News Features
2nd August
MTA : The Brochure
MTA announces the launch of the E Brochure, thinking outside the aperture when mixing quality albums with modern technology, the team hope you enjoy the brochure
Printed copies arriving this week
30th July
Photography Training Day – Friday 24th September 2010
Following the success of the training event in March 2010 and the many, many requests for further dates, I am pleased to announce a Photography Training Day and Mini Trade Show sponsored by DPM Wallbank (come see MTA at the mini trade show)
Date : Friday 24th September 2010
Location : The Higher Trapp Country House Hotel, Trapp Lane, Simonstone, Nr Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 7QW
Training Day : 9am – 7pm
Free Trade Show : 11am – 5pm
5th July
MTA hits the road, see you at....
Thursday 19th August
Calumet : Liverpool
Social Drop-In Day
Calumet Liverpool Showroom
10am – 4pm
DPM WALLBANK CLIENT INVITATION DAY
EVENT CANCELLED
Date
24th June 2010
Location
Woolston Royal British Legion,
Manchester Road,
Warrington WA1 4AD
Cost
£45 per delegate per Masterclass with DPM Promotion Code
Refreshments Drinks available from the bar with the first one on us.
At DPM Wallbank we know how important our clients are.
With this in mind, and as a “Thank you” for choosing DPM Wallbank as a partner & supplier for your photographic needs, we wanted to do something very special for our valued customers such as yourself.
Competition in photography is fierce at the moment, with the best photographic commissions going to the best photographers. DPM Wallbank would like to do their bit to assist you in bettering your chances of getting a slice of the action.
After much planning we are delighted to announce that DPM Wallbank have arranged for Damian “the BIG Dog” McGillicuddy, (www.damianmcgillicuddy.com), arguably the most decorated, award-winning celebrity photographer in the UK, to deliver a DPM WALLBANK CLIENT INVITATION DAY, which will be subsidized by us.
Why not come along to this information packed, bite-sized Masterclass and “Learn to Earn” with the man the popular photographic press refer to as “The Lighting Wizard”. Damian will be giving up some of his secrets & sharing with you his techniques on how to create stunning imagery with the absolute minimum of kit, and absolutely no “Smoke & Mirrors!”
On the day there will be two 3-hour Masterclasses, the 1st being from 10am - 1pm, and the 2nd from 2pm - 5pm. Each Masterclass will be strictly limited to a maximum of 20 delegates, and will cover the following topics:
• Beauty Booth – How to “assemble” a beauty booth ANYWHERE and increase your earnings by mastering the art of portraiture.
• External Location Lighting - How to select & maximize the simplest of locations by mixing natural ambient light with your own, simple speedlight, covering anything from Funky Fashion to Bridal Portraiture.
In addition to this there will also be representatives on the day from Kenro, Nissin, Tokina, Manfrotto, Colour Confidence, On One Software, Fuji and MTA, to answer any product-specific questions you may have.
To take advantage of this fantastic opportunity of learning from the very best, simply click on the link below, enter the unique DPM Wallbank code dpmpromo7, (which will reduce the normal cost of this training for you from £125 to only £45), and book your space today.
Please visit http://www.art4artssake.co.uk/category-8.html
Piccadilly – 30th June
7 Lambourne Crescent
Cardiff Business Park
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5GF
Tel: 02920 766421
1st May
Happy Birthday to MTA, its been a great first year - happy celebrations and congratulations on all that has been achieved by the team and everyone that has supported us
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MTA
30th April
MTA go wild over the month of May and celebrates their
one year birthday with offers, offers and even more offers
Special Offer : Contempo
MTA are reducing the price of the Contempo album by an amazing 25%.
This offer only covers the album in the 3 page options, 10, 15 and 20 but does not include overlays.
Martin Abraham, Founder of MTA Comments “We know it's our one year birthday, but we wanted the photographer to celebrate too”.
MTA getting used to hitting the road, in our next round of great visits and trade shows
Calumet Manchester
A very well attended show with much interest in the new products. Good to see both new and old customers who kept us busy.
Thanks to Maxine for looking after MTA so well
Crown Rotherham
Very pleased to attend this area of the country for the first time. Good response from customers some of which hadn't seen any of the products before.
Thanks to Stuart and Ann from Crown for their kind hospitality.
Calumet London
This was the first time MTA attended the London branch of Calumet and we had a great productive day. We met some very interesting photographers who gave us valuable feedback. Some of the photographers hadn't seen our products before and it was nice to see them buying them on the day which was very encouraging.
Special thanks to Frankie who organised the hot dogs.
