We are a family run business, EST. 1989

SO WHERE DID IT ALL START?

The origins of ECP Video and where we're headed...

Photography is in our blood... Founder, Tim Paine’s grandfather, Eric Charles Paine, was a pharmacist and served in the Royal Medical Corps in the Great War. After being discharged because of a medical condition he set up E.C. Paine Chemist in the 1920s.

In those days a chemist shop was the only place you could get film developed (because of the chemicals) and he also became a respected photographer. Again after serving in the army his son John (Tim’s father) really got the photographic side of the business going, opening a camera shop next door to the chemist.

A successful social and press photographer, John created one of the first colour processing laboratories in the country. Trained in many aspects of photography and processing Tim followed into the family business as it grew and in 1983 set up the video production department.

This new area opened up many opportunities from producing pop promos to running road shows. John Paine retired in 1990 and Tim and wife Mandy set up ECP Video Ltd. Having witnessed huge changes in equipment and technology, the team at ECP Video still recognise that the basic skills of filming and editing will always be essential.

And so, a century on George and JJ Paine (Tim’s sons) are continuing the family tradition, using some of the most up-to-date equipment available but still with the most essential skills running through their veins. With George achieving a first at film school and JJ not only a talented photographer but also a master framer. The future of ECP Video is in safe hands as the company continues to be at the forefront of technology and a relentless attitude to five star customer service, something which I'm sure we can all agree seems to be a dying art these days!