The Museum Services Directory2011
MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION
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The Museum Services Directory2011
Editor British Library Cataloguing All rights reserved. No part Zoe Spencer in Publication Data of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval Advertising sales The Museum Services system, or transmitted in any Christine Gill Directory 2011 form or by any means electronic, 1 Great Britain. Museums. Head of sales mechanical, photocopying, Organisation: Museums and marketing recording or otherwise, without Association Will Adams the express permission of the 069’.06’041 Museums Association. Design ISBN 0-9568496-0-1 SteersMcGillanEves Design Ltd Museums Association The editors, compilers and ©2011 publishers have used their best Editorial: efforts in collecting and 020 7426 6969 Printed and bound in preparing material for inclusion Great Britain by Short Run Advertising: in the Museum Services Book Press 020 7426 6930 Directory. They do not assume, First published 2011 in and hereby disclaim any liability Subscriptions: Great Britain by to any party for loss or damage 020 7426 6910 caused by errors or omissions in Museums Association the Museum Services Directory, 24 Calvin Street whether such errors result from London E1 6NW negligence, accident or any other cause.
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The Museum Services Directory2011
Contents Index of categories 6 Index of advertisers 8 Suppliers and consultants listings 9 Index of suppliers and consultants 95
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A Conservators: Textiles 29 Fitout contractors, see Building and fitout Project evaluation 71 Access and learning, see Education and learning Costume and sculpted figures 30 contractors 16 Project management: Building projects 72 consultants 48 Contract management, see Project management: Fundraising 53 Project management: Displays and fitout 73 Access audits and plans 9 Building projects 72 G Publishers and booksellers 74 Accounting and financial software 9 Copyright, see Legal services 56 Governance advice 53 Archaeological services 9 Q Curatorial consultants 30 Quantity surveyors 74 Architects 9 H Human resource management 53 D R Archive consultants 10 Databases, see Collections management systems 22 Auction houses, see Insurance and valuation 54 I Racking, see Storage: Picture racking 86 Dataloggers, see Environmental monitoring and Illustrators 53 Recruitment consultants 74 Audience development 10 control equipment 50 Information management consultants 53 Replicas, see Models and replicas 60 Audio and audiovisual production 12 Dehumidifiers, see Environmental monitoring Audio guides 14 and control equipment 50 Insurance and valuation 54 Retail consultants 75 Audiovisual equipment 15 Design: Brand 31 Interactive exhibit production 54 Retail display equipment 76 Design: Exhibition 31 Retail management systems 76 B K Design: Graphic 37 Kiosks 56 Risk assessment, see Disaster planning and recovery 40 Banners, see Signs and banners 79 and Security systems and equipment 77 Barriers and queuing systems 16 Design: Interior 38 L Blinds, see UV screening and solar control 92 Design: Lighting 38 Legal services 56 S Scenic and theming contractors 76 Book binding, see Conservation: Paper, books Design: Websites 38 Licensing, see Retail consultants 75 and photographs 29 Digital imaging 39 Light monitors, see Environmental monitoring and Security systems and equipment 77 Building and fitout contractors 16 Disaster planning and recovery 40 control equipment 50 Shop merchandise 77 Business and operational planning 19 Display: Artists and technicians 40 Lighting equipment 56 Shopfitting 79 Display: Interpretive planning 40 Live interpretation 58 Signs and banners 79 C Storage: Archive, document and photographic 79 Catering consultants 20 Display: Production and fitout 42 M Storage: General 80 CCTV, see Security systems and equipment 77 Display: Reprographics 43 Market research 58 Storage: Mobile 86 CD-ROMs, see Multimedia production 62 Display: Showcases 44 Marketing and public relations 59 Storage: Picture racking 86 Cleaning services 21 Display: Systems and equipment 47 Models and replicas 60 Strategic planning 88 Collections care and management consultants 21 Documentation consultants 48 Mountboards, see Conservation materials and equipment 24 Collections management systems 22 Documentation systems, see Collections T Multimedia guides 61 Commercial exhibitions and conferences 24 management systems 22 Ticketing systems 90 Multimedia production 62 Conservation materials and equipment 24 E Touchscreens, see Interactive exhibit production 54 Museum planning consultants 65 and Kiosks 56 Conservation surveys and planning 26 E-learning 48 Touring exhibitions 91 Conservators: Archaeology 26 Education and learning consultants 48 O Training 91 Conservators: Buildings 26 Educational resources 49 Organisational development 67 Conservators: Ceramics and glass 27 Electrical contractors 49 P U Conservators: Furniture and wood 27 Energy cost management 49 Packing and transport 67 UV screening and solar control 92 Conservators: Leather 27 Environmental consultants 49 Pest control 70 V Conservators: Metals and machinery 27 Environmental monitoring & control equipment 50 Photographic services 70 Visitor studies consultants 92 Conservators: Natural science and taxidermy 28 F Picture framing, see Picture hanging systems 70 W Conservators: Paintings 28 Facilities assessment, see Project management: Picture hanging systems 70 Walling systems 93 Conservators: Paper, books and photographs 29 Building projects 72 Picture libraries and film archives 71 Writing and editorial services 93 Conservators: Sculpture 29 Feasibility studies 51 Print services 71
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A L Access audits Accounting and Architects Buttress Fuller Adlib Information Systems 23 Lista UK Ltd 82 Alsop Williams and plans financial Architects Alban Shipping 68 M Adam Richards Architects software 1 Cremer Business Centre, Antenna International™ Inside front cover Access Matters UK M&G Transport & Technical Services Ltd 67 37 Cremer Street, 35 Cross Street, Canterbury, ATACAMA MULTIMEDIA Ltd 63 London E2 8HD 31-33 Princess Street, Mabron Plastics Ltd 46 Kent CT2 8AT Total Enterprise T: 020 7613 5077 Manchester M2 4BF Audioposts Ltd 14 MBA Great Britain 94 T: 01227 764411 T: 0161 236 3303 E: [email protected] Solutions Limited F: 020 7739 5082 Momart Limited 69 www.access-mattersuk.co.uk E: [email protected] F: 0161 236 3603 B Contact: Jan Loveless, Access Consultant www.adamrichards.co.uk E: [email protected] Beck Interiors Ltd 17 Mtec Ltd 69 Description: Extensive experience of Contact: Adam Richards, Director www.bfaw.co.uk access audits of historic environments and Description: Adam Richards Architects is Contact: David Shatwell, Director landscapes, design appraisals and access an award winning creative practice. Our Description: We are a creative Britannia Storage Systems Ltd 83 Museum and Gallery Lighting 58 services include new-build, renovation in architectural practice combining specialist statements, and user consultation. Our 2 Sheraton Street, Museum Polstore 81 service is personal and friendly and tailored an historic context, interiors and exhibition conservation architecture skills, and C to the culture and resources of our clients. London W1F 8BH design. We have experience in feasibility intelligent new design, with a clear C'ART-Art Transport Ltd 68 Our associates include disability equality T: 0845 257 1173 studies, the HLF funding process, understanding of the requirements of N trainers, architects, surveyors and E: robin.parkin@totalenterprisesolutions. conservation and listed building approvals. museums and visitor attractions. We Conservation by Design Limited 45, 87 Newangle Productions 64 interpretive planners and designers. We co.uk Current and recent projects include deliver a holistic approach to projects; work closely with them and with our www.totalenterprisesolutions.co.uk new-build facilities for Ditchling Museum integrating the building design within the Novatron Scientific Ltd 50 clients to create a visitor experience which Contact: Robin Parkin, Director won in competition, and facilities for West visitor experience. Projects: Horniman D is inclusive, engaging and enjoyable. Description: Total Enterprise Solutions Dean College/The Edward James Museum Aquarium, MOSI, Stockwood (TES) are IT solutions providers with a suite Foundation. Discovery Centre, Rotunda Museum, DESIGNMAP 62 O of products tailored specifically for the Bedford Museum, Manchester Museum and Clitheroe Castle Museum. Earnscliffe, Making Access museums and galleries sector. The DJ Willrich Ltd 15 Oxford Exhibition Services London 85 solutions encompass fully integrated retail ArtsArchitecture Work management, ticketing CRM, e-commerce, The Admirals Offices, Do Phillips 30 warehouse management, accounting Q Historic Dockyard, Chatham, software, press and publications GPD Exposiciones y QUBIQA Ltd 89 management, all built on software from Kent ME4 4TZ E Museos Microsoft and Torex Retail. T: 01634 408886 (also fax) Eastwood Cook 60 Avda. de la Borbolla, 57, R 64 Havelock Road, E: [email protected] www.artsarchitecture.com 41013 Sevilla, Spain Eltek Ltd 50 Realm Projects Ltd 18 Brighton BN1 6GF Contact: David Wright, Director T: 00 34 954 238 595 T: 01273 502934 (also fax) Description: ArtsArchitecture is an F Retails Matters 75, 91 E: [email protected] Archaeological architectural, exhibition and interior design F: 00 34 954 236 707 www.earnscliffe.co.uk practice specialising in museums, galleries E: [email protected] Forster Ecospace Ltd 80 Richard Fowler Associates Ltd 36 Contact: Jayne Earnscliffe, Director services and cultural buildings. We also provide www.gpdexpo.es Description: A disabled-led consultancy consultancy for feasibility studies, project Contact: Boris Micka, Director Francis W Downing 28 S at the forefront of inclusive design for 22 development and brief-writing. Listening is Description: GPD is Spain’s leading years. Extensive experience of access Museum of London at the core of our approach. We come to company in exhibition design. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to high G SCHOTT UK Ltd 57 audits and plans, user-consultation, policy Archaeology every project with an open mind and development and accessible exhibition believe that good design arises from a quality results. We are specialised in Goppion Back cover Spiral Productions Ltd 13 design and interpretation. Clients from thorough understanding of the client’s concept and executive design, cost local museums to V&A and IWM. Jayne is a needs and aspirations. management, contents development, System Store Solutions Ltd 84 lottery assessor (access), DDA/Equality graphic and 3D design, audiovisual and H trainer and author of access guidelines. interactive production, object mounting, lighting design, fabrication and installation. Hanwell Instruments Ltd Inside back cover Hands-on experience on hundreds of Austin-Smith: Lord T capital projects, gallery re-displays, Our projects have obtained the most HDS Showcases (Harrison Display Systems Ltd) 46 The Workhaus 4 new-build and refurbishments. A 4 Jordan Street, prestigious awards in the industry such as, professional practice offering sensible 46 Eagle Wharf Road, Manchester M15 4PY Red Dot Award 2010 and 2008, European solutions. Museum of the Year Award 2004, EMYA’s Headland Design Associates 34 Tru Vue - Optium Acrylic Glazing 25 London N1 7ED T: 07747 446708 Special Mention Award 2008. Heritage Resource Agency 51 T: 020 7410 2200 F: 020 7608 3409 V F: 020 7410 2201 E: [email protected] E: molanewbusinessenquiry@ www.austinsmithlord.com Kennedy O’Callaghan J Vertigo 36 Contact: Chris Pritchett, Partner museumoflondon.org.uk Architects J H Designpoint 78 www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ Description: Exhibition designers and archaeology architects specialising in museums and 70 Cowcross Street, Contact: Nicola Powell, Post Excavation interpretive centres. Services include London EC1M 6EJ research; interpretation; feasibility studies; Manager T: 020 7253 6600 Description: Museum of London exhibition, product and graphic design; Archaeology provides a wide range of project management and listed building F: 020 7253 9988 heritage advice and services, including refurbishment and the redevelopment of E: [email protected] archaeological conservation, human historic sites as visitor destinations. www.kocarchitects.com osteology, finds research, ancient timber Contact: Kennedy O’Callaghan, Principal technology and environmental study. Description: We help to define, design Many of our specialists are at the forefront and deliver museum capital projects and of current research and command HLF applications. Projects include: international reputations, and their work Bletchley Park, the Tank Museum, RAF combines reliability and cost-effectiveness Museum, National Museum of Northern with academic excellence. Ireland and Kensington Palace. Kennedy
