# Microform Imaging Limited

> UK document management and heritage digitisation specialist established in 1956.
> Two offices: Wakefield (HQ) and London. Serving organisations across the
> United Kingdom including government, legal, healthcare, education, museums,
> archives, and historical societies.
>
> Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BS 10008, Cyber Essentials.
> Legal name: Microform Imaging Limited. Also known as: Microform, Microform Digital.

## Document Management Services

### Document Scanning and Digitisation

- [Document Scanning and Digitisation Services](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services): Bulk and specialist paper scanning with OCR, indexing, and digital delivery.
- [Document Scanning](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/document-scanning): End-to-end paper to digital conversion for businesses and organisations.
- [Back Scanning](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/back-scanning): Backlog digitisation of historical paper records.
- [Digital Mailroom](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/digital-mailroom): Incoming mail capture and automated digital routing.
- [Mobile/On-Site Scanning](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/mobile-on-site-scanning): Scanning service delivered at client premises.
- [Workflow Automation](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/workflow-automation): Document-driven process automation and integration.
- [Cloud-Based Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/document-scanning-and-digitisation-services/cloud-based-storage): Hosted digital document management systems.

### Secure Shredding and Destruction

- [Secure Shredding and Destruction Services](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services): BS EN 15713 compliant document and media destruction.
- [GDPR-Compliant Shredding](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services/gdpr-compliant-shredding): Fully compliant paper document destruction with certificate of destruction.
- [Onsite and Offsite Shredding](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services/onsite-and-offsite-shredding): Flexible destruction at client site or Microform facility.
- [Media Destruction](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services/media-destruction): Secure destruction of hard drives, tapes, and digital media.
- [Scheduled and One-off Shredding](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services/scheduled-and-one-off-shredding): Regular contracts or single-event destruction.
- [Paper Recycling](https://microform.digital/document-management/secure-shredding-and-destruction-services/paper-recycling): Confidential waste recycled after secure shredding.

### Data and Records Management

- [Data and Records Management](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management): Lifecycle management of physical and digital records.
- [Records Management](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management/records-management): Structured retention, retrieval, and disposal of business records.
- [Archiving](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management/archiving): Long-term secure archive storage and retrieval.
- [Information Governance](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management/information-governance): Policy, compliance frameworks, and audit support.
- [Scan-on-Demand](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management/scan-on-demand): Retrieve and digitise stored documents on request.
- [Data Restoration](https://microform.digital/document-management/data-and-records-management/data-restoration): Recovery and migration of legacy data formats.

### Storage Services

- [Storage Services](https://microform.digital/document-management/storage-services): Managed physical and media storage facilities.
- [Commercial Box File Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/storage-services/commercial-box-file-storage): Bulk offsite document and box file storage.
- [Heritage and Specialist Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/storage-services/heritage-and-specialist-storage): Climate-controlled storage for fragile and archival materials.
- [Media Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/storage-services/media-storage): Secure storage for tapes, film, and digital media.
- [Cold Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/storage-services/cold-storage): Low-temperature storage for film and photographic collections.
- [Offsite Storage](https://microform.digital/document-management/store/offsite): Secure offsite storage with barcode tracking and fast retrieval.

### Additional Services

- [Digital Transformation](https://microform.digital/document-management/additional-services/digital-transformation): Consulting and delivery for paper-to-digital transformation programmes.
- [Consultancy and Compliance](https://microform.digital/document-management/additional-services/consultancy-and-compliance): Expert guidance on document compliance and governance.
- [Financial Claims Scanning](https://microform.digital/document-management/additional-services/financial-claims-scanning): High-volume scanning for financial services and insurance claims.
- [Warehousing and Logistics](https://microform.digital/document-management/additional-services/warehousing-and-logistics): Physical handling and movement of document collections.

## Heritage Digitisation Services

### Microfilm and Microfiche Digitisation

- [Microfilm and Microfiche Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation): Specialist conversion of microfilm reels, 16mm, 35mm, 105mm fiche, and aperture cards to high-resolution digital files.
- [Microfilm Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation/microfilm-scanning): High-resolution scanning of microfilm reels (16mm and 35mm).
- [Microfiche Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation/microfiche-scanning): Conversion of standard and COM fiche to digital files.
- [Aperture Cards Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation/aperture-cards-scanning): Engineering drawing aperture card digitisation.
- [Digital to Microfilm Services](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation/digital-to-microfilm-services): Computer Output Microfilm (COM) and digital-to-microfilm conversion.
- [Microfilm Cartridge Reels Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/microfilm-and-microfiche-digitisation/microfilm-cartridge-reels-scanning): Cartridge and cassette microfilm scanning.

