We have received the unexpected yet not entirely unforeseen news that our long-standing supplier, Fujifilm, will discontinue microfilm production starting in 2026. We deeply regret this decision, as we... read more →
Zeutschel and DATAWIN GmbH, both market leaders, are united by a steadfast dedication to quality and service, backed by decades of experience. This year, the Zeutschel Partner meeting was held... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
From the 11th - 13th November 2022 Genus showcased its’ new 3D Object Digitisation Service in conjunction with digitisation.io at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Our... read more →
For over 40 years Genus has been a trusted supplier of photographic and digitisation supplies and services to the museums, libraries and archives sector. Now, in partnership with digitisation experts,... read more →
GENUS are pleased to have entered into a strategic partnership with Epson for the supply of business scanners. Like GENUS, Epson understands that businesses put reliability and environmental impact at... read more →
With more and more organisations in the UK & Ireland becoming aware of cultural heritage standards such as Metamorfoze, FADGI and ISO, the requirement to understand the parameters and have... read more →
On 13th December 2021 GENUS released a news item reporting that GENUS had been appointed the UK & Ireland distributor of Mekel Technology products from The Crowley Company for the... read more →
We are delighted to announce we have formed a commercial partnership with the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) to offer a bespoke digitisation service to the many organisations;... read more →
The awards are given by librarians in the United States. Our long-standing sales partner The Crowley Company accepted the awards and received an additional Award: "Service of the Year" for... read more →
On Saturday 22nd January 2022 Genus were very pleased to exhibit at their first event since the start of COVID. Genus was one of a select few companies invited to... read more →
During the COVID infested year of 2021 Genus kept busy with a raft of green initiatives to lower the impact of our activities on the environment. We underwent a major... read more →
Frederick, Md. and Warwickshire, UK – The Crowley Company and Genus, a privately-owned family company formally known as The Microfilm Shop, have taken another step forward in their 30+ year... read more →
A 21-year-old apprentice has told Nuneaton MP Marcus Jones how securing an apprenticeship with a local family business is helping both her and her employer reach their goals. Emily Negus... read more →
Genus has recently completed a project for the Scottish Fisheries Museum to digitise their photographic negative collection. In this blog we interview Linda Fitzpatrick, Curator at the Scottish Fisheries Museum... read more →
Genus has recently completed a very interesting project to capture the historic Trophy collection of British Racing Motors (BRM). Founded in 1949 and active in Formula One from 1951 to... read more →
We are pleased to announce the recertification of our ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. We have taken the opportunity to bring certification in line with our ISO 27001:2013 Information Security... read more →
Recollect is pleased to announce the appointment of Genus as reseller for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Recollect is proud to collaborate and partner with Genus, an industry leader with many... read more →
Since the Company’s incorporation in 1974 our customer base has included Museums and Archives, Financial Institutions, LGA’s and service bureaux. We have always specialised in Document Archiving, beginning with microfilm... read more →
The Zeutschel OS Q Overhead Scanner has been delivered to Universities, Authorities and Service companies for the first time. It will be employed to digitise maps, books, construction drawings and... read more →
"Thanks to feedback from customers like many of you, Scannx once again is pleased to announce that its products were recognized by LibraryWorks’ 2020 annual Modern Library Awards (MLA) for... read more →
2019 was another exciting and successful year at Genus Our Digitisation Studio had an amazing year with a second shift having to be introduced to run from 17.00 – 22.00... read more →
It’s not uncommon for the current generation of desktop or departmental scanners to capture in excess of 200 images per minute, it’s never been easier to capture large numbers of... read more →
The date for Windows 7 End of Life is 14th January 2020. This means Microsoft will discontinue all support, and all updates, including security updates. Up to this date, we... read more →
For many years, the OS 14000 book scanner was regarded as the ultimate capture device for digitisation projects that require the highest standards of quality and productivity. New technological developments... read more →