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O’Callaghan previously worked on Description: An architect’s contribution and support on management and strategic experience across all scales of service, Description: An independent consultant studies, options appraisals, curatorial Clients include local government, lottery-funded projects for Tate Modern to a building extends far beyond form and development of archive collections: through national, local authority and with extensive experience of working advice, interpretation and project planning. independent museums, and government and the Coliseum. Partner Janie Price is an Purcell Miller Tritton aesthetics. They can influence the collecting, content and significance; independent museums, and works within the funded cultural sector. Skills We have experience of numerous agencies. architect accredited in building LLP perception, performance and add creative storage and building design; access; throughout the UK. include a thorough understanding of the successful funding bids and a wide conservation. value to your museum. RIBA Client Services integration into museum and library audience development process, marketing national client base. holds information on more than 3,000 functions; HLF funding bids; feasibility planning, qualitative and quantitative Julia Holberry Associates Chartered Practices and over 40,000 studies and evaluation; training. Clients are research, project management, evaluation 15 Bermondsey Square, 6 Cumnor Road, Museum Storage Design projects. We can quickly compile a unique UK wide and range from small private and training. Able to offer a project team of Tower Bridge Road, shortlist of candidates with the right skills, collections to national institutions and associates with complementary skills in Oxford 0X2 9NS 7 Aslett Street, Headland Design London SE1 3UN experience and resources for your project. policy-makers. Barker Langham heritage/museum management, T: 01865 860955 London SW18 2BE fundraising and strategic planning. Associates T: 020 7397 7171 Experience of both HLF and ACE Lottery F: 01865 863216 T: 020 8870 9189 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] F: 020 7397 7172 Janice Tullock Associates applications. E: [email protected] www.juliaholberry.co.uk www.museum-storage-design.com Rick Mather 36 Hightor Road, Contact: Julia Holberry, Director Contact: David Goodwin, Storage Adviser www.purcellmillertritton.com Contact: Mark Hammond, Partner Architects Liverpool L25 6DL Description: Specialises in advising Description: Museums planning to Costain Heritage clients on Heritage Lottery Fund and other establish a new facility for storage and Description: Purcell Miller Tritton is T: 0151 222 9909 known for award-winning projects at some The School House, Kings Corner, Mill House, High Street, external funding bids. We write options related activities can benefit from this E: [email protected] appraisals, feasibility studies, business service, which offers initial of the nation’s most iconic cultural www.janicetullock.co.uk Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5BS Farndon, Chester CH3 6PT buildings, including Kew Palace and the 123 Camden High Street, plans, audience development plans, access conceptualisations, collection surveys, and Contact: Janice Tullock, Director T: 07721 084678 T: 01829 271329 plans and interpretation plans for detailed advice on the design of backstage National Gallery. We also work with many London NW1 7JR Description: Janice Tullock Associates E: [email protected] local museums and galleries. Our talented Studio 202, Spitfire Studios, F: 01829 271429 museums, archives, historic houses and areas in museum building projects. The T: 020 7284 1727 delivers high quality and sustainable www.costainheritage.com E: [email protected] gardens. Over twenty years experience of service qualifies for HLF Project Planning teams provide architectural, building services. Specialising in archival services, 63-71 Collier Street, Contact: Fritha Costain, Director conservation and historical research F: 020 7267 7826 www.headlanddesign.co.uk operation and management of heritage grants and/or development funding, and we research, plan and deliver a range of London N1 9BE Description: At Costain Heritage we Contact: Rosemary Allen, Director organisations. Clients include local also ACE technical assistance awards. See services, making use of the available E: [email protected] archive and heritage projects. Our specialise in undertaking business plans, resources to unlock each building’s www.rickmather.com T: 020 7278 7847 Description: Consultant designers on all authorities, large and small independent website for recent clients. consultancy team includes archivists, activity plans, feasibility studies, options aspects of museum and exhibition design, heritage organisations and universities. potential and deliver high quality solutions. Contact: Sarah Simmons, Public Relations museum specialists, audience F: 020 7183 7827 appraisals and audience development Description: Rick Mather Architects E: [email protected] concept development, feasibility studies, development officers and library plans for the heritage sector. Throughout access, audience development and activity award winning museum and gallery professionals. Work includes: providing www.barkerlangham.co.uk all our work we pride ourselves in our projects span both new build and Contact: Stephanie Barrow, Practice plans, and funding applications. Design archive and heritage advice to non-archival ability to provide not only a professional and implementation of museum and renovation within historic contexts. The organisations; supporting the Manager and personal service, but one which is also firm is recognised for its expertise in the Description: Barker Langham is a leading, heritage exhibitions and outdoor Nash Partnership development of archival and heritage practical, effective and most importantly in interpretation. Offering text-writing and Jura Consultants ray hole architects intelligent reinterpretation of existing organisations through fundraising and cultural consultancy that puts people and line with your requirements. Please visit structures and in sustainable low-energy their needs at the centre of heritage and learning plan advice, 3D design, graphic 7 Straiton View, Straiton planning; project management; research. our website for more information and design, and project management. Clients buildings. Projects include the Ashmolean cultural projects. We specialise in the previous project experience. Business Park, Loanhead, Museum in Oxford, Towner in Eastbourne, visioning, strategic planning and include national and regional museums, Dulwich Picture Gallery, National Maritime development of cultural heritage projects national parks, the National Trust and Midlothian EH20 9QZ Museum, The Wallace Collection, Galleria in the UK and abroad. On every project, our English Heritage. T: 0131 440 6750 Creative Sector See our advert on page 34 23A Sydney Buildings, Sabauda in Turin and the Virginia Museum Audience aim is to excite, inspire and engage visitors F: 0131 440 6751 of Fine Arts, Richmond USA. and audiences. See our website for current Communications Bath BA2 6BZ E: [email protected] projects. 58 Lambs Conduit Street, www.jura-consultants.co.uk T: 01225 442424 development helenb Ltd 9th Floor, 69 Park Lane, London WC1N 3LW Contact: Paul Jardine, Managing Director F: 01225 442484 ZMMA Ltd Basement Flat, 138 Richmond Description: Jura Consultants is a Croydon CR0 1JD E: [email protected] E: [email protected] 25B Underwood Street, A Different View Centre for www.rachelescott.co.uk Road, London E8 3HN management consultancy specialising in www.nashpartnership.com T: 020 8662 4600 the heritage sector. Working with London N1 7LG Oldfield House, Bawdeswell, Interpretation Contact: Rachel Escott, Director T: 07747 803836 Contact: Kevin Balch, Project Design F: 020 8662 4609 Description: Rachel Escott delivers museums, galleries, libraries and archives Director T: 020 7251 8888 Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4RR Studies E: [email protected] across the UK, Jura Consultants provides E: [email protected] communications and marketing services www.helenb.co.uk Description: Architects for the hugely www.rayhole-architects.com F: 020 7251 8080 T: 01362 688109 that bring organisations closer to their practical responses to strategic and successful Blists Hill Museum in Ironbridge Contact: Helen Butterworth, Freelance operational needs and assists in the Contact: Ray Hole, Managing Director E: [email protected] F: 01362 688103 audiences. She specialises in helping arts Project Researcher and Administrator and the American Museum in Bath, Nash Description: ray hole architects is an www.zmma.com organisations communicate with and development of new opportunities. Jura Partnership seeks to understand our E: [email protected] Description: Need a helping hand with Consultants supports independent trusts, international, award winning architectural Contact: Adam Zombory, Director www.adifferentviewonline.com University of Highlands and understand the needs of members and your desk research or report formatting? client’s assets and requirements and use practice underpinned by experience Description: ZMMA specialise in gallery audiences, and is an ideal consultant for local authorities and national organisations our historic buildings expertise to create Contact: Rosalind Johnson, Director Islands, Perth College, Crieff Led by experienced administrator, Helen with a range of services including gained from over 25 years in highly and museum design. Over 20 years in Description: The visitor experience those needing a strong and sustained Butterworth, helenb is an intelligent bespoke solutions to suit clients and creative, multi-disciplinary design practice, we have extensive experience of Road, Perth PH1 2NX relationship with their audiences. From undertaking option appraisals, preparing visitors – taking inspiration from the past specialists. Renowned for our imagination company which immediately understands activity plans and business plans. Jura environments and through a diversity of new-build and historic buildings, feasibility and ability to motivate and support. Areas T: 01738 877371 strategy to implementation, clients include your project and administrative needs, and and creating innovative change to secure projects, activities, locations and cultures. studies, fundraising and grant applications. Tate, National Portrait Gallery, English Consultants has a detailed knowledge and the building for future generations. of expertise: visitor experience planning F: 01738 877018 fulfils them at a competetive rate. Much of understanding of the operating Our attitude and understanding is allowing Accessibility, both physical and and evaluation, strategic planning, Heritage and engage. her work has been in support of HLF bids, us to play an influential role in redefining interpretive, is at the centre of our E: [email protected] environment facing these organisations. business planning, museum and visitor www.interpretation.uhi.ac.uk including options appraisals, feasibility the cultural, heritage, science, sport, philosophy. Recent projects include Watts attraction development, audience studies, audience development and Pringle Richards Sharratt education and visitor attraction sectors. Gallery, Guildford, Walford Mill and Priest Contact: Genevieve Adkins, Director development, HLF applications and activity Description: CIS is a team of highly DBA Consulting business plans. Architects House Museum, both in Dorset, and plans, bespoke training and mentoring. Full L&R Consulting Greyladyes Art Foundation, Hampshire. experienced interpretation and visitor Studio 2.01, Canterbury Court, service market research team. experience planners working across the Unit 1A, Rossett Business International client portfolio including: Kennington Park, cultural heritage. We are not a design John Marjoram Village, Rossett, Royal Armouries, RSPB, Natural History company. Instead we specialise in 1 Brixton Road, Museum New York, Arts Council England. 1 Fron Castell, Llangollen, Wrexham LL12 0AY RIBA Client Services providing independent visitor research, London SW9 6DE visioning, planning and solution Denbighshire LL20 7BX T: 01244 571477 Archive E: [email protected] T: 020 7793 2828 management services, including design T: 01978 861621 Anne Millman Associates briefing, live interpretation and staff E: [email protected] www.lrconsulting.co.uk F: 020 7793 2829 consultants Contact: Peter Middleton, Director The Office, 91 Inderwick Road, development. We also offer advocacy, www.johnmarjoram.co.uk E: [email protected] mentoring and coaching support – helping Kelham Island Museum, Contact: John Marjoram, Museum & Description: Expert advice on all aspects www.prsarchitects.com London N8 9LA clients through the entire project process. Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY Heritage Consultant of museum development, marketing and Contact: John Pringle, Director Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan operations. Our specialist team advises on: T: 020 8342 9902 (also fax) T: 0114 273 1444 Description: Providing professional and Description: Architects with special 66 Portland Place, Mill Cottage, Brown Heath, E: [email protected] curatorial services to the museum and concept planning, feasibility studies, experience in museum, gallery and London W1B 1AD Contact: Anne Millman, Principal F: 0114 279 6957 heritage sector. 25 years’ museum market positioning, audience exhibition design, and archive stores. Ellesmere, Shropshire SY12 0LB Christina Dixon Consulting E: [email protected] development, governance and T: 020 7307 3700 Description: Anne Millman has 27 years’ experience with a wide variety of Experience in listed buildings, T: 01939 234289 experience providing specialist research, 3 Beatrice Avenue, Saltash, www.dba-consult.co.uk collections, five years at a strategic level. organisational development, business refurbishment, designing archives to BS F: 020 7436 9112 E: [email protected] planning and development services for Cornwall PL12 4NF Contact: Fiona Elliott, Director Giving practical, realistic, flexible and planning and sustainability strategies, 5454, new-build galleries and history E: [email protected] www.elizabethoc.co.uk museums and heritage organisations. Her Description: DBA Consulting specialises sustainable solutions to your projects - lottery and other funding bids, project centres, combining archive collections from www.architecture.com Contact: Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan, T: 01752 842919 in expert advice for heritage organisations. development and operational advice and specific areas of expertise are: visitor and E: [email protected] feasibility studies, policy and strategy several sites to a new single collection, Contact: Stephen Mattin, Client Services Director and Consultant Archivist non-visitor research; business and activity Services include consultation, activity development, audience development, support. Clients include English Heritage, museum planning, access studies and the Manager Description: Experienced professional www.christinadixon.co.uk planning, audience development, audience National Trust, national and local authority plans; formative, progressive and Contact: Christina Dixon, Consultant collection management, and evaluation. design of specialist storage for museum archivist and management consultant with summative evaluation; capacity building research, visitor surveys and evaluation, museums and many independent collections. museums background providing advice and knowledge transfer. She has business and strategic planning, feasibility museums.
