a masseuse to visit VMI in Acton on the last Tuesday of the month to give a personal massage to consenting staff. It … Read more
Josh Barker passes his Camera-Tech Apprenticeship 31 January 2023 After 2.5 years of planning to design a new apprenticeship standard, 3 apprentices started the scheme with VMI in August 2021. Fast forward 18-months and our first Apprentice, Josh Barker, … Read more
VMI Sponsors Year 2 of KIFF Film Festival 31 January 2023 VMI loves to support new entrants to the industry and is a founder member of a brand new film festival which started last year. The Kingston International Film Festival aims … Read more
VMI Supports Roundhouse Young Filmmakers 30 January 2023 VMI has been a long been a supporter of young filmmakers by providing discounted equipment for the Roundhouse Young Creatives Group, who help new entrants to the industry to learn … Read more
2022 VMI Annual Client Survey – Best Ever Results 27 January 2023 In December/January 2023, we held our 15th annual client satisfaction survey, asking all VMI clients who had hired from us in the previous 12 months exactly what they thought about … Read more
VMI supports 3 new film makers to make a film 18 January 2023 VMI sponsors Casa creative studios scheme to support three filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds to help to make three films. VMI are supplying a camera equipment package to launch this new … Read more
Building a circular economy into every business 2 January 2023 We all like the idea of sustainable business and sustainable living but what about adopting sustainable techniques in an office? Barry Bassett from VMI was thinking about this when he … Read more
VMI’s Christmas-themed New Products Day was a great success 24 December 2022 We arranged an amazing event in early December 2022, which was superbly received, attended by several hundred visitors and above all, was great fun! Instead of a full written account, … Read more