23rd April
MTA Photo Album Online Store, is now open
Come visit our store Click here
21st April
We are on the road again. Come say hello
Calumet Manchester
27th April
Calumet London
29th April
Visit their website
12th April
MTA interview with ImageFile.com
Read the latest news feature about MTA and it's plans for 2010
click here for full story
7th April
MTA : on the road again
Come visit us at the following
15th April 2010
Calumet Nottingham
2 Nelson Street
Nottingham
NG1 1DR
0115 958 6888
Open day on Wednesday 28th April
Crown Manufactory
The venue (Sebastian Coe Suite)
Holiday Inn, West Bawtry Road
Rotherham
S60 4NA
Tel: 0870 400 7235
Trade show opens 9am – 5pm
May 20th
Evening 5-9pm
Richard Frankfurt open
45-49 Gladstone Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2BQ
0208 665 9775
6th April
Focus Competition, Winners announced :
The lucky winners have won a set of Ease-e ee 100% repositionable albums and a custom designed photographic backpack. (in conjunction with Calumet Photography)
Karl Burry
Karl Burry Photography
Winner of the eas-eee albums
Eugene Lane
Eugene Lane Photography
Winner of the designed photographic backpack
22nd March
Come see us at the Richard Frankfurt Open Day
20th May 2010
Between
5pm and 9pm
45-49 Gladstone Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 2BQ
17th March
The DLK trade day held at the Armagh city hotel NI was another great success for MTA and visitors alike
The turnout was strong and supportive with great interest in our products from existing and new customers.
Yet again the repositionable products proved ever popular however the faithful traditional album created some positive interest from photographers who have never used this style of album before.
MTA would to thank everyone who attended the show and for the amazing support we received from DLK.
12th March
MTA continues to show support and heads to Northern Ireland
MTA are so excited to be travelling to Belfast and building new and exciting bridges for the future. We are proactively keen to supply the market in NI with our products and know photographers will be just as excited when they are able to see the amazing range we have to offer
This will be a fact finding trip for myself and MTA with one mission, to give the photographers the kind of service they expect and nothing less.
Armagh City Hotel
Friary Rd
Armagh
County Armagh
BT60 4FR
Times 09.30 – 16.30
11th March
MTA rockets to success at Focus on Imaging
The doors opened at the 2010 Focus on Imaging event to thousands of keen photographers from across the UK
It was by far one of the most amazing events MTA have attended, firmly placing MTA on the map in the promotion of our great range, including the evolving and "high demand" eas-eee range.
Visitors were given the opportunity of sampling the range first hand, experiencing this amazing product up close and personal. The range became one of the most sought after products for MTA at the Focus on Imaging event for 2010
Martin Abraham comments " MTA was overwhelmed by the attendance at our stand from old and new photographers at the show. Many photographers had been waiting so long to come along and actually see the team and our products. I am very honoured at the many kind words of both approval of the products and also the words of support which is very touching and gave all of us much encouragement for the future. We really didn't have any spare time at the show because of the numbers at our stand and I had to call in extra staff to handle the response and the enquires.
We are so pleased that photographers liked and approved of all the products we had on show. We were all very determined to work hard on future product development but after the show we are even more so and again would like to thank the photographers for their opinions and advise.
One thing that was really obvious at the show was the interest in the repositionable range of products which many had seen for the first time. It was without doubt one of the most talked about products at the show and even made the front page of the Focus magazine which was a great surprise.
One very important fact we must point out to our customers new and old is the fact that MTA is the only company in the UK that has the rights to use the repositionable products. Many companies have self adhesive product for sale but MTA is the only one that can offer this 100% fully repositionable adhesives in its products.
I would just like to say thank you so much to all the people who supported us at the show and we won't let you down".
FOCUS ON IMAGING 2010 catalogue cover shoot
Nick Veasey shares the passion at the Focus on Imaging 2010 catalogue cover shoot. Find out how the catalogue cover for FOCUS 2010 was created! Featuring well known photographer Nick Veasey
22nd February 2010
Drop in and say hi
MTA will be at the following places to meet you
Maple Framing Drop in Day 24th February
Focus on Imaging at the NEC Birmingham 7th – 10th March
D.L.Kirkpatrick Drop in Day 16th March
Calumet Nottingham Drop in Day 15th April
11th February 2010
MTA to exhibit at Focus on imaging
we are so proud to announce our attendance at the National Exhibition Centre Birmingham between the 7th March and 10 March 2010
Come say hello, we are on stand number Stand B41
19th January 2010
SWPP a huge success
Speaking to Martin Abraham, he comments "I believe MTA was born at the recent SWPP show. The interest we had in all products was unbelie
vable and I would say that 90% of the traffic was with new customers who had not seen our products before. We also had many enquiries from abroad from both photographers and distributors to whom we have now supplied samples.
Clearly we have much work to do on informing customers about our products and especially our repositionable products. With the help of our marketing company we will work hard on this over the coming weeks.
We were in a good location which meant our stand was constantly busy sometimes 3 deep which was very demanding for the staff manning it.
The SWPP show was not only a good show for us but also our distributors who will benefit from our presence there and without doubt the photographers who now have our exciting products to use for their work.
23rd December 2009
Happy Christmas
From everyone at MTA, we would like to thank you for your support and help while we grow into the company you are seeking for in the album market industry.
In such a short space of time MTA have already been seen across the UK, helped so many suppliers and consumers alike and been on one amazing journey and we have not even hit 2010.