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Learning Unlimited organisational development, research, Description: ATS Heritage is a leading Concept Description: We are the specialist Contact: Adrian Bowles, Managing ON101 sponsorship, project management, specialist in the production of creative creative production company dedicated to Director 22 North Poulner Road, branding and communications. Our major audio and video. The company develops GPD Exposiciones y creating effective and original work Description: Visitors are the heartbeat of 6 Mentmore Terrace, London Ringwood, clients include museums, galleries, scripts and storyboards, narrates, Museos exclusively for galleries and museums. We any museum; it is visitors, therefore who Fields, London E8 3PN Hampshire BH24 1SP performing arts companies, tourism dramatises and produces audio or high Avda. de la Borbolla, 57, bring together experience and talent in are our main concern. Motivation designs T: 020 8525 0229 organisations, local authorities, and key definition video. ATS can also work with design and print, audio production, plus and creates innovative and informative T: 01425 479438 41013 Sevilla, Spain E: [email protected] agencies including Arts Council England clients’ own scripts and record or film interactive multimedia. The result? interpretation. We produce individual www.on101.co.uk F: 07970 644229 and VisitBritain. locally, or in its own studios. ATS Products T: 00 34 954 238 595 Outstanding, award-winning work displays or complete experiences, using all Contact: Louise Cunnington, Producer E: [email protected] include audio-guides, video-guides, iPod F: 00 34 954 236 707 guaranteed to deliver visitors. types of media. But whatever the method, Description: We specialise in conveying www.learning-unlimited.co.uk Apps, Bluetooth pods, interactives, solar or E: [email protected] our focus is always on developing effective your messages through bespoke Contact: Jo Graham, Consultant White Rook Projects battery-powered Talking Boxes and Audio www.gpdexpo.es visitor communication, making the audiovisual and interactive experiences, Description: Experienced consultant Posts. Contact: Boris Micka, Director Monty Funk Productions messages coherent and accessible to any from large scale permanent installations to supporting the creation and development The Castle, 62 Seymour Road, 99 Thornton Road, visitor segment. Description: GPD is Spain’s leading PO Box 242, interactive kiosks, games and challenges. of visitor centred organisations, exhibitions Newton Abbot, Liverpool L16 2LR company in exhibition design. Our We also shoot and create digital films and and services. Wide-ranging expertise Devon TQ12 2PU AUDIO for the Web Limited T: 0151 737 1794 multidisciplinary team is committed to high Great Malvern WR14 9AW motion graphic sequences for installations covering audience development, learning, T: 01626 333144 (also fax) 24 Mansford Street, E: [email protected] quality results. We are specialised in T: 01684 891957 Newangle Productions and TV, and offer an AV consultancy evaluation, training, strategic planning, soundconcept.co.uk concept and executive design, cost E: [email protected] service. Clients include: Natural History mentoring, family friendly auditing and www.whiterook.co.uk London E2 7AJ 102 Harmood Street, Contact: Robin Clutterbuck, Director Contact: Colin Ramsden, Managing management, contents development, www.montyfunk.com Museum, National Trust, Museum of exhibition development. Specialising in T: 020 7254 0626 Director graphic and 3D design, audiovisual and Contact: Susanna Byers, Production London NW1 8DS London, Museum in Docklands, V&A, families and Early Years. Has worked with Description: We specialise in visitor engagement. What’s the point of your E: [email protected] Description: Lipsmackin’ thirstquenchin’ interactive production, object mounting, Assistant T: 020 7916 0106 British Library, Corinium Museum, LEGO. national museums and community www.audiofortheweb.com greatsoundin’ educatin’ motivatin’ lighting design, fabrication and installation. Description: Producing engaging projects. Widely published in educational collections, archives, buildings, F: 020 7916 0107 landscapes? You know; your visitors can Contact: Rachel Salaman, Creative soundscapin’ researchin’ installin’ post Our projects have obtained the most heritage interpretation with high quality, E: [email protected] journals, the author of educational activity Director producin’ cooldesignin’ Concept. prestigious awards in the industry such as, entertaining sound and video by books for parents and teachers and online discover. That’s the point – it’s a process, www.newangle.co.uk not a product. We put engagement at the Description: One of the country’s leading Red Dot Award 2010 and 2008, European developing scripts and story-boards, Contact: Beverley Garrett, Senior Project content. Recent clients: National Trust, podcasting companies, AUDIO for the Web Museum of the Year Award 2004, EMYA’s providing narration, drama or direction for Spiral HLF, Oxford University Museums and heart of your organisation: audience Manager development; consultation; community specialises in producing bespoke audio Crumplezone Multimedia Special Mention Award 2008. your own staff. We work with leading Description: Newangle produce creative Productions Ltd Islington Heritage Service. solutions for museums and heritage suppliers to provide the perfect solution to participation; learning audits; 262 Eaves Lane, Chorley, audio visual productions. From single interpretation planning; learning organisations, from innovative audio your interpretation projects via podcasts, screen videos to large scale immersive resources; working with designers on guides to user-generated podcasts. We Lancashire PR6 0DZ Limehouse Heritage web audio, sonic branding, audio or video experiences with 3D soundscapes, we work on the creative side: developing guides. Previous clients include Tate interactivity and copywriting; evaluation; T: 01257 416596 The Elsie Whiteley Innovation specialise in creating engaging, informative training; marketing. concepts, writing and editing scripts, E: [email protected] Modern and the Hayward Gallery. Mobile and entertaining audio visual and recording and packaging polished audio Centre, Hopwood Lane, number: 07976 252834 PLB www.crumplezone.co.uk interactive exhibits. Our clients include the Units 17/18, The Dove Centre, programmes, with or without pictures. We Contact: Jason Hurley, Sole Trader Halifax HX1 5ER British Museum, Bahrain National Charter also offer in-house training. Our website 109 Bartholomew Road, Description: Audio, graphic design and T: 0845 279 9819 Monument, Museum of London, the showcases our solid track record, so please web design services. High quality solutions Motivation Ashmolean, Royal Observatory Greenwich, London NW5 2BJ take a look. E: [email protected] Audio and at reasonable cost. Sound effects/ www.limehouseheritage.com 34A High Street, Thames Historic Royal Palaces and the National T: 020 7428 9948 soundscapes/ambient soundtracks Waterfront Museum Swansea. Contact: Avram Buchanan, Creative Ditton, Surrey KT7 0RY F: 020 7485 1845 audiovisual created in any format. Transfer of all types Director See our advert on page 64 of tapes etc to CD etc with sound cleanup. T: 020 8398 9505 E: [email protected] www.spiral.co.uk production Centre Screen Oral history/reminiscence project E: [email protected] specialists. Editing and compilation of www.motivation81.co.uk Contact: Jonathan Gibbon, Director Productions interviews etc. CD duplication with full ATACAMA design and print service for inlays etc, Dovecote Stables, including small runs. 1-5 Buckingham Street, Swinton Grange Courtyard, Oxford OX1 4LH Swinton, Malton, North T: 020 8099 1731 Yorkshire YO17 6QR F: 020 8090 6191 T: 01653 698309 E: [email protected] Elbow Productions F: 01653 694791 www.atacama.co.uk E: [email protected] Contact: James Hawkes, Managing www.plbltd.com Director Eastgate, Castlefield, Castle Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director Description: Versatile, imaginative and Street, Manchester M3 4LZ Description: Our combined consultancy experienced film, video and audiovisual T: 0161 832 7151 and design team offers creative, production company producing achievable, appropriate and sustainable spectacular AV shows, 3D films, videos and F: 0161 832 8934 solutions for cultural and natural heritage multi screen video programmes for E: [email protected] www.centrescreen.co.uk sites. We provide strategic planning, installation. We have 20 years experience Basement Studio, 175 Victoria support in preparing funding bids and a and provide professional crews, production Contact: Sarah Jackson, Business wide range of design services, from equipment (35mm film and RED video) and Development Manager Park Road, London E9 7JN concepts to implementation. Our clients full post-production facilities including Description: Centre Screen is a leading T: 020 8986 9021 include leading independent museums, animation, motion graphics and visual audiovisual and multimedia production E: [email protected] local authorities, trusts and national effects. Informal advice or professional company with a reputation for creating www.elbowproductions.com heritage organisations. consultancy provided for all sizes of project. programmes that inspire, educate and Contact: Louise Reed, Business We also supply and install professional AV entertain. Our expertise covers the full Development Manager equipment. Brochure available. range of digital media including immersive Description: We produce bespoke audio environments, theatre shows, Stephen Browning See our advert on page 63 visual and interactive installations. We love documentary films and engaging good design and working with good Associates computer interactives. Clients include designers, integrating our work carefully The Studio, 17 St Peters Square, English Heritage, Hong Kong Wetland Park, and stylishly into elegantly conceived National Assembly for Wales, St Paul’s London W6 9AJ environments. Clients include: The British Cathedral, V&A Museum. Museum, Imperial War Museum, Theatre T: 020 8748 0400 ATS Heritage Museum, Historic Royal Palaces, the F: 020 8563 8447 1 South Lane, Clanfield, National Trust, Museum of London, In E: [email protected] Flanders Field Museum and many others. www.stephenbrowning.com Waterlooville, Contact: Stephen Browning, Director Hampshire PO8 0RB Description: Stephen Browning T: 023 9259 5000 Associates is a leading management consultancy for the cultural sector and for F: 023 9259 5656 tourism. We specialise in feasibility studies, E: [email protected] audience development plans for HLF www.ats-heritage.co.uk applications, strategic marketing, Contact: Mike Howie, Director
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Description: Spiral specialise in the Audioposts Ltd Contact: Simon De Pinna, Managing development and creation of engaging Audio guides Director digital media including videos, interactives Antenna Unit 29B, Heming Road, Description: The Handheld Tours team and websites. Recent projects include Sysco International™ ATS Heritage Redditch, writes and produces audio tours for the blackbox-av ltd immersive videos and interactives for the Worcestershire B98 0DH heritage and cultural sector. We are the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, sector agent for Mantra Lingua’s innovative interactives for the Science Museum’s T: 01527 522021 TalkingPENs, as supplied to indoor and Atmosphere gallery, videos for the Imperial Acoustiguide Ltd E: [email protected] outdoor visitor attractions in the UK and www.audioposts.co.uk War Museum, interactive games for Tate US. Simply touch our soundspot labels with 25 Aberafan Road, Modern and websites for the Society of Contact: Rhys Beetham, Director a MagicPEN to hear the audio: the ideal Antiquaries and the Royal Ballet School. Description: Audioposts specialise in lightweight audioguiding solution for Baglan Industrial Park, See our advert on previous page 85 Great Eastern Street, audio guides, listening points and video for children and family groups. Port Talbot, Wales SA12 7DJ London EC2A 3HY museums and heritage sites. We take pride in coming up with innovative and creative T: 01639 767007 The Rickyard, Eashing Lane, T: 020 3365 8600 solutions for our clients and in providing F: 01639 767008 sQuarish Productions Godalming, Surrey GU7 2QA F: 020 3365 8601 1 South Lane, Clanfield, high quality production services. Our E: [email protected] PO Box 74, Thame, E: [email protected] Waterlooville, products are suitable for both indoors and Audiovisual www.blackboxav.co.uk T: 01483 429491 2-3 North Mews, 3rd Floor, www.antennainternational.com out. Please ring for an informal chat or visit Contact: Paul Grove, Sales Director Oxon OX9 3FY Hampshire PO8 0RB F: 01483 429094 London WC1N 2JP Contact: Georgina French, Business our website for more information. equipment Description: Blackbox-av offer robust T: 01844 260496 (also fax) E: [email protected] Development Manager, UK & Ireland T: 023 9259 5000 See our advert on opposite page solutions to any audiovisual and E: [email protected] Contact: Hugo Roche, Managing Director T: 020 7269 5150 Description: Antenna International™ is a multimedia requirement in museums, www.squarish.co.uk F: 023 9259 5656 Description: Sysco is a design led system F: 020 7404 7715 world leader in handheld audio and E: [email protected] attractions and visitor centers worldwide. Contact: Barry Gibson, Creative Director integration business, specialising in the E: [email protected] multimedia interpretation in the global Audioposts Ltd Supply only, supply and fit and fully Description: Sounds and words to www.ats-heritage.co.uk Handheld Tours Ltd design, installation and support of www.acoustiguide.com cultural arena. Each year Antenna provides Contact: Mike Howie, Director Unit 29B, Heming Road, integrated solutions all fall within our interpret, inform and inspire. Audio and audiovisual, lighting and control packages. Contact: Dominic Thurgood, Marketing & an engaging experience, both physical and capability which also includes any audio, music for CD, broadcast, audiotours, static Description: ATS Heritage is a leading Redditch, We engineer well-considered solutions on Multimedia Coordinator virtual, for more than 62 million visitors on audio guide company and supplies video or multimedia content to play on the displays, mobile-apps, web, audio-visual a diverse range of projects; our solutions Description: Acoustiguide is one of the a variety of platforms and in multiple Worcestershire B98 0DH systems provided. Visit our website for interactives, podcasts and merchandise. effective audio interpretation with its are innovative, deliverable and robust. world’s leading audio and multimedia languages, helping them to make a lasting Orpheo audioguides, fitted in many T: 01527 522021 product information, news and recent Developing educational resources, Recent and current clients include: BME at providers, reputed for technological connection with over 450 of the world’s E: [email protected] innovations including eco friendly sound schools-workshops, community projects, museums/heritage sites all over the UK. the O2, Hadrian at the British Museum and innovation and award-winning tours. We most famous, fascinating and frequented The Orpheo features CD-quality audio with www.audioposts.co.uk stores. family events, publications and the Natural History Museum Darwin offer tailor-made content and technology locations. Founded in 1984, Antenna Contact: Rhys Beetham, Director scriptwriting. Clients include BBC (800+ graphics screen, synchronisation-to-video, Centre. solutions to each client including International™ is a global company with quizzes, a back-lit keypad and layering. Description: Audioposts specialise in programmes), English Heritage, National multimedia players, wand or headphone offices in North America, Europe, Middle audio guides, listening points and video for Trust, Story Museum, Egmont, Usborne, ATS’s experienced team regularly produce DJ Willrich Ltd audio guides, downloadable tours, East and Asia. creative and exciting audio content with museums and heritage sites. We take pride WalkerBooks, Scholastic, A&CBlack- podcasts, mobile phone tours and group See our advert on inside front cover 68 Norbiton Avenue, Kingston in coming up with innovative and creative Beufre Farm, Bucklers Hard Bloomsbury, Heinemann-Pearson, sound effects and music, as well as foreign guiding systems. We can improve access language, visually-impaired and family upon Thames KT1 3QP solutions for our clients and in providing Road, Beaulieu, Penguin, HarperCollins, Anova, LPO, for disabled visitors through BSL, mobility high quality production services. Our WHSmith and Audible. versions. Free software allows clients to T: 020 8549 9181 Hampshire SO42 7XA and visually-impaired tours. update content and collect statistics. products are suitable for both indoors and F: 020 8546 5155 out. Please ring for an informal chat or visit T: 01590 612603 E: [email protected] our website for more information. F: 01590 612660 www.handheldtours.net See our advert on opposite page E: [email protected] www.djwillrich.co.uk
