"We're disappointed to report that on Friday 17 February 2012 CVP became the victim of one of the industry's largest thefts when a substantial quantity of cameras, camcorders, lenses and ancillaries with a street value of around £1M was stolen from our warehouse," the broadcast specialist reports on its website.

Among the stolen goods were five Canon C300 EF bodies - each worth more than £11,000. The thieves have also taken six Canon EOS 7D bodies, one 60D camera and a long series of Sony broadcast cameras. Find the list of stolen products on the CVP website.

The theft has pushed CVP to create an online Stolen Equipment Register "where you can easily enter as serial number and ascertain whether it's been stolen from us or reported as stolen from elsewhere." CVP also invites photographers to submit the serial numbers of their own stolen kit.

CVP has also moved to reassure their customers that it continues to operate as usual. "Whilst the loss is substantial, we are fortunate to be a large and resourceful organisation which remains fully operational. Please be assured that the effect on our ability to fulfil orders is minimal as we are already working closely with our key partners to replenish ‘lost' stock on an accelerated basis."

For more details, visit www.creativevideo.co.uk.