NEWS: Analogue Wonderland Aquires SilverPan Film Lab To Offer One-Stop-Shop For UK Film Photographers

Analogue Wonderland has acquired SilverPan Film Lab, a well-known film processing lab based in Bristol. This new partnership will provide the opportunity for Analogue Wonderland (“AW”) to offer a wider variety of in-house film processing services while Silverpan can take advantage of AW’s purchasing and marketing experience, 5-star customer support, and a well-developed (pardon the pun) infrastructure. Additionally, it will offer AW the opportunity to expand its physical presence in the form of a “true” retail location.

SilverPan Film Lab (“SilverPan”) was founded in 2018 by Duncan Gammon and offers a wide range of processing methods including C41, B&W, ECN-2, E6, and B&W Reversal for 35mm, 120, 220, 110, 126, and even 127 film formats! Everything is done in the lab by hand or with small-scale automated processors which provides customers a highly personal experience.

“The acquisition by Analogue Wonderland marks an exciting new milestone for SilverPan Film Lab,”

said Duncan, Founder of SilverPan Film Lab.

“Our uniquely bespoke approach to running a commercial film lab is something I have been proud of from the start; offering access to the maximum choice of high-quality options in development techniques, scanning, and printing to the passionate film photography community; “Your film, your way”.

The new partnership aims to create an enhanced “one-stop-shop” service for film photographers based in the UK. More film products will be coming to SilverPan’s Bristol store in addition to new technologies to help meet the ever-growing needs of the film community the lab serves.

“Analogue Wonderland’s passion, scale, and expertise will allow us to reach out to more of the community and grow, whilst retaining the same personalised service to our customers.”

– Duncan, Founder of SilverPan Film Lab

Customers can expect a seamless transition as SilverPan Film Lab continues to operate independently under the new ownership. There will be no immediate changes to the lab’s website, branding, or physical location and the same team will remain in charge of day-to-day lab operations and care of films.

Analogue Wonderland and SilverPan were established in the same year and their parallel background stories and perspectives helped the founders form a symbiotic relationship early on. Already having this connection fostered by matching views and priorities, the decision to form a business partnership was very much an organic process.

“On a personal level, I’ve known Duncan since we started our businesses at the same time – we jumped ship from ‘safe’ steady jobs at the same time – and we’ve traded stories and helped each other out as we grew. We have remarkably similar values in how we think about film photography, and in the way we do business, so this feels like a very natural next step”

– Paul McKay, Founder of Analogue Wonderland

Looking forward to serving and encouraging the community away from London’s gravitational pull, Analogue Wonderland and SilverPan are excited to join forces for the benefit of film enthusiasts around Bristol and beyond.

“Analogue Wonderland’s mission has always been to help make film photography fun and accessible for everyone,” said Paul McKay, Founder of Analogue Wonderland. “I am delighted to welcome Duncan and SilverPan Film Lab into the Analogue Wonderland family as they help us bring that philosophy to folks after a ‘professional’ lab service with personalised choice and care. It will also give us a second physical presence away from the locus of London to inspire and engage with a new community of film shooters.”

“We are really excited to start working together and to see what the future will bring.”

– Duncan, Founder of SilverPan Film Lab

For more information about Analogue Wonderland and SilverPan Film Lab, please visit their respective websites here and here.

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