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Contact: Lynn Willrich includes picture hanging systems, barriers Description: Through creative solutions (artwork protection and queuing systems) in audiovisual and multimedia DJW delivers and information displays. A consultancy Buro Happold the ultimate visitor experience in sound, Panasonic service is also available providing specialist Limited vision and interaction for museums and advice and support for a wide range of attractions. Systems design, supply and gallery and general exhibition installation plus full after-sales service. requirements. DJW has considerable museum experience and expertise on projects large and small. Panasonic House, DJW selects equipment and software from Willoughby Road, Bracknell, the whole of the marketplace, thus Berkshire RG12 8FP ensuring an appropriate and cost effective Building and solution. T: 01344 853621 See our advert on previous page F: 01344 861656 fitout www.panasonic.net/avc/projector Contact: Charlie Fenton, Product contractors Camden Mill, Lower Bristol Road, Electrosonic Ltd Application Manager Bath BA2 3DQ Description: Panasonic Professional Hawley Mill, Hawley Road, T: 01225 320600 Projectors and Displays Europe (PPDE) are Bakers of Danbury Ltd Dartford, Kent DA2 7SY a leader in the development of professional F: 0870 787 4148 Eves Corner, Danbury, E: [email protected] T: 01322 222211 audiovisual equipment with core focus on a range of display and projector products. Essex CM3 4QB www.burohappold.com F: 01322 282215 Contact: Klaire Alexander, Business Solutions for professional installations T: 01245 225876 E: [email protected] include digital signage, public display, Development Manager/Associate www.electrosonic.com education, rental & corporate applications. F: 01245 226821 Description: Buro Happold is a leading Contact: Rob Smith, Client Account E: [email protected] international multidisciplinary engineering Manager www.bakersofdanbury.co.uk consultancy with 25 offices across the UK Description: Electrosonic is a world-class Contact: Peter Smyth, Director and worldwide. Culture is, and always will company that leads the way in the Description: Specialists in the be, at Buro Happold’s core – our most provision of highly effective audiovisual Simply Lamps conservation, alteration and refurbishment dramatic and awe-inspiring projects have and media presentation systems for Limited of listed and historic buildings for over 125 been in this arena and truly exemplify museum and science centre projects. With years. Our expert masons, in-house everything that we stand for, innovation, over 40 years’ experience, Electrosonic conservator and carpenters together with inspiration and excellence in engineering. offers an unrivalled wealth of experience our specialist joinery and stone masonry and technical expertise. Recent examples departments have long been associated include: London Transport Museum, the with many of the region’s fine buildings, Public, the Culloden Battlefield Memorial, Asmec Centre, Merlin House, churches and monuments. BBC Scotland’s public exhibition area and Clements and Street the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Brunel Road, Theale, Limited Berkshire RG7 4AB T: 0800 043 1871 Integrated Circles Ltd F: 0845 459 0187 Beck Interiors Ltd E: [email protected] www.simplylamps.co.uk Contact: Brian Pearce, Business 12 Broad Ground Road, Development Manager Lakeside, Redditch, Description: We’re a leading supplier of Worcestershire B98 8YP Genuine Projector Lamps, specialising in the government sector, with over 5,000 T: 01527 513890 different lamp models available for next F: 01537 513891 day courier delivery. We offer free delivery E: [email protected] and generous volume discounts along with www.clementsandstreet.co.uk Unit A, 91 Ewell Road, Surbiton, free recycling for your used lamps. We also Contact: Paul Simpson, Marketing & supply all the latest projectors and Victory House, Cox Lane, Commercial Director Surrey KT6 6AH accessories and have just the right model Chessington, Surrey KT9 1SG Description: Clements and Street provide T: 0845 310 5757 to suit your requirements. project management, manufacturing and T: 020 8974 0500 F: 0845 310 5756 installation of exhibitions, permanent fit E: [email protected] F: 020 8974 0555 out and displays in museums, visitor www.integrated-circles.com E: [email protected] centres and for travelling exhibitions. C&S Contact: Paul Nolan www.beckinteriors.com Ltd hold ISO 9001 Quality Management Description: Integrated Circles design, Barriers and Contact: Graham Wakeford, Director and ISO 14001 Environmental manufacture, install and maintain Description: Specialist project Management certificates for our services audiovisual systems and interactive queuing systems management, fabrication and installation including design support, graphics displays for museums and visitor centres. of visitor centres, museums, galleries, production, in-house manufacture and Adhering to the ISO 9001 quality standard, national monuments, special projects and project management/ logistics. C&S Ltd is a we translate our clients’ requirements into Absolute Museum & Gallery temporary exhibitions. Beck are unrivalled member of the Communication Design domestically and internationally, with an International Group. See also www. well-engineered systems that provide Products Ltd years of trouble-free operation. Integrated experienced team of individuals, who cdi-world.com. Circles manufactured equipment includes The Old School House, focus on quality and service. Beck are a lighting dimmers, solid state MPEG 66 Leonard Street, turnkey specialist, undertaking all disciplines including budget feasibility, VideoStores and MP3 SoundStores with London EC2A 4LW warranties of up to ten-years. project management, exhibitory, graphics, T: 020 7613 4499 showcases, scenic reconstruction, F: 020 7613 4244 interactives, models, audiovisual, electrical Coniston Limited E: [email protected] and lighting. www.absoluteproduct.com See our advert on opposite page Contact: Jan Livingston, Operations Manager Collingwood House, Description: Absolute designs and manufactures products for museums and Schooner Court, Crossways, galleries throughout the world, including Dartford, Kent DA2 6QQ the British Museum, Tate Gallery and The T: 01322 223231 Victoria & Albert Museum. Our range F: 01322 288453
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E: [email protected] range of innovative, flexible and www.elmwoods.com Mivan Limited murals. We cast GRP. We fabricate experience and management, standards, www.conistonltd.co.uk sustainable modular systems ideally suited Contact: Alan Strachan, Managing metalwork. We produce and fit out Business and commercial potential and customer Contact: Eleanor Brockman, Marketing to permanent, temporary and travelling Director Newpark, Greystone Road, specialist joinery. We design develop and services. Our mission is to help make Manager exhibitions mean that D4 support you Description: Specialists in project Antrim, Co. Antrim, prototype. All under one roof. We love our The Hub Limited operational distinctive improvements in performance, Description: Coniston is a main from the moment of creative inspiration, to management of museums, visitor centres, N. Ireland BT41 2QN work! operations, services, standards and contractor based in Dartford, Kent. We the impact of final delivery. Clients include galleries etc, including in-house expertise planning profitability in the short and long term. BJA specialise in work within the museum/ National Museum Liverpool, the Houses of in bespoke joinery fabrication. We offer the T: 028 9448 1000 work with established venues, heritage sector having an extensive Parliament and National Museums Wales. complete museum fit-out, turnkey F: 028 9446 6338 organisations and when planning new portfolio of clients including the British package. E: [email protected] A Different View developments. Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, www.mivan.com Silk & Terry House, Warstock Oldfield House, Bawdeswell, Natural History Museum, the Wallace DB Solutions (UK) Ltd Contact: Stephen Mills, Business Patton Heritage Road, Birmingham B14 4RS Collection, and Leighton House. Coniston Development Director Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4RR 5 Preston Road, Newark, T: 0121 430 8484 carry out projects throughout London and Description: As a specialist interiors T: 01362 688109 the south east. Nottinghamshire NG24 2GE Fairhurst Ward contractor Mivan offers a complete turnkey F: 0121 430 8444 Abotts Ltd fit-out service to museums and E: [email protected] F: 01362 688103 CCLA T: 01636 705360 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] exhibitions, with expertise in the www.thehublimited.co.uk prefabrication and installation of Contact: Neil Fox, Managing Director www.adifferentviewonline.com www.dbsolutionsukltd.com Contact: Rosalind Johnson, Director Contact: Dale Beardsley showcases, display units, bespoke joinery, Description: Specialist Fit-out contractor decorative metalwork, casegoods, fixtures to the cultural and heritage sectors with Description: The visitor experience Description: DB Solutions offers specialists. Renowned for our imagination D4 Projekt comprehensive design, shopfitting, interior and fittings. Our extensive workshop of vast experience working in museums, 11,000 sq metres includes some of the galleries and cultural attractions. 8,000sq. and ability to motivate and support. Areas fit-out and project management solutions of expertise: visitor experience planning 80 Cheapside, to suit every client’s requirements and 225 London Road, Greenhithe, very latest technology, including ft of production and office space with in computer-aided design and Greenmount House, house project management and CAD and evaluation, strategic planning, London EC2V 6DZ budget. We specialise in metalwork, Kent DA9 9RR business planning, museum and visitor timberwork, glass and acrylic products. We manufacturing, overhead routers and Woodside Road Industrial technicians. Recent projects include the T: 0800 022 3505 T: 01322 387000 beam saws. Museum of Somerset at Taunton Castle, attraction development, audience have experience and knowledge in Estate, Woodside Road, development, HLF applications and activity E: [email protected] working across retail, commercial, leisure, F: 01322 370235 The Attenborough Studio at the NHM, www.ccla.co.uk E: [email protected] Ballymena BT42 4PT Diaghilev at the V&A and Antenna Future plans, bespoke training and mentoring. Full museum, and charity sector projects. We service market research team. Contact: Amy Best, Market Development enjoy the challenge of a new project and www.fwagroup.co.uk Paragon Creative Ltd T: 028 2564 2141 at the Science Museum. - Deposit funds Contact: Geoff Taylor, Director International client portfolio including: pride ourselves with the relationships we Unit 8 Harrier Court, F: 028 2565 8584 Royal Armouries, RSPB, Natural History Description: CCLA invests money for have built up with our clients. Mobile Description: Fairhurst Ward Abbotts Ltd, E: [email protected] more charities than any other fund established in 1941 provide construction Airfield Industrial Estate, Museum New York, Arts Council England. Unit Y, North Road, Yate, number: 07768 641081. www.patton.co.uk The Workhaus manager in the UK. Our segregated services to the built environment, Elvington, York YO41 4EA Contact: Dominic Sore, Heritage Manager management service and wide range of Bristol BS37 7PR specialising in historic restorations, Description: Established in 1912, Patton pooled funds enable us to meet the needs conservation and refurbishment, T: 01904 608020 T: 01454 321212 Group has a long history of delivering of organisations of all sizes. With over 50 combined with new build expertise, F: 01904 608011 projects throughout the United Kingdom years’ investment management F: 01454 313471 concentrating on the heritage, culture, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] and Ireland. Skilled resources allow Patton Barker Langham experience, we currently manage assets of Elmwood arts, museums and listed buildings sector. www.paragon-creative.co.uk Heritage to work with clients on projects more than £4.2 billion. www.d4projekt.co.uk We are rightly proud to be appointed to Her Contact: Mark Pyrah, Director Contact: Ian Warner, Managing Director 25 Eagle Street, Craighall large and small. Patton Heritage’s approach Majesty The Queen as quality builders and Description: Paragon Creative is a unique to collaborative relationships allows us to Description: D4 Projekt has a friendly, Business Park, Glasgow G4 9XA decorators holding a Royal Warrant and team offering an integrated package of talented and professional team who deliver projects of the highest quality, from Christine Beresford T: 0141 332 3086 delivering through our highly skilled, practical, creative and technical skills and concept through to completion on the deliver creative and quality driven display directly employed trades people. services. We construct scenery and props. 3 Woodwalk Cottages, solutions. Bespoke production facilities, F: 0141 331 1590 construction of buildings and their internal We make models. We engineer and build fit-out. Unit 21, Seafox Court, Longparish, Andover, in-house graphic design and print, plus a E: [email protected] interactives. We sculpt figures. We paint Sherburn Industrial Estate, Hampshire SP11 6QG Sherburn in Elmet, T: 01264 720421 Realm Projects Ltd West Yorkshire LS25 6PL E: [email protected] T: 01977 682051 Studio 202, Spitfire Studios, Contact: Christine Beresford, Museum Consultant F: 01977 689768 63-71 Collier Street, Description: Sustainability support for E: [email protected] London N1 9BE independent museums. I provide trustees www.theworkhaus.co.uk T: 020 7278 7847 and managers with guidance and practical Contact: Charlie Burman, Director advice to help them meet current Description: The Workhaus are specialist F: 020 7183 7827 economic challenges: business and Millennium Business Park, museum exhibition fit-out contractors. We E: [email protected] strategic planning, board and offer a complete design and build service www.barkerlangham.co.uk Mansfield, organisational development and for the heritage and leisure sector: Contact: Stephanie Barrow, Practice mentoring, bespoke training for trustees, Nottinghamshire NG19 7JY showcases, interactives, joinery, theming, Manager staff and volunteers. Clients include a wide T: 01623 655252 sculpture and scenic art. Our personal Description: Barker Langham is a leading, range of independent museums, Museum service will help to get the most out of your cultural consultancy that puts people and Development Services and HLF. I also have F: 01623 420202 budget. Please visit our website, or give us their needs at the centre of heritage and E: [email protected] specialist knowledge and understanding a call. cultural projects. We specialise in the of military museums. www.realm-projects.com See our advert on page 4 visioning, strategic planning and Contact: Graeme Blakey, Director development of cultural heritage projects Description: Realm Projects is one of the in the UK and abroad. On every project, our UK’s leading museum and exhibition fit out aim is to excite, inspire and engage visitors Costain Heritage contractors. With significant international and audiences. See our website for current The School House, Kings Corner, experience it operates from its own projects. 46,000 ft state of the art joinery Pewsey, Wiltshire SN9 5BS manufacturing facility. Working T: 07721 084678 collaboratively with its clients, the focus is E: [email protected] firmly on delivery, budget and quality. BJA - Bryn Jones www.costainheritage.com Recent clients include the Science Museum Associates Ltd Contact: Fritha Costain, Director and Tyne and Wear Museums. 41 The Square, Dringhouses, Description: At Costain Heritage we See our advert on opposite page specialise in undertaking business plans, York YO24 1UR activity plans, feasibility studies, options T: 01904 701737 appraisals and audience development F: 0870 458 0788 plans for the heritage sector. Throughout E: [email protected] all our work we pride ourselves in our www.brynjonesassociates.com ability to provide not only a professional Contact: Bryn Jones, Director and personal service, but one which is also Description: BJA is a management practical, effective and most importantly in consulting firm advising clients on issues of line with your requirements. Please visit strategy, organisation, operations, visitor our website for more information and previous project experience.