### Bound Volume Collections

- [Bound Volume Collections](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections): Non-destructive and destructive scanning of bound books, ledgers, and registers.
- [Book Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/book-scanning): Overhead and flatbed digitisation of bound books.
- [Register Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/register-scanning): Birth, death, marriage, and civil registers.
- [Manuscript Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/manuscript-scanning): Handwritten manuscripts and historical documents.
- [Ledgers and Minute Books](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/ledgers-and-minute-books): Corporate records, board minutes, and accounts ledgers.
- [Archival Book Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/archival-book-digitisation): Rare and fragile archival book scanning.
- [Non-Destructive and Destructive Book Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/bound-volume-collections/non-destructive-and-destructive-book-scanning): Options for both spine-safe and guillotine-cut workflows.

### Photographic Mediums

- [Photographic Mediums](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums): Digitisation of photographs, negatives, slides, and glass plates.
- [Bulk Photograph Scanning](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums/bulk-photograph-scanning): High-volume photograph and print digitisation.
- [Glass Plate Negatives and Positives](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums/glass-plate-negatives-and-positives): Specialist handling and digitisation of fragile glass plates.
- [Lantern Slides](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums/lantern-slides): Victorian and Edwardian lantern slide digitisation.
- [Fine Art Photography](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums/fine-art-photography): High-resolution reproduction photography of artwork and objects.
- [X-Rays and Medical Slides](https://microform.digital/heritage/photographic-mediums/x-rays-and-medical-slides): Digitisation of radiographic film and medical imaging material.

### Film and Video Digitisation

- [Film and Video Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/film-and-video-digitisation): Cine film, video tape, and motion picture conversion to digital.
- [Cine and Motion Film Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/film-and-video-digitisation/cine-and-motion-film-digitisation): 8mm, Super 8, 16mm, 35mm cine film scanning.
- [All Video Formats Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/film-and-video-digitisation/all-video-formats-digitisation): VHS, Betamax, U-matic, Hi8, and other video formats.
- [Audio Visual Collections Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/film-and-video-digitisation/audio-visual-collections-digitisation): Mixed AV archive digitisation programmes.
- [Family Video Tape Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/film-and-video-digitisation/family-video-tape-digitisation): Consumer video tape to digital conversion.

### Audio Digitisation

- [Audio Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/audio-digitisation): Cassettes, reel-to-reel, vinyl records, shellac, and CD ripping.
- [Audio Tape Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/audio-digitisation/audio-tape-digitisation): Reel-to-reel and cassette tape conversion.
- [Vinyl and Shellac Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/audio-digitisation/vinyl-and-shellac-digitisation): Gramophone record digitisation.
- [Audio Restoration](https://microform.digital/heritage/audio-digitisation/audio-restoration): Noise reduction and quality improvement for degraded recordings.

### Document and Printed Material Digitisation

- [Document and Printed Material Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/document-and-printed-material-digitisation): Maps, plans, newspapers, manuscripts, ephemera, and large format.
- [Maps, Blueprint, Plans and Technical Drawings](https://microform.digital/heritage/document-and-printed-material-digitisation/maps-blueprint-plans-and-technical-drawing): Large-format heritage document and engineering drawing digitisation.
- [Newspapers](https://microform.digital/heritage/document-and-printed-material-digitisation/newspapers): Historical newspaper archive digitisation with OCR.
- [Historic Documents](https://microform.digital/heritage/document-and-printed-material-digitisation/historic-documents): Fragile and aged loose document digitisation.
- [Rolls and Parchments](https://microform.digital/heritage/document-and-printed-material-digitisation/rolls-and-parchments): Specialist digitisation of rolled and parchment documents.

### Artwork and Object Digitisation

- [Artwork and Object Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/artwork-and-object-digitisation): 2D and 3D digitisation of artworks, artefacts, and museum objects.
- [Artwork Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/artwork-and-object-digitisation/artwork-digitisation): High-fidelity reproduction of paintings and works on paper.
- [3D Objects and Artefacts Digitisation](https://microform.digital/heritage/artwork-and-object-digitisation/3d-objects-and-artefacts-digitisation): 3D scanning and photogrammetry of museum objects.
- [Artwork Scanning A0+](https://microform.digital/heritage/artwork-and-object-digitisation/artwork-scanning-a0-size): Oversize artwork digitisation.

