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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A Paladin tool for everyone

Paladin tools are loved by wiremen, technicians and engineers the world over and we think they are pretty good too! The range Canford carries provides a Paladin tool for all the typical jobs you will come across in audio, video, data and comms.
Adapters to interface between HDMI, DVI, USB, D-SUB & more

With the greater than ever use of semi-pro and consumer interconnect products the importance of the humble adapter has increased significantly. Inevitably this leads to the odd hiccup in mating two products or cables together which is why Canford offers a wide range of audio and video adapters (or adaptors as our US cousins would say) that should solve a lot of problems. Canford also stock suitable cables and patch cords for these products.
Top TV sound recordist heads for the desert with Panamic poles

Roger Lucas, one of the UK’s top sound recordists, has been using Panamic boom poles from as far back as he can remember and rates them as the best in the business. Roger has used the poles in the widest variety of challenging locations and on some of the UK’s favourite TV shows. He is about to put his Panamics through another gruelling shoot in the Syrian Desert.
Kilimanjaro

In July, a multi-ability team of disabled and non-disabled adults climbed Kilimanjaro accompanied by a film crew. This was a very real challenge - on average, ten climbers die each year while trying to reach the summit.
Canford plastic cable tray relaunched

Canford has announced the relaunch of their plastic cable trays. These tough utilitarian products are Canford designed and provide many advantages over the more traditional steel offerings not the least of which being their lighter weight and ease of cutting to appropriate lengths.
Canford stops recycling!...

…and begins re-using. One of the biggest impacts Canford has on the environment is in our necessary use of packaging in various forms. From this point forward Canford will re-use all boxes and other packaging materials wherever possible when packing your order for despatch, a scheme that is even more environmentally friendly than recycling as no energy input is required.
Over 1 Million metres of cable in stock right now!

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.
Roll to Record tie up Big Brother

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.
End of an era – ASC Minx mixer enters last production run

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.
Canford sponsor RTS award

Canford sponsored the craft award for audio at the Royal Television Society (RTS) recent annual awards ceremony, the largest UK event of its kind outside London. We have been a sponsor of The RTS North East & Borders Centre awards for many years and it is with great pleasure we can announce this years winner as Peter Groom of Dene Films. The award was presented to Peter by our CEO Chas Kennedy at the ceremony held at The Sage Gateshead on February 23rd.