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DBA Consulting Helen MacKintosh museums, archives, historic houses and performance management; training, Boyd-Thorpe Associates improving operational efficiency and Julia Korner Fine Art museum and heritage bodies. Collection gardens. Over twenty years experience of coaching and facilitation. Mandy Barnett is tendering catering contracts. Peter Smale, management, curatorial advice, valuations Associates operation and management of heritage the director of MB Associates. She was (formerly Food Service Chris Brown and Charles Manners are The River House, 52 Strand On for insurance, indemnity, ethical disposal 101 Winston Road, organisations. Clients include local previously a chief executive and Associates) among the UK’s most experienced The Green, London W4 3PD and acquisition, across a broad range of London N16 9LN authorities, large and small independent development director in the cultural foodservice professionals. Clients include T: 020 8747 1652 specialisms including antiquities, fine art, heritage organisations and universities. regeneration and social care sectors. She Ashmolean Museum, Fitzwilliam Museum, archaeology and social history. We put T: 020 7249 5564 has an MBA from London Business School. Museum of London and Natural History F: 020 8742 7419 together bespoke teams for large projects E: [email protected] Museum. E: [email protected] as well as dealing with individual items. Contact: Helen MacKintosh www.juliakorner.com Description: If you’re looking for effective Contact: Julia Korner solutions to meet business needs, we can Stuart Davies Associates Description: Julia Korner has run her own Kelham Island Museum, Conservation Services: Julia help. We have extensive board-level Jura Consultants 75 Ambergate Street, studio since 1985 restoring paintings, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY experience across museum, arts and Kennington, London SE17 3RZ Cleaning sculpture and frames as well as making Park-Newman T: 0114 273 1444 leisure sectors and can help you gold leaf and gesso frames. She advises 2 Pearsons Place, Henley, strengthen operations and increase T: 07821 382998 services clients on conserving and enhancing their F: 0114 279 6957 revenues through one-off projects or E: [email protected] PO Box 48, Henley-On-Thames, collections, these include museums, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0RA E: [email protected] www.sdaconsultants.co.uk on-going development. Expertise includes Oxon RG9 3YX corporations and private collectors. Julia is a T: 01473 832896 (also fax) www.dba-consult.co.uk identifying new business and funding Contact: Stuart Davies, Director paintings specialist. She spent nearly 20 E: [email protected] Contact: Fiona Elliott, Director Description: Stuart Davies Associates is a T: 01491 411735 opportunities; extending market and 7 Straiton View, Straiton years at Christie’s latterly setting up the www.conservationservices.co.uk Description: DBA Consulting specialises profile; focus group workshops; training; cultural and heritage consultancy E: [email protected] DOC Cleaning Maritime Department in 1986. Contact: Julia Park-Newman, Conservator in expert advice for heritage organisations. Business Park, Loanhead, specialising in assessing museums, www.boyd-thorpe-associates.co.uk developing organisational talent and Limited Description: Julia Park-Newman is an Services include business and strategic successful communications. Midlothian EH20 9QZ developing sustainable futures for them Contact: Fiona Boyd-Thorpe, Managing archaeological and decorative arts planning, feasibility studies, options and evaluating their performance. An Director T: 0131 440 6750 conservator working for museums, historic appraisals, audience research and experienced and multidisciplinary group, Description: Testing the feasibility of a houses and heritage organisations. development, activity planning, F: 0131 440 6751 we find strategic solutions to the new venture? Creating an exciting new Servest Group I-Xperience Offering conservation audits, advice and interpretation and project planning. We E: [email protected] organisational and resource problems cafe concept? Seeking best value from a Limited implementation in storage and display; have experience of numerous successful 10 Parma Crescent, www.jura-consultants.co.uk faced by museum governing bodies. Apart catering tender, optimised financial archaeological conservation from funding bids and a wide national client London SW11 1LT Contact: Paul Jardine, Managing Director from producing realistic plans we have also performance or improved in-house excavation to display; decorative arts base. We work closely with clients to Description: Jura Consultants is a helped many clients to achieve lottery catering? Choose Fiona Boyd-Thorpe and T: 020 7585 0800 conservation including ethnography and develop realistic financial and operational management consultancy specialising in funding support. her team of expert foodservice consultants social history collections; theoretical and plans to deliver your objectives. F: 020 7099 1293 the heritage sector. Working with and benefit from 20 years’ specialist practical training sessions on collection E: [email protected] museums, galleries, libraries and archives experience in the museum, heritage and Premier House, Suite 3, care as suited to the client. ICON Contact: Eleanor Harris, Director across the UK, Jura Consultants provides arts sectors. Boyd-Thorpe Associates: Accredited. DCA Consultancy Ltd Description: I-Xperience specialises in practical responses to strategic and Informed analysis, incisive thinking, 141 High Street, Epping, Servest House, Heath Farm income generation strategies for visitor operational needs and assists in the Catering inspired solutions. Essex CM16 4BD Business Centre, Bury St Studio 6, Clark’s Courtyard, attractions, museums and galleries from development of new opportunities. Jura 145 Granville Street, the private, charitable and public sectors. Consultants supports independent trusts, consultants T: 01992 577332 Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6LG Emma Chaplin Heritage & Birmingham B1 1SB We will review your business, identifying local authorities and national organisations F: 01992 577336 T: 01284 703535 Museum Services opportunities to develop new income with a range of services including E: [email protected] T: 0121 634 3326 F: 01284 700180 39 Downham Road South, streams (or grow existing streams) and undertaking option appraisals, preparing Attractions Consulting www.doccleaning.com E: [email protected] F: 0121 633 9415 work alongside your teams to implement activity plans and business plans. Jura Kendrick Hobbs Ltd Contact: Lee Andrews, Managing Director Wirral, Merseyside CH60 5SE 7 Muirfield Drive, Wakefield, www.servest.co.uk E: [email protected] changes. This may involve marketing, Consultants has a detailed knowledge and Description: Established in 1972, DOC Contact: Amy Anderson, Marketing T: 0151 342 9651 www.dca-consultants.com functions, events, ticketing, retail, catering, understanding of the operating West Yorkshire WF2 8SH Cleaning Limited is a privately owned Manager E: [email protected] Contact: Susan Carter, Company Manager sponsorship, ‘second gate attractions’ or environment facing these organisations. T: 07801 437648 family company. We are specialists in Description: Servest Group Limited is a www.emmachaplin.co.uk Description: DCA is a culture, creativity the customer experience. Contact: Richard Saward, Director providing the full range of cleaning and leading multi-service provider in the UK. 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Services include business planning, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Contact: Mark Hobbs, Director we are environmentally considerate and action plans, projects; organisational Contact: John Thompson, Consultant provide quality services at competitive collections management and review and change; project realisation and www.lrconsulting.co.uk Description: Kendrick Hobbs provides development, interpretation planning and Description: An independent consultant Contact: Peter Middleton, Director BJA - Bryn Jones independent practical advice on catering prices. Our customers include Natural management - co-ordinating capital builds, in the planning of innovative cultural Harwell Technical History Museum, Science Museum, Next, review and organisational and personal managing facilities. Description: Expert advice on all aspects Associates Ltd and commercial venue hire. 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Both conservators downing has over 30 years’ experience clients on conserving and enhancing their Valentine Walsh T: 01223 830373 Conservation Ltd trained at the Textile Conservation Centre working as a forensic conservator and collections, these include museums, Conservation and F: 01223 830374 and are fully accredited members of ICON. investigator in conservation, research and corporations and private collectors. Julia is a 15A Wintersells Road, Restoration of Fine Art E: [email protected] Winners of the 1994 Jerwood Conservation recovery throughout europe. paintings specialist. She spent nearly 20 www.paperconservation.co.uk Wintersells Business Park, Awards. See our advert on this page years at Christie’s latterly setting up the 3 Whitehorse Mews, Contact: Nicholas Burnett ACR MIoD, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7LF Maritime Department in 1986. London SE1 7QD Head Conservator/Director T: 01372 805751 T: 020 7261 1691 Description: We work mainly for Sophie Younger - Gillian M H Walker museums, institutions and historic houses F: 05600 761592 F: 020 7401 9049 E: [email protected] Conservation Unit 4, Whiting Street, Mike Howden BSc (Hons), in the UK and abroad. Mostly repeat E: [email protected] business. Qualifications: all staff are www.rrconservation.co.uk St Mary’s Cottage, Hatton Road, Sheffield S8 9QR ACR www.valentinewalsh.co.uk Contact: Richard Rogers, Director professionally qualified and two are also Perth, Scotland PH2 7BW T: 0114 250 8161 (also fax) Stoneleigh, High Bank, Contact: Valentine Walsh ACR, FIIC, accredited. Consultancy work: yes, Description: Richard Rogers is an E: [email protected] Thurlstone, South Conservator of Paintings and Polychrome including helping several clients gain HLF accredited member of the Institute of T: 01738 440744 Sculpture Conservation. 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We are not a design mobile workshop enables us to work Kate Measures Consulting Edinburgh EH11 4BY on-site throughout the UK. multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising company. Instead we specialise in Edward Moody Design in museums, cultural heritage, tourism and providing independent visitor research, Kennels Cottage, Harewood T: 0131 453 6872 169 Knighton Road, the arts. We deliver a range of services visioning, planning and solution Headland Design House Estate, Harewood, F: 0131 442 1505 from interpretation concepts, audience management services, including design Leicester LE2 3TS E: [email protected] The Museum Workshop Ltd development, outreach programmes, briefing, live interpretation and staff Associates Leeds LS17 9LF www.ukarchiving.co.uk T: 0116 244 8494 (also fax) Unit 10 Remptone Barns, funding strategies and funding development. We also offer advocacy, E: [email protected] T: 07966 298516 Contact: David Knox, Director applications. 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40 Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online 41 Display: Production and fitout Display: Reprographics event organisation, facilitation, writing and are committed to applying creative graphic and 3D design, audiovisual and Realm Projects Ltd facility and also manufacture object project management. Local, regional and thinking backed by the experience to interactive production, object mounting, mounts and display structures in our national clients include Government Office, deliver. From concept development, layout Envisage Design lighting design, fabrication and installation. Millennium Business Park, workshops. 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Swinton, Malton, F: 01623 420202 F: 01943 816173 North Yorkshire YO17 6QR E: [email protected] Unusual Rigging www.realm-projects.com Kvorning Design & E: [email protected] Brick Kiln Lane, T: 01653 698309 www.redman-design.co.uk Beacon Display Limited Heritage Destination Contact: Graeme Blakey, Director Communication Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7BS F: 01653 694791 Description: Realm Projects is one of the Contact: John Redman, Partner 40 Jubilee Drive, Loughborough, Consulting Ltd 6 Magstraede, DK-1204 Description: Established in 1990, T: 01782 219922 E: [email protected] UK’s leading museum and exhibition fit out Leicestershire LE11 5XS Poppy House, Mundesley Road, www.plbltd.com contractors. With significant international Copenhagen, Denmark Redman Design works closely with clients F: 01782 289580 to create museums and visitor centres that T: 01509 213755 E: [email protected] Paston, Norfolk NR28 9AD Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director experience it operates from its own T: 00 45 3393 9353 Description: Our combined consultancy 46,000 ft state of the art joinery are innovative, entertaining and F: 01509 235749 www.enviz.co.uk T: 0871 218 0817 F: 00 45 3393 9375 informative. Services include: master Contact: Christopher Cotterill, Creative and design team offers creative, manufacturing facility. 