### Conservation and Consultancy

- [Conservation and Consultancy](https://microform.digital/heritage/conservation-and-consultancy): Physical document repair, condition assessment, and preservation planning.
- [Condition Assessment](https://microform.digital/heritage/conservation-and-consultancy/condition-assessment): Professional survey of collection condition and deterioration risk.
- [Conservation Treatments and Reporting](https://microform.digital/heritage/conservation-and-consultancy/conservation-treatments-and-reporting): Physical repair and stabilisation of damaged archival materials.
- [Physical and Digital Preservation](https://microform.digital/heritage/conservation-and-consultancy/physical-and-digital-preservation): Integrated preservation planning for collections at risk.
- [Equipment Recommendations and Project Consultancy](https://microform.digital/heritage/conservation-and-consultancy/equipment-recommendations-and-project-consultancy): Independent guidance on digitisation equipment and workflows.

### Archival and Storage Services (Heritage)

- [Archival and Storage Services](https://microform.digital/heritage/archival-and-storage-services): Long-term preservation storage and digital archive management for heritage collections.
- [Temperature and Climate-Controlled Storage](https://microform.digital/heritage/archival-and-storage-services/temperature-and-climate-controlled-archival-storage): BS 4971-compliant climate storage for film, paper, and objects.
- [Digital Repositories](https://microform.digital/heritage/archival-and-storage-services/digital-repositories): Managed digital archive platforms for heritage institutions.
- [Microfilm Storage and Writing Solutions](https://microform.digital/heritage/archival-and-storage-services/microfilm-storage-and-writing-solutions): Long-term microfilm preservation and COM output.

## Industries Served

### Document Management Industries

- [Legal](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/legal)
- [Government](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/government)
- [Medical and Healthcare](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/medical)
- [Financial Services](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/financial)
- [Insurance](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/insurance)
- [Education](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/education)
- [Register Offices](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/register-offices)
- [Archiving and Libraries](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/archiving-and-libraries)
- [Human Resources](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/human-resources)
- [Manufacturing and Engineering](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/manufacturing-and-engineering)
- [Pharmaceuticals](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/pharmaceuticals)
- [Construction](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/construction)
- [Real Estate](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/real-estate)
- [Retail](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/retail)
- [Utilities](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/utilities)
- [Non-Profits](https://microform.digital/industries-document-management/non-profits)

### Heritage Digitisation Industries

- [Museums](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/museums)
- [Archiving and Libraries](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/archiving-and-libraries)
- [Local Government](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/local-government)
- [Healthcare](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/healthcare)
- [Military](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/military)
- [Arts and Culture](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/arts-culture)
- [Historical Societies and Clubs](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/historical-societies-and-clubs)
- [Galleries](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/galleries)
- [Architecture and Engineering](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/architecture-and-engineering)
- [Environmental and Science](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/environmental-and-science)
- [Religion](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/religion)
- [Sport](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/sport)
- [Fashion](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/fashion)
- [Legal](https://microform.digital/industries-heritage/legal)

## About Microform

- [About](https://microform.digital/about): Company history, values, and team. Established 1956.
- [Why Microform](https://microform.digital/why-microform): Differentiators, certifications, client outcomes, and testimonials.
- [Accreditations](https://microform.digital/accreditations): ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BS 10008, Cyber Essentials, and industry memberships.
- [Locations](https://microform.digital/locations): Wakefield HQ (West Yorkshire) and London offices with addresses and directions.

## Contact and Enquiries

- Quote form: https://microform.digital/contact
- Phone (general enquiries): +44 (0)330 053 6300
- Phone (Wakefield HQ): +44 (0)1924 825700
- Phone (London): +44 (0)20 8050 8257
- Email: info@microform.digital

## Resource Centre

Selected guides and articles from the Microform Resource Centre:

- [What Are the Benefits of Digitising Documents and Records?](https://microform.digital/resource-centre/what-are-the-benefits-of-digitising-documents-and-records)
- [How Book Scanning Is Transforming Libraries](https://microform.digital/resource-centre/how-book-scanning-is-transforming-libraries)
- [The Risks of DIY Document Shredding](https://microform.digital/resource-centre/the-risks-of-diy-document-shredding-why-professional-services-matter)
- [Structuring the Unstructured: How We're Using AI to Bring Order to Your Documents](https://microform.digital/resource-centre/structuring-the-unstructured-how-were-using-ai-to-bring-order-to-your-documents)
- [Common Fears About Going Paperless](https://microform.digital/resource-centre/common-fears-about-going-paperless-and-the-benefits-of-paperless-environments)
- [Full Resource Centre](https://microform.digital/resource-centre)

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