Trade N ew s The en d o f an era ... On the 7th July 1994 B renda Hubbard, General M anager of The Microfilm Shop, retires a t an age in excess of 50.
inconvenience to th eir m any hundreds of custom ers in over 50 countries worldwide. The ground floor of the new u n it will house th eir j acket and cartridge m anufacturing plant and a large loading bay and cabinet storage area. The top floor will be a major area for stock th a t is badly needed. On comple tion The Microfilm Shop will w ithdraw from 5 rented units in other parts of Nuneaton. B e tte r On the 5th May 1994 The Microfilm Shop was aw arded full accreditation to the ISO 9002, EN29002, BS5750: P art 2: 1987. To get BS5750 has involved all staff a t The Microfilm Shop in a lot of extra work and effort. Ask anyone who already has it or is working tow ards it. The initial task is now complete and w hat sta rte d off as a chore has proved to be an interesting exercise in hon ing and improving the office system, w arehousing and m anagem ent control structures.
Brenda has been involved in the microfilm industry for m any years, sta rtin g out as Production M anager of Scanneg Microfilm in 1968. She was still w ith the com pany when it was acquired by Caledonian Reprographics and rem ained there u n til th a t, in tu rn , was sold to P.S.I. Upon its foundation she joined Genneg Associates (now trading as The Microfilm Shop) and has been there ever since. Brenda will be sorely m issed by everyone a t 'The Shop' and by most people in th e industry who knew her or had dealings w ith her. ...but still th e Sh op g e ts b ig g er and b etter B ig g er On Monday 9th May 1994, The Microfilm Shop cut the first sod to s ta rt the construction of a new 700 sq/m (7,000 sq/ft) extension to its existing 500 sq/m (5,000 sq/ft) office and w arehouse building. W ith luck, this new two storey building will be complete and occupied by early Septem ber. They hope th a t this will cause little K e e p in m in d ! ETD converts your 35 m/m microfilm into microfiche format. If you plan to keep your Image Data Base in a full quality 35 m/m microfilm, don't renounce to the advantatges of the microfiche format.
ETD, S.A. Aragon, 123 08015 Barcelona (SPAIN) Tel. 323 05 12 - 323 06 91 Fax. 454 16 06
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Contact:Barry M iddleton, Quality Representative, Genneg Associates, The M icrofilm Shop, H am m ond Close, Nuneaton, CV11 6RY, United Kingdom. Tel:- (0)203 383998 Fax:- (0)203 382319. M icrofiche read er com p an y b o u g h t o u t b y staff. Shrewsbury Technology had to sh u t down in A ugust '93, after paren t company Cray electronics tran sferred most of its business to Gosport. Following the closure five m em bers of staff bought out the parts of the firm which m anufacture microfiche readers and electronic physiotherapy equipm ent. They then decided th a t the new company - Shrewsbury Medical Ltd.- should also offer a contract development service for local firms. Now, from its base a t Atcham In d u strial E state, conve niently situated betw een Shrew sbury and Telford, ju st off the "old" A5. Shrew sbury Medical offers an array of high-tech products and services. All five m em bers of the firm's "core-team" are qualified engineers, and w ith the help of retained financial, med ical and software consultants, they specialise in comput er-aided engineering. Their expertise enables them to offer services ranging from mechanical; structural design to electronic circuit ry and software emulation. The company's own products are sold through an exist ing distributors and there are hopes to expand the dis tribution netw ork across B ritain and overseas. Contact: Shrewsbury Medical Ltd., Unit 14, A tcham Industrial Estate, Atcham, Shropshire SY 4 4UG. Tel: (0743) 761847. Fax: (0743) 761947 The Micrographics Market Place
