Who We Are

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Veterinary X-rays was started in 1960.

Pat Dorrell, a radiographer, who worked for the x-ray division of what became GEC, recognised a growing trend for vets to have an x-ray facility and so became the first in the UK to provide for this growing new market sector.

Working from premises in Seer Green in Buckinghamshire, the company took on its first manufacturer agency in 1978, that of Mikasa X-ray of Tokyo, providing Veterinary X-rays with the most technically advanced and reliable x-ray units that changed the UK veterinary market completely.

Products such as the Mighty Atom and Atom 90 units were tailored specifically for the profession, and their popularity was such that they became standard issue for a huge number of practices.

Pats son Steve joined the company in 1985, and Veterinary X-rays continued to grow, launching Fuji film to the profession, and providing a more comprehensive x-ray service to customers.

In 1997, Veterinary X-rays were delighted to be given the opportunity to buy out one of their long time suppliers, a medical x-ray company, Everything X-ray Ltd, who were and are the number one name in medical x-ray accessories.

Started in 1910, this fantastic company was moved from its premises in Watford to join Veterinary X-rays in Seer Green.

Bursting at the seams by 2002, a move to new purpose built premises was inevitable, and was completed by the end of that year.

Today, the company still has its x-ray units provided by Mikasa x-ray, and still provides x-ray film (and digital CR systems) from Fuji. It provides nationwide service in the form of four full time service engineers, and it is run by Steve Dorrell, Pat having taken a more leisurely role in 2002.

With x-ray equipment installed at thousands of locations around the world, from the Antarctic to Dubai, our simple aim since 1960 has been to provide the profession with the best possible products, and the best possible service.