The VMI Value-added Factor 15 May 2023 Seriously, why choose one rental company over any other? We think that exemplary customer service, delivered entirely carbon-neutrally and which is competitively priced are our value-added-factors. Ready why here:
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
Judgement Day – VMI Publishes Lens Comparison Videos 12 April 2023 FINALLY, THE FILMS ARE READY! In a break from tradition demos, VMI invited 40 camera department professionals to come and shoot their own tests across full frame lenses from Cooke, … 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
VMI’s clients win 3 awards at the Royal TV Society Awards. 30 March 2023 A huge recognition to three of VMI’s clients who won awards yesterday at the RTS awards for Dodger (Children’s Programme Award); Brassic (Best Comedy Drama) and Tinder Swindler (Best Single … 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
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
Not Another Boring Lens Comparison Event Mar 7/8, Acton 2 March 2023 In a break from tradition demos, VMI would like camera department professionals to come and see some of our new FF lenses and help to create a ‘real world’ comparison … Read more
VMI Website History – 1995-2023 1 February 2023 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 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
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
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
VMI is shortlisted company in the 2023 Park Royal Business Awards for 2 awards 12 December 2022 VMI is shortlisted company in the 2023 Park Royal Business Awards for 2 awards. The Park Royal Business Awards are upon up once more and the awards will be decided … Read more
VMI New Products Day 6/7/8 Dec. Limited Availability 1 November 2022 *** FREE EVENT – LIMITED AVAILABILITY *** VMI’s biannual New Products Day is this week! This is a big deal for us, as we only host this once every 2 … Read more
Excellent Bristol Lighting Event Held in October 26 October 2022 VMI held a very successful lighting event at the brand-new Boomsatsuma studios in Brislington, Bristol on 25 October 2022. Thanks for running the led lighting day in Bristol, which was … Read more
It all started with a comment… 7 September 2022 It all started with a comment back in 2018: Like many companies, VMI regularly engaged in customer questionnaires seeking feedback on product and service and like any company there will … Read more
VMI Implements What3Words for Efficient Deliveries 28 August 2022 Postcodes are great but can be really limiting when clients are shooting in open parkland like Richmond Deer Park or venues like Wembley Stadium which have several entrances. Even large … Read more
VMI Shortlisted for ProMoviemaker Rental Company of the Year 2 August 2022 Pro MovieMaker Magazine has written this terrific article on VMI’s environmental crusade as a reason for shortlisting VMI for their Gear of the Year award. A COMPANY WITH A CONSCIENCE … Read more
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 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 awards Best Shorts award at KIFF 1 July 2022 VMI loves to support new entrants to the industry and is proud to have been a partner and sponsor of the best short film at the inaugural new film festival … 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 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