Product History

About

The company was founded in 1879 by Alfred Hugh Harman as the Britannia Works Company. Initially making photographic plates, it grew to occupy a large site in the town of Ilford, eventually taking its name in 1902 as Ilford Limited. After multiple buyouts and bankruptcy claims throughout the 20th century, The UK site was subject to a management buyout by 6 former managers of Ilford Imaging UK Limited. Resulted in the formation of Harman Technology Ltd (named after the founder Alfred Harman) in February 2005. The company, now traded as Ilford Photo, produced high quality monochrome photographic products. In 2012, the company invested £350,000 in a 35mm film cassette making plant, bringing production back in house after relying on external suppliers for 50 years to provide long term surety of supply. The company was also noted as having an 80% share of the black and white photographic market.