Corporate History & Awards

June 1992

Photomart (“Photomart”) was founded.

August 1998

Photomart expands operations and moves from Elizabeth House, Leyton to larger, industrial premises in Black Horse Road, Walthamstow.

September 2005

Photomart moves from Black Horse Road, Walthamstow to larger premises at the Waltham Park Way Industrial Estate, Walthamstow.

October 2005

Photomart official opening of showrooms at the new premises in Walthamstow.

June 2006

Photomart becomes a patron for The St John Eye Hospital.

July 2006

Photomart signs Bowens dealership agreement with Bowens Distributor, CT distribution.

August 2006

Photomart launches new look website.

September 2006

Photomart expands wide format range to Epson, Kodak and Seiko wide format printers.

February 2007

Photomart announces expansion into West Africa at the 11th Ghana International Trade Fair.

March 2007

Photomart becomes exclusive UK distributor for US software company, Express Digital.

May 2007

SONY UK Ltd. appoints Photomart their official distributor of professional digital photography and photofinishing products in Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia.

October 2007

Photomart & Express Digital present the MPA’s Event Photographer of the Year Award at the BPPA’s annual awards ceremony.

February 2008

Photomart adopts Quality Assurance Standards and receives ISO9001 certification.

November 2008

Photomart becomes exclusive UK distributor for leading European lighting manufacturer, Fomei.

Photomart launches Lab Expo mini trade exhibition for Photo Lab operators.

February 2009

Photomart introduces dry lab with the launch of Silverlab ML-9000.

Photomart is appointed reseller for DNP Fotolusio professional & retail imaging products.

March 2009

Photomart becomes the exclusive distributor for GreenScreenWizard software and launches the www.greenscreenwizard.co.uk web site.

Photomart “tweets” for the first time on the social networking website, Twitter.

Jun 2009

Photomart launches OnOne imaging software range.

March 2010

Photomart joins social networking website, Facebook.

April 2010

Photomart launches new blog for photographers & photo retailers, www.togblog.biz

May 2010

Photomart holds the first “Eventrepreneur Road Show” at the international cricket venue, SWALEC Stadium, in Cardiff.

July 2010

Photomart becomes an accredited supplier of Noritsu equipment in the UK.

August 2010

Photomart officially launches Home of Dry Lab and the www.homeofdrylab.com and www.homeofdrylab.co.uk websites.

January 2011

Photomart becomes the exclusive distributor for DNP Fotolusio in the UK & Republic of Ireland.

May 2011

Photomart launches the "WOW Calendar". A definitive guide to "What’s on When" for Photography.

June 2011

Photomart launches "Driven by DNP" appointing six new resellers of the DNP Fotolusio and Sony products.

September 2011

Photomart launches the new main website with added features and functionality.

October 2011

Photomart launches DNP Fotolusio DS-SL20 "Super Snap Lab".

December 2011

Photomart introduces Solwies wireless tethering solutions for photographers.

Photomart appointed Citizen Pan-European distributor.

January 2012

Photomart launches Citizen OP900 II at the Societies 2012 Show.

March 2014

Photomart launches the iLux Summit at The Photography Show in Birmingham

September 2016

Photomart exhibits the SubliMugs, Godox and Dye-Sub brands at Photokina 2016

January 2017

Photomart launches the DNP DS820 and Citizen CX2 at The Societies 2017 Show

January 2023

Photomart becomes the first dye-sublimation supplier, in the world, to introduce a 100% recycling system for dye-sublimation ribbons, which results in Zero Waste.