So once again thank you from Martin and the team at MTA and hope you all have a fantastic Christmas and New Year. Here is to an amazing 2010
1st December 2009
MTA the year in a flash
MTA have been travelling around the UK to meet with photographers and present their new range of albums, ideas and innovations. In such a short space of time MTA have grown to become a real leader in the industry. Not only providing a great range of albums but bringing our new "face to face" approach in finding out the very needs of the photographer and being there for them every step of the way in providing excellent services from the concept to the client.
2009 has been a great year and MTA have so much more to announce for 2010, but for now, all the team at MTA would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and stunning New Year
24th November
Come visit us Calumet Birmingham Drop in Day 1st Dec, 10 till 4pm and at Calumet Bristol Drop in Day 3rd Dec, 10 till 4pm
See you there
12th November 2009
MTA to exhibit at the UK's official Gay Wedding Show
Come visit us on Sunday 15th November at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Brighton, visit the website for more information. MTA will be presenting their range to the Civil Partnership market as part of their ongoing commitment to quality and diversity.
7th November
Come visit us at the Calumet shows in Scotland in Edinburgh on the 19/11 and Glasgow on the 20/11
24th October
MPA Newsletter
In this months issue: Master Photographer of the Year Awards 2009, Reminders in brief from Head Office, Wedding Blogs - Update, New Portrait Blogs now launched, New MPA Marketing Group being set up, Competition winners have their say, Info from Business Link, Round-up of wedding websites, International Garden Photographer of the Year - Final Call for Entries, Out of the ashes... MTA, Online Competition - Your Chance to Win!
14th October
MTA exhibits at Canon - Pro Photo Solutions 09
When : 27 / 28th October
Where : Business Design Centre
Canon Pro photo solutions is an unmissable event targeted specifically at professional photographers.
Designed by Canon to demonstrate the total workflow process from input through to output, the show will feature a number of specifically chosen partners.
This event will not only offer advice from industry experts, hands on demonstrations, informative seminars and portfolio reviews, but will also provide professionals with techniques on how to maximise profit in the current climate.
8th October 2009
MTA continues to grow from strength to strength
Since the launch of MTA, the company has already seen its innovative and inspiring brands cause a stir not only online but at the Swains International and ever popular Photovision Road Show.
Martin Abraham, Managing Director of MTA comments “The past few days have only reassured me and the team that the future is looking sensational for MTA. I'm personally excited about what the future has to hold”.
As MTA continue to expand their range, the company remains strong in its approach at producing high quality albums that blend the traditional with modern day technology.
Abraham continues “It was a real delight to see such interest in our products from the many photographers we spoke with and pushes our drive further to build confidence in the products we currently supply to this ever changing market”.
MTA will be at Calumet Photographic, Manchester at their showroom on the 16th October
September 2009
MTA feature in Photo Pro Magazine
In the September issue, Photo Pro Magazine gets up close and personal with Martin Abraham and his plans for MTA
Feature : From the Ashes
Just weeks after the demise of presentation solutions company Spicer Hallfield its former factory manager has launched MTA, a new albums business, in the same Buckinghamshire village.
Photo Pro Magazine is the essential monthly read for anyone who makes (or dreams of making) money from their photography. Aimed at and written by working photographers, every issue is packed with unmissable marketing and business tips, inspirational interviews with stunning images from all over the world, relevant kit testing and pro technique and even more besides. Find out more by visiting their website
7th September 2009
MTA exhibiting at a range of shows for 2009
In such a short space of time since the launch of MTA we are proud to announce that you will be able to see us and our products live at the following events
4th October
Swains International
Hunstanton - at the Le Strange Arms Hotel, Hunstanton
6th October
Photovision Road Show
Brands Hatch at the Motorsport Vision Centre, Brands Hatch
Download the pack and invitation and come see us at the Road Show
16th October
Calumet Photographic
Manchester at their showroom.
21st October
Maple Framing's Trade Show
1 Sandiacre Road
Stapleford
Nottingham
NG9 8EX
We look forward to seeing you at one of the above shows
3rd August 2009
Ex-Spicer Hallfield manager launches MTA the new album solutions company
Managing Director Martin Abraham launches MTA Ltd a new photographic album business, in Buckinghamshire.
Martin Abraham comments “Spicer Hallfield was a legacy company and its closure was a very sad day indeed for all staff and customers. I was proud to work for Spicer Hallfield for over 23 years and wanted to maintain and increase my passion for the album making industry, so after numerous negotiations I launched MTA”.
With years of knowledge in the industry, Abraham launches a young, fresh and modern company backed with a wealth of experience behind it. MTA have already secured UK distribution rights for the popular repositionable self-adhesive products (formerly part of the Spicer Hallfield Madison & Manhattan ranges). The Haddenham-based factory has already developed exciting new ranges that will appeal to photographers and their clients alike.
Abraham continued: “We only source high quality materials that are all hand finished by our elite professional team. Our self-adhesive product line gives our customers flexibility to make and re-make albums they want to enjoy. We intend to extend this range in the coming months with new sizes and compelling new covers.
We will also offer a variety of post bound albums in a range of quality covers – a key advantage for our customers will be the opportunity to trial new cover materials, quarter-bound covers and personalisation options.”