User:MattyBKS/Canford Audio PLC
Background
The company was founded in 1976 by Iain Elliott. It was initially run on a part time basis from Iain’s house in Northumberland, hiring out P.A. equipment for mobile discos and radio shows.
In 1978 a limited company was set up and in 1979, Canford moved to its first factory premises in Ryton.
Swiftly outgrowing the Ryton premises, Canford moved to its current Washington headquarters in 1987.
Two buildings form the complex. One houses an extensive warehouse facility plus Sales, Technical Support, Administration and Quality Assurance. The other building provides a large manufacturing area for the
production of Canford, NEAL, EMO and TECPRO products, together with Design and Drawing Office.
A manufacturing operation at Portland in the South-West of England was acquired in 1999.
This operation has extensive metalworking and assembly resources for the production of video connectors and panel products.
Over 3,500 items of the audio and video products in Canfords ranges are original Canford designs.
These are either manufactured in house or by specialist cable companies, plastic moulders or metal
fabricators to Canford specifications. Making most of their items unique.
The Canford website (canford.co.uk) is in constant development and includes online trading together with details of new products, technical information, special offers and clearances.
Exhibition
Canford Audio PLC attends exhibitions yearly, such as EMAP's BVE North, IBC International (Amsterdam) and PLASA (London), alongside industry names like Sennheiser. Canford will be attending BVE North in November 2012.
Awards
Canford Audio received the award for best UK distributor from Soniflex at the 2010 IBC exhibition in Amsterdam
Brands
EMO
EMO was acquired by Canford Group in the year 2000 and has worked to create numerous products such as the industry famous rack-light
Enclosure Systems
Enclosure Systems was integrated into the Canford group in early 2012. The company itself had been around since 1965 specialising in the design and manufacture of 19" Cabinets and accessories for the IT, telecom and defense industries.
NEAL Recordings
NEAL recordings joined the Canford Group in 1996 and specialises in cassette recorders for professional applications. This technology was developed into an unmatched range of secure audio and video recording and transcription systems for legal applications, particularly criminal evidence interviews. NEAL recordings preferred choice of many police forces, government agencies and large corporations worldwide. Recorders can be seen in many TV dramas and documentaries including The Sweeney and The Bill.
ASH Distribution
ASH is currently in it's 15th year in the IT peripherals business and merged into the Canford Group in 2007.
Panamic
Canford also acquired Panamic Boom poles in 2007. These Boom poles have been used on many films and TV series including Canadian documentary Tank Overhaul.
Tecpro
Canford acquired the established Technical Projects intercom range in 1986 and continue to manufacture the communication system, now known as Tecpro, at the factory in Washington, UK. The rugged two wire system is the industry standard in the UK theater and live events markets. It is seen as a viable and cost effective approach to professional intercoms.
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Canford supply a large range of cable worldwide
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