In honour of Women's History Month this month, we delve into the remarkable stories of four extraordinary women from our very own Archive and Microfilm industry, whose contributions spanned various fields, challenging conventions, and leaving indelible marks in history. From Elizabeth Ross-Poyer, one of Parliament's pioneering archivists, to Barbara Askins,... read more →
Mar
27
Jan
18
I first came across microfilm in 1968 when Paul Negus was born. Therefore, he has lived in a microfilm environment all his life. I was working for a local authority that asked me to review this newish technology to see if it would be of use to them. I looked... read more →
Jan
18
What a journey! From our humble starting days of my Mum processing rolls of microfilm in the spare bedroom to rapidly expanding in 2023 to 50 staff and halfway through the best sales year in our 50-year history, we have had a great journey. There are so many exciting things... read more →
Nov
30
Based in in Darlaston in the industrial “Black Country” of England, Rubery Owen was founded in 1884 and was once one of the largest private employers in Europe, becoming Rubery Owen when John Rubery was joined by Alfred Ernest Owen in 1903. "Project Q4" was named... read more →
Nov
30
When Rob Petersen was a four-year-old child growing up 100m from the Dutch racing circuit of Zandvoort, the sound of the racing cars drew his attention and sparked what would become a lifelong fascination with motor racing. He began... read more →
Nov
06
Classic car enthusiasts are in for a treat at this year's Classic Motor Show, taking place at the NEC from 10th to 12th November. Once again, Genus will be exhibiting their specialist digitisation services, and this year, they have a special guest that will give attendees an insight into some... read more →
Aug
30
The last 12 months have seen huge changes in the microfilm marketplace. On November 1st 2022 EPM announced to the world that they were ceasing all microfilm trading operations from 31st December 2022. At the same time Agfa ceased all microfilm production operations. Genus purchased all of the remaining EPM... read more →
Jun
27
Genus and Zeutschel were very pleased to host a Digitisation and Standards Quality Management Conference at the Wellcome Trust on Tuesday 13th June 2023. Many thanks to Richard Everett and the Wellcome digitisation team Home | Wellcome for hosting us and providing a superb tour of the behind-the-scenes digitisation work... read more →
May
17
Thank you for joining us at the Museums & Heritage Show last week. We sincerely appreciate your presence and hope you had a fantastic experience exploring the event. From engaging conversations with exhibitors to gathering fresh ideas, we hope the show proved to be a valuable opportunity for you. At... read more →
Apr
18
We’re really excited to be at the Museums and Heritage Show in Olympia on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th May. One of the things we’re most excited about is being given the opportunity to talk about our new 3D photogrammetry service, alongside partners Digitisation.IO and ATS. Between 12:45pm-1:25pm in Theatre... read more →