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The Wharf, Bugbrooke, extensive experience in the manufacture Description: Our team of professionally wide range of design services, from See our advert on page 18 Description: A versatile Danish design education consultation, retail/catering and installation of bespoke joinery for the design, graphic design, large format digital trained, highly qualified, NAI and NPS Northamptonshire NN7 3QB studio specialising in cultural exhibitions - design, interactive and multimedia exhibit printing and project management. Our concepts to implementation. Our clients museum, heritage and leisure industries. accredited interpretation experts have include leading independent museums, T: 01604 830083 from concept development to on-site design, project costing, design and build, We also liaise with sub-trades in the in-house production facility has dedicated over 30 years’ experience, working for installation, including graphic and web project management and HLF submission craftsmen that combine traditional joinery local authorities, trusts and national RWF World F: 01604 831144 manufacture of ancillary items, such as hundreds of happy customers in 41 heritage organisations. E: [email protected] design. We have designed exhibitions for a preparation. metalwork, glass, plastics etc. Working in skills with CNC technology to produce countries around the world. Our services 46 Glentham Road, broad range of cultural institutions and everything from a display cabinet to a full www.unusual.co.uk conjunction with audiovisual specialists, cover every aspect of the interpretive London SW13 9JJ Contact: Robin Elias, Technical Director several Danish royal castles. Kvorning reconstruction specialists, M&E gallery installation. process from master planning, Design & Communication has carried out Plowden & Smith Ltd T: 020 8846 3780 Description: We provide a full range of contractors and electrical contractors we psychological and behavioural rigging and technical solutions, including projects in 40 countries worldwide. offer the complete package for the client. assessments, visitor research, interpretive E: [email protected] BUGSYSTEMS.COM features exhibition www.rwfilms.co.uk design, build and engineering. Whether it’s writing, photography and illustration, a permanent installation, a temporary furnishings designed by Kvorning for WWT Consulting interpretive design, exhibit and panel museums and galleries. Goff Holland suspension or something that requires Bell Models fabrication, evaluation and training. repetitive motion, no matter the size or Concepts Ltd (D&DC) Polgooth, St Austell, Cornwall complexity of the project, our experience Sovereign and expertise are second to none. Projects T: 07708 249741 MYRIAD/H&H Creative Ltd Exhibitions Ltd include Harrier & Jaguar, Tate Britain and E: [email protected] Anthony Gormley’s One and Other. www.bellmodels.co.uk (H&H Group) 190 St Ann’s Hill, PLB Contact: Jess Bell, Sole Trader Unit 6, Creative Court, London SW18 2RT Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Dovecote Stables, Description: We are a small independent Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, T: 020 8874 4005 Slimbridge, Gloucester GL2 7BT company who specialise in designing and Swinton Grange Courtyard, Clovelly Road, Bideford, F: 020 8874 7248 T: 01453 891222 creating models for Museums. We have Display: Swinton, Malton, extensive experience in making scale Devon EX39 3HN E: [email protected] North Yorkshire YO17 6QR F: 01453 890827 models of buildings, both interiors and Bakers House, 25 Bakers Road, www.plowden-smith.com Woodcorner Farm, E: [email protected] T: 01237 477951 Contact: Kevin Smith ACR, Managing Reprographics T: 01653 698309 exteriors. Please see our website for more Uxbridge, Middlesex CO10 9QT Green End Road, Fillongley, www.wwtconsulting.co.uk details and to see our project portfolio. F: 01237 475478 Director/Head of Exhibitions F: 01653 694791 Contact: Emma Alesworth, Associate T: 01895 457483 E: [email protected] Description: Conservation and Coventry CV7 8EP E: [email protected] Director F: 01895 457485 www.myriad-uk.com restoration of antiques and fine art objects T: 01676 549000 www.plbltd.com Description: Creating visitor centres and Contact: Mark Hewitt, Managing Director including paintings, furniture, ceramics, Darius Wilson Associates E: [email protected] F: 01676 549101 Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director exhibitions that are financially sustainable, www.clementsandstreet.co.uk Description: The studio provides general metalwork, stone and contemporary art Description: Our combined consultancy deliver their educational messages and Unit H2, Upper Brents Industrial exhibition fit-out including theming, scenic works. Conservation/restoration of E: [email protected] D4 Projekt Contact: Goff Holland, Consultant www.sovereignexhibitions.co.uk and design team offers creative, attract visitors requires knowledge, Estate, Faversham, Description: Specialists in the construction and painting, sound, lighting, interiors and painted ceilings in particular. Unit Y, North Road, Yate, achievable, appropriate and sustainable experience and a clear master planning facades. Also period interiors, furniture Condition reports undertaken of Contact: Andrew Hickinbotham, Sales Kent ME13 7DZ construction and installation of high class Director Bristol BS37 7PR solutions for cultural and natural heritage process. WWT Consulting’s team provides museum interiors for permanent galleries and custom showcases. Clients include the collections and also individual items. sites. We provide strategic planning, these specialist skills and adopts an T: 01795 591194 V&A, British Library, National Museum of Consultancy work including condition Description: Sovereign is a specialist T: 01454 321212 and temporary exhibitions, together with fabrication and fit-out contractor, working support in preparing funding bids and a approach that addresses the needs of F: 01795 535982 visitor centres and exhibition stands both Ireland, Dublin Medieval Trust, Bosworth surveys and environmental analysis. F: 01454 313471 wide range of design services, from natural history and heritage centres. This Battlefield Centre, Blackpool Zoo, Combe Exhibition work including displays and in the museum, exhibition and display E: [email protected] E: [email protected] nationally and internationally. Experienced sectors. We are members of the Museums concepts to implementation. Our clients allows us to provide our clients with a full www.dariuswilson.com project managers working closely with Martin Museum, Kents Cavern, Lords installations; and manufacture of bespoke www.d4projekt.co.uk include leading independent museums, service from master planning and Cricket Ground, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. mounts and pedestals. Association, ESSA (formerly BECA) and we Contact: Ian Warner, Managing Director Contact: Darius Wilson, Director/Designer clients, designers, cost consultants and are COI approved. Established in 1994, the local authorities, trusts and national interpretive planning to detailed design Description: Darius Wilson Associates project management to deliver an Description: D4 Projekt has a friendly, heritage organisations. and completion of projects. company employs 50 staff at our 17 acre talented and professional team who have been building exhibits for museums excellent product, on time and to site near Coventry. This dedicated team of for 16 years and specialising in the design budgetary requirements. D+DC is a division Paragon Creative Ltd Protosheet Engineering deliver creative and quality driven display skilled craftsmen have vast experience in solutions. Bespoke production facilities, and construction of electro mechanical of Clements & Street Ltd. Unit 8 Harrier Court, Limited the creation of visitor experiences, and Rebecca Mileham interactives and models for the past 10 in-house graphic design and print, plus a Airfield Industrial Estate, 73 Swaisland Drive, Crayford, project managers who have delivered range of innovative, flexible and 10 Newland Road, Banbury, years. We are generally involved in the schemes from London to Luxor. Recent Display: design process at concept stage, working Elvington, York YO41 4EA Kent DA1 4HY sustainable modular systems ideally suited Oxfordshire OX16 5HQ Projects include the National Museum of to permanent, temporary and travelling with museums and designers to create T: 01904 608020 T: 01322 550545 Wales and the Rugby Football Museum. T: 01295 268328 Production and exciting and innovative exhibitions. Our GPD Exposiciones y exhibitions mean that D4 support you E: [email protected] clients include: Centre for Life, Newcastle; Museos F: 01904 608011 F: 01322 555719 from the moment of creative inspiration, to E: [email protected] E: [email protected] the impact of final delivery. Clients include www.rebecca.mileham.net fitout Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport; Avda. de la Borbolla, 57, Contact: Rebecca Mileham, Freelance text National Maritime Museum, Greenwich; www.paragon-creative.co.uk www.protosheet.co.uk The Museum Workshop Ltd National Museum Liverpool, the Houses of consultant and trainer Imperial War Museum, London; The 41013 Sevilla, Spain Contact: Mark Pyrah, Director Contact: Nigel Dabner, Contracts Manager Unit 10 Remptone Barns, Parliament and National Museums Wales. Description: I work with national and 24 Design Ltd Science Museum, London; Chatham T: 00 34 954 238 595 Description: Paragon Creative is a unique Description: Protosheet are specialist team offering an integrated package of fabricators of all types of metalwork, we Nr Corfe Castle, local museums on interpretation plans, The Hotspur Press, 2 Gloucester Historic Dockyard; and English Heritage. F: 00 34 954 236 707 text-writing, guides and resources. With practical, creative and technical skills and have vast experience in the museum Wareham BH20 5JH Extreme Display Ltd Street, Manchester M1 5QR E: [email protected] services. We construct scenery and props. industry, working alongside designers and Dea Birkett of Kids in Museums, I also give www.gpdexpo.es T: 01929 480016 (also fax) Park Studios, popular text-writing training courses T: 0161 228 3323 We make models. We engineer and build architects we have the ability to offer a E: roy.mandeville@themuseumworkshop. Contact: Boris Micka, Director interactives. We sculpt figures. We paint range of bespoke products to meet your Parkwood Street, Keighley, through TextWorkshop - www. E: [email protected] Description: GPD is Spain’s leading com textworkshop.co.uk. www.24design.co.uk murals. We cast GRP. We fabricate needs. Last year we installed over 100 www.themuseumworkshop.com West Yorkshire BD21 4PJ company in exhibition design. Our metalwork. We produce and fit out display case inserts at the V&A Museum’s Contact: Tom Coles, Design Director multidisciplinary team is committed to high Contact: Roy Mandeville, Director T: 01535 611316 Description: 24 Design is a creative specialist joinery. We design develop and Medieval & Rennaissance gallery. Call now Description: The Museum Workshop Ltd quality results. We are specialised in prototype. All under one roof. We love our to discuss how we can help. F: 01535 669413 design and make studio specialising in concept and executive design, cost provides a comprehensive object mounting serving the museum and gallery sector. 24 work! service. We have a fully equipped mobile E: [email protected] management, contents development, www.extremedd.co.uk
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strategies, electrical, audiovisual, Ebac Industrial Description: Specialists in environmental cultural projects. We specialise in the communications, air conditioning, critical monitoring and control for collections care. Feasibility visioning, strategic planning and environmental control and facilities Products Ltd Hanwell From simple displays to full wireless development of cultural heritage projects support. Varming operates internationally, Instruments Ltd systems Meaco can help make monitoring studies in the UK and abroad. On every project, our throughout Australasia and Europe, your environmental conditions quick and aim is to excite, inspire and engage visitors providing leading-edge service for new and easy with a range of cost effective and audiences. See our website for current existing facilities. solutions to meet every budget. 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Novatron provide excellent sales, working especially with regional and advocacy and research. and conservation management plans. making their products suitable for a wide supply a range of humidifiers, heaters and service and product support for their range independent museums. A consultant since Conservation liaison for clients and design/ range of applications. The EIPL new WM de-humidifiers. of high quality Novasina instrumentation, 2001, working for government agencies, engineer teams on new-build and (Wall Mounted) range was specifically See our advert on inside back cover Defensor humidifiers, Eltek environmental local authorities and private sector. Clients refurbishment projects. Accredited designed for museums and archive monitoring systems, and portable include arts, libraries and museums in Centre for member of ICON. facilities. dehumidifiers. Ireland and UK. Interpretation Harwell Technical See our advert on opposite page Studies Services Ltd Eltek Ltd University of Highlands and T/A Harwell Document 35 Barton Road, Haslingfield, Islands, Perth College, Environmental Restoration Services, Dalton Cambridge CB23 1LL Preservation Crieff Road, Perth PH1 2NX Building, Maxwell Avenue, Barker Langham monitoring & T: 01223 872111 Equipment Ltd T: 01738 877371 Harwell Science and Innovation F: 01223 872521 F: 01738 877018 control E: [email protected] Campus, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QT E: [email protected] www.eltekdataloggers.co.uk T: 01235 432245 www.interpretation.uhi.ac.uk equipment Contact: Robin Perry, Sales and Marketing Contact: Genevieve Adkins, Director F: 01235 432246 Description: CIS is a team of highly Manager E: [email protected] Description: Data logger specialists for experienced interpretation and visitor www.hdrs.co.uk experience planners working across the both wired and radio connected systems, Contact: Kathryn Rodgers, Divisional Conservation by with sensors for all environmental cultural heritage. 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Jane Weeks Contact: Paul Jardine, Managing Director Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director we find strategic solutions to the Contact: Eleanor Harris, Director development, advocacy and governance Description: Ontograph Studios provide Description: Jura Consultants is a Description: Our combined consultancy organisational and resource problems Description: I-Xperience specialises in issues both in the UK and abroad. high-quality interpretive visual content Drivers Jonas 20 Queen Of Denmark Court, management consultancy specialising in and design team offers creative, faced by museum governing bodies. Apart income generation strategies for visitor Feasibility studies, research and project including video graphics, interactive Deloitte London SE16 7TB the heritage sector. Working with achievable, appropriate and sustainable from producing realistic plans we have also attractions, museums and galleries from management undertaken. In-depth exhibits, and illustrations. We specialise in T: 020 7231 6919 museums, galleries, libraries and archives solutions for cultural and natural heritage helped many clients to achieve lottery the private, charitable and public sectors. knowledge of institutional museums, natural history and palaeontology, and are E: [email protected] across the UK, Jura Consultants provides sites. We provide strategic planning, funding support. We will review your business, identifying including university and medical dedicated to maintaining the highest Contact: Jane Weeks, Consultant practical responses to strategic and support in preparing funding bids and a opportunities to develop new income collections, and international museum standards in scientific accuracy. We work Athene Place, 66 Shoe Lane, Description: An experienced museums operational needs and assists in the wide range of design services, from streams (or grow existing streams) and issues. Clients include: MLA, the Heritage closely with scientists, exhibit designers, and heritage consultant with significant development of new opportunities. Jura concepts to implementation. Our clients Val Bott work alongside your teams to implement Lottery Fund, the British Council, and the and curators to produce work which is London EC4A 3BQ Consultants supports independent trusts, include leading independent museums, changes. This may involve marketing, Association of Independent Museums. eye-catching, thought provoking and experience in strategic planning, policy 25 Hartington Road, Chiswick, T: 020 7007 9000 development, advocacy and governance local authorities and national organisations local authorities, trusts and national functions, events, ticketing, retail, catering, Mobile: 07811 761639 authentic. F: 020 7583 1198 issues both in the UK and abroad. with a range of services including heritage organisations. 