Background The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch (NHB) have in their possession one of only two original copies of the World War 2 Admiralty Diary. The other copy is at... read more →
We are proud to announce that the double A0 flatbed scanner VERSASCAN 4870 won the Product of the Year Award at SGIA 2018. SGIA's annual Product of the Year competition... read more →
Once again, we will be exhibiting at the Museums and Heritage Show on the 15 + 16 May in London, Olympia, Stand M4. The Show offers two jam-packed days featuring... read more →
On the 4th April 2019, we hosted a unique, invitation-only event on the very latest developments in Digitisation Standards and Quality Management at The National Gallery, London. Attendees at the... read more →
Users can now scan and automatically translate paper documents into more than 60 languages Scanning solutions provider Scannx, Inc. today debuted its cutting-edge new Scan to Translate service, which enables users to... read more →
Easier operation and higher productivity - upgrade offer available More functionality at the same price: The new zeta comes with a larger, state-of-the-art touchscreen, more computing power under Windows 10... read more →
Scannx is a leading developer of cloud-based document scanning and delivery solutions for archives and libraries. Scannx book scanners and software are the first in the industry to provide direct... read more →
In August 2017 we announced the installation of Goobi workflow management software to aid our digitisation processes, since then Goobi has helped us manage several complex digitisation projects of a... read more →
In October last year I attended the “Microfilm in the digital era” conference in Moscow and gave a speech entitled “Microfilm in 2017 -Back to the Future 2!” about my... read more →
Genus is proud to announce the launch of another new microfilm product. After two years of heavy development Genus are now making microfilm diazo - fully manufactured, slit and packaged... read more →
On the 24th & 25th of October Paul Negus - Managing Director of Genus, attended the “Microfilming in the Digital Era” conference held at The Russian National Public Library for... read more →
A presentation by Managing Director of Genus - Paul Negus from the "Microfilming in the Digital Era" Conference: My father started The Microfilm Shop in 1974 after running a successful... read more →
At Genus, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and information security and so we are proud to announce that we have recently achieved the internationally recognised ISO 27001... read more →
Given the success we had gathering information on the history of our microfilm reader we thought we’d call on readers once again for assistance with a current photoshoot we have... read more →
Thanks to our constant expansion in the supply of archival imaging equipment and services, 2016 sees Genus announce a new member to further enhance our technical support team. Anthony brings... read more →
The Genus Group are sad to announce the death of Mrs Brenda May Hubbard at the age of 91 after a short illness. Brenda was one of the founding senior... read more →
In a continuation of its close relationship with Fujifilm, Genus are proud to announce it is the UK partner for the Fujifilm Archive Services long term information storage platform. Using... read more →
The company behind some of the most popular public and production library and heritage digitisation systems is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product, the K71 camera. The... read more →
2014 sees Genus celebrate its 40th anniversary of supplying archival imaging solutions, and as we enter our fifth decade we are delighted to announce a new member to further enhance... read more →
As the exclusive distributor for the regions of Europe, Middle East and Africa, The Microfilm Shop division of Genus receives "Best Performance in Microfilm Sales" Award from Fujifilm Europe GmbH... read more →
Genus launch Hyperwave Document Management, Records Management, Web Content Management, Workflow and Collaboration software in the UK. Click here to read more about Hyperwave.
At this year's DM Awards in London, Genus won website of the year for their new online shopping site www.paperscanners.co.uk. The website is host to a wide variety of book,... read more →
Genus, a long established specialist in the Document Management services industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Micrographic, Xerox Large Format and Scanner Equipment service and consumables division... read more →
Genus are proud to have partnered with Avision to add to our collection of best of breed products. Avision manufacture personal, workgroup and departmental scanners across the whole world and... read more →
With the arrival of new products from Inotec, 400 Series Document Scanner, book2net Spirit, book scanner and the Avision document scanners, our sales team have been travelling across the UK... read more →