Ali Wilson is leaving VMI after 15 long and fruitful years. 1 May 2025 Ali first joined us in the late 2010s straight from university as a fresh-faced runner and his first job was taking images of VMI equipment for our (then) new website. … Read more
The Future of Production Kit Rental: Evolving to Survive 20 April 2025 The production kit rental sector has faced significant upheaval in recent years, with numerous companies shutting their doors. The combination of cheaper high-quality equipment, shifting production trends, and economic pressures … Read more
VMI Welcomes Claudio Cadman as Deputy Head of Drama. 21 March 2025 We’re thrilled to announce that Claudio Cadman has joined VMI as Deputy Head of Drama, bringing his expertise to help expand our drama division. An award-winning Director of Photography, Claudio … Read more
VMI Website History – 1995-2025 20 March 2025 Few will realise that VMI’s website is now on its 5th version and thanks to Google’s cache facility, we can share some of these versions with you to show you how our website has evolved.
VMI Is Recruiting! 20 February 2025 VMI currently have the opening for a Client Contact to join our busy camera rental facility in West London and are inviting applications now. As a key member of our … Read more
VMI Wins West London SME Green Business of the Year Award 20 February 2025 VMI TV has been honoured with the West London Business SME Green Business of the Year award at the prestigious awards ceremony in Twickenham on 29 January 2025. This accolade, … Read more
THRIVE IN 25: Unlock 25% Discount for 25 Days with VMI! 17 January 2025 Forget about ‘survive ’til ’25’ – let’s thrive in ’25 instead! We have lived with the mantra of ‘Survive ‘til ‘25’ but now we want to replace this with a … Read more
VMI Held Successful MikroMak Events 15 January 2025 VMI held some workshops at VMI Acton at the start of February 2025, to help DPs to learn about why MikroMak and InfiniProbe lenses are different to other macros and … Read more
VMI Bristol 10th Anniversary Lens Events 21/22 Jan 8 January 2025 In partnership with Bristol Film School (Boomsatsuma) and our friends at Bristol Crew, we are hosting 2 events on 21/22 January on LENSES! To celebrate our VMI Bristol branch’s 10th … Read more
The House Of Fish wins Sustainable Film Competition 7 January 2025 VMI and Sustainable Film arranged a competition to offer free camera and grip equipment and the results are now in…
VMI is shortlisted company in the 2025 Park Royal Business Awards for Green SME of the Year 2 January 2025 VMI has been shortlisted for the SME Green Business of the Year at the West London Business Awards 2025 with the winner to be announced at the end of January … Read more
It all started with a comment… 2 January 2025 Sometimes, transformative change begins with the simplest of moments and for VMI, it all started with a comment. Back in 2018, like many companies, we regularly sent out customer surveys … Read more
Exclusive Year-End Raffle: Win a DJI NEO Drone! 4 November 2024 From now until Friday, 20 December, we’re offering our clients a special opportunity to win one of 5 DJI NEO drones. Here’s how you can participate: How to Enter: Key … Read more
Sustainable Film Competition 21 October 2024 CALLING ALL SUSTAINABLY MINDED FILMMAKERS! Our sustainability film competition was so successful last year, that VMI and Sustainable Film decided to repeat it again this year, offering a prize to … Read more
4-Years In, VMI On Track to Net-Zero-By-2030 11 October 2024 VMI’s journey to net-zero began in 2021, with the company committing to achieving net-zero by 2030, publicly reporting annual CO2 emissions and aiming for continuous annual reductions and by 2023, … Read more
VMI featured in new Sustainability Guide 10 October 2024 VMI featured in new Sustainability Guide, compiled by ACrew4U | cre8tiveBank and in partnership with evcom. This is a comprehensive 68 page sustainability guide for all companies, taking the reader … Read more
VMI runs 2nd Bootcamp helping youngsters join TV industry 23 September 2024 For the second year in a row, courtesy of funding from the DfE and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership and with generous sponsorship from SEGRO, training provider The JGA Group and … Read more
Bristol Crew connects the freelance pros in thriving production scene 22 August 2024 Bristol is flourishing as a hub for media production in no small part thanks to its freelance community and the networking website and database Bristol Crew which unites many of … Read more
VMI is Accredited Living Wage Employer for 7 Years 15 July 2024 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
SUPPORT YOUR INDEPENDENT RENTAL HOUSE 11 July 2024 2023 was hard, 2024 is proving to be equally hard and independent rental companies are finding it very tough. Renting from VMI means much more than just renting equipment —it … Read more
VMI Awards Best Short Film at KIFF 2024 8 July 2024 Karen Bryson’s film “Monochromatic” won the VMI Best Short Film award at the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) in June 2024. VMI has been a proud partner of KIFF since … Read more
VMI Featured as Climate Change Champion by UN 28 June 2024 Link: https://climatechampions.unfccc.int/vmi-business-improves-when-you-take-climate-action/ It is great to be recognised for doing what we consider to be the right thing. Here is an article written by the United Nations Network on Climate Change on … Read more
Gabrielle Alexander-Wolfe Wins VMI Award for Best Cinematography at University of Portsmouth 25 June 2024 The University of Portsmouth proudly announces that Gabrielle Alexander-Wolfe has been awarded the annual VMI Award for Best Cinematography for 2024. Gabrielle’s exceptional work on the regency short film Until … Read more
VMI wins Gold Award for 2023 Carbon Reduction from Ecologi 22 April 2024 Ecologi announced on Earth Day (22 April), that their judging panel had awarded VMI with a Gold Award for its carbon reduction successes. Ecologi is a passionate climate platform, who … Read more
VMI Albert-Certified Carbon-Neutral for 2023 10 April 2024 For the second year in a row, VMI becomes Albert-Certified Carbon-Neutral by offsetting its 79.8T of Carbon emissions generated in 2022, in an Albert-Approved Scheme to build a solar panel … Read more