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Clients include: MLA, the Heritage Description: Thoughtful advice on Governance Wrexham LL12 0AY management sector including some of the UK’s largest Lottery Fund, the British Council, and the 48 The Grove, Ilkley, managing change – forward planning, advice T: 01244 571477 consultants museums, performing arts venues, Association of Independent Museums. L&R Consulting West Yorkshire LS29 9EE service reviews, feasibility studies, grant E: [email protected] heritage attractions, libraries, and other Mobile: 07811 761639 Unit 1A, Rossett Business applications and development of www.lrconsulting.co.uk public buildings. Services include: strategic T: 01943 816898 Village, Rossett, imaginative interpretation concepts – and Contact: Peter Middleton, Director property advice; acquisition and disposals; F: 01943 816173 research into professional practice. A Christine Beresford Description: Expert advice on all aspects Alice Grant Consulting planning and development; options John Marjoram Wrexham LL12 0AY E: [email protected] Collections Trust Partner. Clients include 3 Woodwalk Cottages, of museum development, marketing and Fengate Farm, Fengate Road, appraisal and business cases; lottery and www.redman-design.co.uk 1 Fron Castell, Llangollen, T: 01244 571477 British Postal Museum & Archive, Derby Longparish, Andover, operations. 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Her the UK, supplying costumed guides; specific areas of expertise are: visitor and Queens House, Description: Colman Getty is a leading PR schemes using the right combination of F: 0131 440 0049 F: 01890 883062 consultancy, based in central London. We aesthetic visual appeal, conservation E: [email protected] E: [email protected] award-winning historical events and non-visitor research; business and activity 123-129 Queens Road, festivals; recruitment and training in first plans; formative, progressive and specialise in the arts and culture, museums consideration and energy efficiency. www.mikestoanelighting.com www.fibre-optic-museum-lighting.com Norwich NR1 3PL and galleries, heritage and publishing, and Contact: Emily Alston, Director Contact: Ewen Wichary, UK National Sales and third person; research, design and summative evaluation; capacity building 50 Copperas Street, Northern manufacture of museum quality and knowledge transfer. She has T: 01603 630054 also have campaigning and event Description: Mike Stoane Lighting Description: Universal Fibre Optics is the Quarter, Manchester M4 1HS management divisions. Our current and manufacture the only track fittings that only UK manufacturer of glass fibre optic reproduction costumes for wear or display; experience across all scales of service, F: 01603 625054 Lux Lucis bespoke education sessions; script-writing through national, local authority and E: [email protected] T: 0161 839 3311 recent clients include the Museum of are truly designed to museum standards. lighting systems, and manufactures London (the opening of the Galleries of 32 Hulse Road, Salisbury, The key to all our products is simplicity, complete bespoke systems in-house, with and heritage consultancy services. Current independent museums, and works www.childwise.co.uk F: 0161 839 3377 clients include Historic Royal Palaces, throughout the UK. 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Our in-house skills www.admodelmaking.com artistry and technical skill for good finished (H&H Group) Description: Acoustiguide is one of the enable us to create integrated design pieces. 34 years’ experience in the interactives. We sculpt figures. We paint Contact: Michael Dunk Unit 2, Windsor Business Unit 6, Creative Court, murals. We cast GRP. We fabricate world’s leading audio and multimedia solutions for all types of interpretive Description: Design and make museum and exhibition field, serving providers, reputed for technological Centre Screen projects. With over 10 years’ experience, Centre, Vansittart Estate, museums in both UK and abroad. Private Clovelly Road Industrial Estate, metalwork. We produce and fit out architectural, topographical, working and specialist joinery. We design develop and innovation and award-winning tours. We Productions we have worked nationally and interactive models and replica props of any Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1SP commissions also undertaken. Clovelly Road, Bideford, offer tailor-made content and technology internationally on award-winning See our advert on page 30 prototype. All under one roof. We love our Eastgate, Castlefield, Castle scale or size to the highest quality. T: 01753 842404 Devon EX39 3HN work! solutions to each client including exhibitions with a wide range of subjects Specialise in historical reconstruction and multimedia players, wand or headphone Street, Manchester M3 4LZ including: science, technology, history, interpretation for museums and exhibition F: 01753 842405 T: 01237 477951 audio guides, downloadable tours, T: 0161 832 7151 historic buildings, natural history, designers. Recent clients include Event E: [email protected] F: 01237 475478 podcasts, mobile phone tours and group ethnography, art, craft, design and fashion. www.designworkswindsor.co.uk Replicawarehouse F: 0161 832 8934 Communications, Amersham Museum, E: [email protected] guiding systems. We can improve access E: [email protected] See our advert on next page Brennan & Whalley, Tynedale Council and Contact: Sean Miles, Director of www.myriad-uk.com 200 Main Road, Goostrey, for disabled visitors through BSL, mobility Prototyping www.centrescreen.co.uk Shetland Museum. Recent projects include Contact: Mark Hewitt, Managing Director Cheshire CW4 8PD and visually-impaired tours. Contact: Sarah Jackson, Business a 1:1500 model of Temple Newsam Estate Development Manager Field of Vision for Leeds Museum and a reconstruction of T: 01477 534075 (also fax) E: [email protected] Description: Centre Screen is a leading The Bryn, Stoke Prior, audiovisual and multimedia production www.replicawarehouse.co.uk Leominster, Contact: Lesley Edwards, Museum Antenna company with a reputation for creating programmes that inspire, educate and Herefordshire HR6 0LG Supplier International™ Description: Replicawarehouse sells entertain. Our expertise covers the full T: 01568 760545 replica and original: costume, domestic range of digital media including immersive E: [email protected] goods, furniture, food, antiques, environments, theatre shows, www.fieldofvision.co.uk taxidermy, weapons and armour for documentary films and engaging Contact: Tim Coupland museums and education services. We computer interactives. Clients include Description: iPhone and iPad apps, specialise in period room settings and English Heritage, Hong Kong Wetland Park, web-based interactive interpretation and ‘handling collections’ with particular National Assembly for Wales, St Paul’s specialist web sites, DVDs, animation, relevance to the school curriculum. We 85 Great Eastern Street, Cathedral, V&A Museum. games, oral history, tours, audio-visual offer individual objects or complete London EC2A 3HY presentations and consultation. museum displays. 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60 Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online 61 Multimedia production Multimedia production experiences. In addition, our new media studio creates the highest quality apps, Multimedia providing unprecedented access to mobile interpretation, websites and touch Prisma Electronics production ATS Heritage screens. Further to implementation 1 South Lane, Clanfield, projects, consultancy work includes Waterlooville, interpretation, audience development, ATACAMA training and access planning, and a very Hampshire PO8 0RB 1-5 Buckingham Street, successful track record of funding T: 023 9259 5000 application support. Oxford OX1 4LH El. Venizelou 126, Athens 17123, F: 023 9259 5656 T: 020 8099 1731 E: [email protected] Greece F: 020 8090 6191 www.ats-heritage.co.uk Newangle Productions T: 00 30 210 9313 430 E: [email protected] Contact: Mike Howie, Director 102 Harmood Street, F: 00 30 210 9313 110 www.atacama.co.uk Description: ATS Heritage provides London NW1 8DS E: [email protected] Contact: James Hawkes, Managing comprehensive production services Director include scriptwriting, design, editing, T: 020 7916 0106 www.prismael.com Contact: Tzenia Kotzafiliou, Sales Description: Versatile, imaginative and picture research and filming including F: 020 7916 0107 Engineer experienced multimedia design company location work and BSL (signed) content for E: [email protected] Description: Prisma Electronics is an producing a wide range of fun and Hearing Impaired. ATS also has experience www.newangle.co.uk innovative high-tech firm. Its unique, engaging programmes for web, gallery and in multi-screen audiovisual production and Contact: Beverley Garrett, Senior Project interactive, tour-guide system, Xenagos, portable device. We provide single and provides an experienced, and multi-skilled Manager offers highly advanced features to multiplayer games using interactive team plus all cameras, lighting and sound Description: Newangle produce creative museum visitors, such as interactive projection systems for walls, tables, glass equipment. Within our editing suite we can audio visual productions. From single multimedia and multilingual content, displays and immersive environments. Our edit full productions with green screens, screen videos to large scale immersive quizzes, and advanced code-less exhibit programmes employ clear information ‘after effects’, animations and flash content experiences with 3D soundscapes, we identification technology. Moreover, architecture, intuitive CMS and are through to small, cost-effective clips. specialise in creating engaging, informative Xenagos provides museum management supported by secure remote management and entertaining audio visual and with a flexible tool for profound consumer via the web. Informal advice or professional interactive exhibits. Our clients include the insight and an opportunity to further consultancy provided for all sizes of project. AUDIO for the Web Limited British Museum, Bahrain National Charter Brochure available. enhance its inventory and content 24 Mansford Street, Monument, Museum of London, the management. See our advert on opposite page Ashmolean, Royal Observatory Greenwich, London E2 7AJ Historic Royal Palaces and the National T: 020 7254 0626 Waterfront Museum Swansea. E: [email protected] See our advert on page 64 www.audiofortheweb.com Contact: Rachel Salaman, Creative Director Description: One of the country’s leading podcasting companies, AUDIO for the Web specialises in producing bespoke audio
62 Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online 63 Multimedia production Museum planning consultants solutions for museums and heritage documentary films and engaging Contact: James Bowden, Director websites. Our clients include design www.interpretation.uhi.ac.uk organisations, from innovative audio computer interactives. Clients include Description: We work with leading UK agencies, heritage centres and museums Museum Contact: Genevieve Adkins, Director guides to user-generated podcasts. We English Heritage, Hong Kong Wetland Park, and overseas museums, galleries and across the UK. Description: CIS is a team of highly work on the creative side: developing National Assembly for Wales, St Paul’s DESIGNMAP public spaces in the design and planning experienced interpretation and visitor Event concepts, writing and editing scripts, Cathedral, V&A Museum. development of visitor facing single and experience planners working across the recording and packaging polished audio multi-touch interactives, digital / physical consultants cultural heritage. We are not a design programmes, with or without pictures. We interactive crossover solutions, company. Instead we specialise in also offer in-house training. Our website augmented reality and website design. Spiral Productions providing independent visitor research, India House, 45 Curlew Street, showcases our solid track record, so please Over ten years of industry experience Ltd visioning, planning and solution take a look. New Broad Street House, enables us to build functional solutions management services, including design London SE1 2ND
