VMI sponsors Cinematography award at Portsmouth University 14 July 2022 One of our favourite sayings is that ‘Everyone got to where they are today, from where they were yesterday’ – even Steven Spielberg was a student at one time! VMI … Read more
VMI’s solar panels save over 4T CO2 in June 22 14 July 2022 VMI’s solar panels in London and Bristol generated 1.05MWh in June 2022, saving an estimated 4.46T of CO2. This is the equivalent of 2 people flying return from London to … Read more
VMI Hosts Successful Ronin 4D Workshops 14 July 2022 VMI continues with is new post-COVID 2022 workshop season with three bespoke Ronin 4D workshops held at West London College’s Studio in Ealing Green and also at the Cleveland Arms … Read more
VMI Books Eurostar to Visit IBC in Amsterdam 21 June 2022 We have been travelling to visit the IBC TV convention in Amsterdam for decades and other than the Superheroes campaign (2017-2019) when we travelled by bicycle, we have always travelled … Read more
VMI Lighting Workshop Demonstrates Value of In-Person Events 6 June 2022 Seeing is believing, as they say, and now that we’re all back to business the chance, VMI’s new in-person workshops which allow visitors to get hands on with equipment and … Read more
VMI 2021 Carbon Audit Shows 9% CO2 Reduction 19 May 2022 Our second annual carbon audit of 2021 is complete and demonstrates that VMI has reduced its total carbon emissions, according to the Science-Based Target Initiative from 234TCO2e to 213TCO2e, a … Read more
Bristol Building 10.6KW Solar PV Installation 15 May 2022 VMI’s Bristol building has been fitted with a 10.6KW Solar PV array, to provide the majority of it’s power requirements. As part of this initiative, we have also replaced all … Read more
Bristol Solar PV cuts power use by 56% 15 May 2022 Amazingly, Bristol’s Sola PV installation has cut their power use by more than half (56%), though the pictures tell the full story though!(Data from Octopus energy readings taken 25-April – … Read more
VMI London has 10KW of Solar Panels Installed 10 May 2022 In May 2022, in spite of having a 100% green electricity tariff since 2018, VMI installed 10KW of solar panels to its London HQ to generate most of its own … Read more
Environmental Grant won from West of England Combined Authority and European Regional Development Fund 4 May 2022 50% Funding for environmental improvements to Bristol was sought and approved from the West of England Combined Authority and European Regional Development Fund. They helped to fund improvements to Bristol’s … Read more
VMI is voted one of the UK’s Best Workplaces 4 May 2022 Having achieved a Great Place To Work certification for VMI, we were invited to enter the UK’s Greatest Workplace Awards and were delighted to be officially ranked 62 as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces …more
VMI donates full ARRI camera kit to West London College 3 May 2022 West London College is proud to announce a significant partnership with camera rental company, VMI, who supply camera packages to the TV Industry for dramas, feature films, documentaries, music videos … Read more
VMI E-BIKE SCHEME OPEN DAY HELD 6 April 2022 VMI held a BLIKE open day in April for our staff to try out the full range of E-Bikes available to lease from BLIKE. The scheme has been set up … Read more
Bristol Building Roof Insulation and Triple-Glazed Roof Lights Fitted 1 April 2022 We replaced the single-glazed roof lights with triple glazed (U-value 1.6) and sprayed foam insulation to the underside of the steel roof of our Bristol building to improve its thermal … Read more
VMI Awarded Ealing Business Pioneers To Promote Sustainable Lighting Use In Film and TV 1 April 2022 VMI has been awarded an Ealing Business Pioneers grant to help fund running in-person courses to spread awareness of the benefits and advantages of the latest LED lighting technology. The … Read more
We publish updated VMI Environmental and Sustainability Policy 28 March 2022 We updated our Environmental and Sustainability Policy and uploaded it here. We strongly believe in the power of community and continues to share ideas and solutions that inspire wider industry … Read more
VMI Sponsors KIFF Film Festival 7 March 2022 VMI loves to support new entrants to the industry and is proud to be a partner of a brand new film festival in June, which aims to celebrate a diverse … Read more
VMI stops stocking Polyboards and pioneers sustainable replacement 23 February 2022 Polyboards are horribly unsustainable and their size makes them difficult to dispose of, so we have found a practical sustainable alternative and have stopped supplying the originals. The new Lastolite … Read more
Camera Technicians Apprentice Scheme Builds on Successful First Year 18 February 2022 The new Apprenticeship Standard for Camera Prep Technicians is looking to expand after a successful first season launch. Last summer, nine trainees became the first cohort of apprentices to participate … Read more
Company Food Poll 10 February 2022 What kind of company polls their staff to see what food they would like to eat for catered events? We do! In February 2022, we polled the entire VMI staff … Read more
VMI GROUP RECYCLES 100% OF WASTE – 2021 CERTIFIED 4 February 2022 Since 2019, as part of our annual carbon audit, we audit our waste every year to confirm that our waste reduction plan is working. For the entire 2021, just as … Read more
Launch of VMI Microsite to show 20-year Sustainability Journey 31 January 2022 Not many people know that we have been working for almost 20 years to make VMI into a more sustainable and socially equitable company. We are totally committed to becoming … Read more
VMI Donates Lights for Student Training 21 January 2022 VMI has partnered with Bristol-based college, boomsatsuma, donating a range of lighting equipment for BA Hons Filmmaking Production and Post-production degree student skills development, Jan 2021. Degree students based at … Read more
VMI is a certified Great Place to Work! 20 January 2022 VMI has always striven to be a place that people enjoy working in and a recent independent audit by organisation, GreatPlaceToWork, has confirmed that 96% of VMI’s workforce judge VMI … Read more