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Ilford Goes Into Administration
A very sad day for Ilford, as the UK-based supplier of traditional photographic materials has been forced to go into adminstration. The entire business could now be sold as a going concern by the appointed adminstrator, Grant Thornton.
Grant Thornton said: “Although growth and profitability in its digital inkjet business has continued to accelerate, the decline in the black and white photography market, in which Ilford Imaging has a major share, has continued. This, combined with the weakness of the dollar and major de-stocking, has led to losses.”
Ilford’s inkjet digital business, which is based in Switzerland, has been unaffected and will continue to trade normally. Ilford Imaging was founded in 1879 and is the world’s leading supplier of dyes for inkjet photo printers and is the second-largest manufacturer of inkjet photo paper.
So potentially another loss for the film market, after the announcement last week that Agfa were withdrawing from the photography business.
Website: The Telegraph - Ilford Imaging reaches the final frame
Website: The Guardian - Digital revolution threatens Ilford jobs
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#1 William C Bert
Sad, I been using their paper with my Canon and Epson printers for years. I wonder what I am going to do if they go out of busness.
Bill
3:47 pm - Tuesday, August 24, 2004
#2 Stephen
The inkjet business will be unaffected according to the report. Its the people who have relied on their B/W photo paper and films for years that have a problem. I've used hundreds of them in my time, but its progress I suppose. I wouldn't go back to using them now thats for sure
7:33 pm - Tuesday, August 24, 2004
#3 gene
Yes, it's sad. Ilford multicontrast and ilfochrome (cibachrome) are the best.
6:52 am - Wednesday, August 25, 2004
#4 Alan
It is catastrophic for photographers who work in the medium of silver black and white like I have for the past 20years! We depend on companies like Ilford to continue their line of black and white papers, films... I have worked with digital cameras and can say that the results in black and white are "garbage"!
When it comes to serious black and white photography you wouldn't get me to trade off silver for digital anyday.
Silver Photographers-Standup-We Will Not Let Economic Interests Of The Mass Mediocre Marketplace Destroy The Foundations Of Photography!!!
11:37 pm - Saturday, August 28, 2004
#5 paul ogren
Ilford manufactures Ilfochrome (cibachrome) in switzerland on the same machine used for some of its inkjet papers. The chemicals for processing ilfochrome are made in England. it's unclear whether there is any threat to its continued output at this time.
9:45 pm - Tuesday, September 21, 2004