Canford News
The latest news from Canford including show previews and reviews, new product launches and prestigious projects we've supplied equipment for.
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Canford have over 1 million metres of cable available for immediate despatch! We also have several free, easy to follow technical guides on digital transmission distances, digital cable choice, low fire hazard cables and more; an absolute must for anyone working with cable.
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Canford have just supplied London based Roll to Record Ltd with a wide variety of equipment for use in the latest Big Brother series. Amongst a great deal of racking and interconnect products, we have also supplied a large quantity of cable marking and cable management accessories.
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A plain brown envelope which arrived at the home of Canford’s Chairman recently nearly joined the pile of junk mail which had preceded it but a moment’s pause led to the quick realisation that this was far from the assumed offer to try a new hearing aid or contribute to another obscure cause. Inside was notification that our esteemed Chair was to be honoured with the award of an OBE for services to North East Business in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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Canford has announced the last batch of that stalwart of radio or TV outside broadcast, the ASC Minx Mixer. The Minx has been a mainstay of OBs going back more than 25 years. Its unique and comprehensive range of features on such a compact, portable unit, have made it a firm favourite with production crew heading out into the field. The last ever batch has been built and are available for immediate delivery.
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The current exchange rate with the US Dollar has allowed Canford to reduce our prices on selected Electrovoice microphone products. We have passed these savings directly on to our customers. This means there are reductions of up to 25% saving YOU up to £134 for the duration of the current catalogue.
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It turns out Canford has a real live hero working as part of our crew here in Washington. Anthony Navi, a member of our logistics team was recently involved in an all too real, life and death situation, saving a member of the public from certain drowning in the River Tyne by his quick witted actions.
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Kevin Carpenter is one of The World’s leading trick shot performers and is also the golf pro at the famous Celtic Manor resort just outside Cardiff. He has just bought a Chiayo portable PA system from Canford for his performances, which he says is ideal as he prepares for the 2008 World Trick Shot Championships.
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Canford supplier, Super Rod, has been awarded the UK's most prestigious business accolade - the Queen's Award for Innovation. Super Rod is well known in the industry for their unique range of cable routing products and it is this innovation which has secured them the top honour in this year's awards.
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Panamic booms are currently being used exclusively on productions of series Tank Overhaul, the History Channel programme. Paul Adlaf, the award winning Canadian sound recordist from Toronto is the sound man for the show and swears by the products. It’s currently being filmed at The Imperial War Museum at Duxford in the UK.
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Britannia Row Productions, the world renowned live production specialist, has just taken delivery of a large quantity of Tecpro headsets and RTS beltpacks and power supplies. Britannia Row was able to ask Canford to customise the headsets to make them compatible with the RTS beltpacks.
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