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We deliver a range of services F: 0870 383 5702 Red Dot Award 2010 and 2008, European Development Manager from interpretation concepts, audience E: [email protected] Museum of the Year Award 2004, EMYA’s Ashmolean, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Description: Virtual Past creates Historic Royal Palaces and the National development, outreach programmes, www.designmap.co.uk Special Mention Award 2008. interactive photorealistic 3D virtual reality funding strategies and funding Contact: Daniel Sutton, Director Waterfront Museum Swansea. models of people, buildings and See our advert on this page applications. In addition we provide visitor Description: DESIGNMAP are multi- landscapes, which can enhance visitor research, branding and marketing, design disciplinary communication designers Haley Sharpe Design GR/DD interaction and encourage and stimulate services, web and social media strategies, specialising in exhibition, graphic, brand 11-15 Guildhall Lane, first time and repeat visitors. 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Tindalplein 191, performance management; training, transport Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director Description: CIS is a team of highly collections development, consultation and Giving practical, realistic, flexible and 6 Maidstone Buildings Mews, NL 1091 TW, Amsterdam, experienced interpretation and visitor coaching and facilitation. Mandy Barnett is evaluation, training development and sustainable solutions to your projects - Description: Our combined consultancy the director of MB Associates. She was 72-76 Borough High Street, and design team offers creative, The Netherlands experience planners working across the delivery. Heather provides tailor-made feasibility studies, policy and strategy cultural heritage. We are not a design previously a chief executive and Alban Shipping solutions; a flexible and open approach to development, audience development, London SE1 1GD achievable, appropriate and sustainable T: 00 31 20 4220247 development director in the cultural solutions for cultural and natural heritage E: [email protected] company. Instead we specialise in Unit 4, Premier Business Park, working and a track record of on target and collection management, and evaluation. T: 020 7378 7348 providing independent visitor research, regeneration and social care sectors. She within budget project delivery. Clients Clients include local government, sites. We provide strategic planning, www.timeamsterdam.com has an MBA from London Business School. Dencora Way, Luton LU3 3HP F: 020 7378 7330 support in preparing funding bids and a Contact: Max Meijer, Director visioning, planning and solution include MLA, HLF, local authorities, independent museums, and government management services, including design T: 01582 493099 independent museums. agencies. E: [email protected] wide range of design services, from Description: Concepts, consulting, www.metstudio.com concepts to implementation. Our clients projects and productions for museums and briefing, live interpretation and staff F: 01582 490147 Contact: Stephanie Hempenius, Office include leading independent museums, heritage institutions. development. We also offer advocacy, The Management Centre E: [email protected] Administrator local authorities, trusts and national mentoring and coaching support – helping Blue Jay Works, 117 Gauden www.albanshipping.co.uk Heritage Resource Agency clients through the entire project process. Contact: Andrew Jackman, Director Description: MET Studio Design is not heritage organisations. Road, London SW4 6LE 48A Over Lane, Almondsbury, Kvorning Design & afraid of delving deep into difficult subjects Description: Specialist packers and T: 020 7978 1516 shipping to museums. Dedicated transport Bristol BS32 4BW Communication for its inspiration. As experiential storytellers for over 25 years we combine Organisational Egeria F: 020 7978 2125 throughout the UK and worldwide T: 01454 617171 6 Magstraede, DK-1204 Ralph Applebaum shipping. Carnets, licence applications strategic vision and cutting-edge creativity 105 Greenway Avenue, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Copenhagen, Denmark to create environments that truly connect Associates development www.managementcentre.co.uk undertaken. www.heritageresource.co.uk London E17 5QL See our advert on next page T: 00 45 3393 9353 with audiences. 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Specialists in www.kvorning.dk Associates Ltd F: 020 7692 7597 Contact: Adrian Babbidge/Rosemary Clients include The Science Museum, 219 Oakwood Lane, 2 Hollin Hill strategic, concept, interpretive, Contact: Arne Kvorning, Owner/Architect E: [email protected] 41 The Square, Dringhouses, Ewles Manchester City Galleries, and National communication and development and Designer House, Leeds LS8 2PE www.raany.com York YO24 1UR Description: Our advice and training aims Museums of Scotland. =mc also provides planning, HRA leads teams of consultants Description: A versatile Danish design Contact: Phillip Tefft, Director to help museums and other heritage learning and development, and runs the T: 0113 240 3008 (also fax) to deliver bespoke, collaborative and studio specialising in cultural exhibitions - Description: Ralph Appelbaum T: 01904 701737 bodies make positive change, and to renowned National Arts Fundraising E: [email protected] effective solutions. Our design heritage from concept development to on-site Metaphor Associates (RAA) are planners, designers, F: 0870 458 0788 develop and improve. We try to create School bi-annually. Since its inception 23 www.arterium.co.uk results in innovative but realistic proposals installation, including graphic and web and producers of award-winning E: [email protected] evidence-based, realistic, sustainable years ago, the School has helped the Contact: David Shakeshaft/Julie backed by 35 years’ experience. We offer a design. We have designed exhibitions for a museums, exhibitions, visitor centres, and www.brynjonesassociates.com solutions appropriate to individual sector raise over £100M. For more Thompson, Directors full range of services from feasibility to broad range of cultural institutions and educational environments. Subject areas Contact: Bryn Jones, Director circumstances, based on our substantial information visit Description: Arterium Ltd is a specialised funding applications. several Danish royal castles. Kvorning range from natural history and the physical Description: BJA is a management experience of organisations of all type and nationalartsfundraisingschool.com. art transport and technical service. Our See our advert on page 51 Design & Communication has carried out sciences, to cultural, social, and corporate consulting firm advising clients on issues of size, and a client list that includes clients include museums and art galleries, projects in 40 countries worldwide. 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Our mission is to help make installation of works of art, sculpture, T: 020 7485 9756 designers, technology and media distinctive improvements in performance, Hilary McGowan Ltd Redditch, paintings, touring exhibitions and items of Design & Consulting specialists, architects, writers, editors and operations, services, standards and antiquity. We operate a purpose built F: 020 7485 2948 The Old Surgery, Oldmixon Worcestershire B96 6HN Land Design Studio Ltd E: [email protected] management personnel operating from profitability in the short and long term. BJA vehicle both nationally and internationally studios in London, New York, and Beijing. work with established venues, Manor, Oldmixon Road, T: 01527 893753 with regular London runs. 46 High Park Road, Kew, www.metaphor.eu E: [email protected] Contact: Stephen Greenberg, Creative organisations and when planning new Weston-super-Mare BS24 9PB Surrey TW9 4BH developments. www.volitionassociates.co.uk Director T: 01934 811955 Contact: Kathy Gee, Director The Old School, Sticklepath, T: 020 8332 6699 Description: Metaphor are E: [email protected] F: 01934 614091 Description: Lead by Kathy Gee, we are Okehampton, Devon EX20 2NJ masterplanners, designers, architects and experienced, independent professionals www.landdesignstudio.co.uk storytellers. We work all over the world, in Caitlin Griffiths E: [email protected] T: 01837 840717 Description: Land is a design consultancy Redman Design www.hilarymcgowan.co.uk with track records in providing museum museums, historic buildings, and 36A St. Albans Road, and heritage expertise at strategic, F: 01837 840186 that combines architecture, narrative, and landscapes, at every scale from displaying 48 The Grove, Ilkley, Contact: Hilary McGowan, Director communication media attracting clients London NW5 1RD Description: Sustainability advice practical and personal levels from local, E: [email protected] a single object to masterplanning a city West Yorkshire LS29 9EE regional and country strategies to www.imagemakers.uk.com such as; British Museum, Natural History quarter. 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We are E: [email protected] Heritage Consultant studies and strategic planning from multi disciplinary design skills, creative have built a reputation in delivering currently the exhibition designers at the www.redman-design.co.uk Description: Bringing a flexible and someone who has practical experience of thinking, effective project management innovative media with awards that include; new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Contact: John Redman, Partner thoughtful approach to a range of museum leading and developing a wide range of and thorough planning to create genuinely Interactive BAFTA, D&AD Yellow Pencil, Description: Established in 1990, and heritage projects. A strong museums and cultural organisations. engaging and memorable museum New York Art Directors Club Gold Award. Redman Design works closely with clients understanding of the museum sector, Fifteen years as a successful consultant experiences. 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Cadogan Tate on-site packing and installation work. Description: Museum and gallery Company operates large fleet of transport and technical services. With over C’ART-Art Transport 6-12 Ponton Road, Nine Elms, climate-controlled vehicles to Government 40 years’ experience we provide handling, Ltd London SW8 5BA Indemnity Conditions. Full climate/ Kent Services Ltd packing, air-ride temperature controlled Momart Limited E: [email protected] humidity controlled high security storage transport, picture hanging and exhibition www.cadogantate.com from own customs bonded warehouse. installation. We have authority under Contact: Graham Enser, MD-Fine Art Our project team are specialists in gallery section 5 of the firearms act to transport Logistics decants. prohibited weapons for museums. Description: Cadogan Tate Fine Art from See our advert on page 67 its network of offices and storage facilities in London,Paris, Cote d’Azure, New York Harwell Technical Unit 1, Sheet Glass Road, and Los Angeles is perfectly placed to Queenborough, Kent ME11 5JS service the needs of museums and Services Ltd galleries requiring high security storage T/A Harwell Document T: 01795 660812 facilities and the full range of fine art Restoration Services, Dalton F: 01795 669906 Martinspeed Ltd Unit 7 Brunel Court, services including: climate control storage, E: [email protected] Unit C, The Denim Factory, Enterprise Drive, packing and case making,transportation, Building, Maxwell Avenue, www.kent-services.com 4-6 Davenant Street, off Station Road, Four Ashes, shipping, customs clearance, installation, Harwell Science and Innovation Contact: Kathy Amey, Business London E1 5AQ project management and co-ordination, Development & Finance Manager Wolverhampton WV10 7DF Campus, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QT T: 020 7426 3000 consultation and advice. 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Previous Chair of London management, building surveying, educational fields and have a reputation showcases, scenic reconstruction, GBDM Ltd Museums Group. for successful delivery. interactives, models, audiovisual, electrical www.culturalinnovations.com 7 Straiton View, Straiton sustainability consultancy, education Contact: Martyn Best, Director services and cost management. We also and lighting. Business Park, Loanhead, See our advert on page 17 Description: Cultural Innovations is a provide specialist heritage project Bolney Place, consultancy specialising in the definition, Midlothian EH20 9QZ Stuart Davies Associates management services, and have extensive Ramboll UK Ltd Cowfold Road, Bolney, development and delivery of all aspects of T: 0131 440 6750 75 Ambergate Street, experience in the conservation, restoration 60 Newman Street, museum, gallery, exhibition and cultural or renewal of listed buildings, and issues Haywards Heath RH17 5QT Button F: 0131 440 6751 Kennington, London SE17 3RZ London W1T 3DA projects. 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Working with Director Contact: Anton Sawicki, Director E: [email protected] exhibition implementation and delivery. museums, galleries, libraries and archives cultural and heritage consultancy Description: Ramboll is a leading firm of www.buttonstudio.co.uk F: 01382 561159 specialising in assessing museums, Description: CMS is a project and E: [email protected] across the UK, Jura Consultants provides construction management company multidisciplinary engineering and design Contact: Tyra Till, Design Consultant practical responses to strategic and developing sustainable futures for them Beck Interiors Ltd consultants with a reputation for Description: Formerly trading for ten www.gbdm.co.uk and evaluating their performance. An specialising in the evaluation, Contact: Griff Boyle, Director operational needs and assists in the Victory House, Cox Lane, refurbishment and new build of museums, innovation and technical excellence in the years as Tyra Till, Button specialise in development of new opportunities. Jura experienced and multidisciplinary group, UK and internationally. Their experience in innovative interpretation, intelligent Description: A design management and we find strategic solutions to the Chessington, Surrey KT9 1SG galleries, theatres, libraries and performing project management consultancy Consultants supports independent trusts, arts venues. We also provide cost the arts and culture sector has led them to design and entertaining education. Elmwood local authorities and national organisations organisational and resource problems T: 020 8974 0500 secure work on iconic projects such as the Providing dedicated customer service, we specialising in the successful design and faced by museum governing bodies. Apart consultancy, risk analysis, access audits for coordination of museum and related with a range of services including F: 020 8974 0555 DDA, funding advice and submissions Tate Modern, British Museum and the are happy to support clients through the undertaking option appraisals, preparing from producing realistic plans we have also E: [email protected] National Museum of Art, Architecture and planning and project process. We’ve interior design projects. A proven ability to helped many clients to achieve lottery (including HLF and private trusts and integrate the aims of clients, designers and activity plans and business plans. Jura www.beckinteriors.com funders), feasibility studies, market Design in Oslo. worked with museums, libraries, Consultants has a detailed knowledge and funding support. Contact: Graham Wakeford, Director universities, national heritage charities other consultants to achieve a coordinated research and venue operating strategies, project team sets us apart. We provide you understanding of the operating Description: Specialist project conservation and listed building advice. and palaces. Our services include environment facing these organisations. management, fabrication and installation interpretive planning, concept with a creative design service built on of visitor centres, museums, galleries, development, educational publishing, communication, understanding and national monuments, special projects and interactive exhibit development and integrity. Project Project temporary exhibitions. Beck are unrivalled project management. domestically and internationally, with an Drivers Jonas Malcolm Reading management: 25 Eagle Street, Craighall management: experienced team of individuals, who Deloitte Consultants focus on quality and service. Beck are a Displays and Business Park, Glasgow G4 9XA Building projects turnkey specialist, undertaking all T: 0141 332 3086 disciplines including budget feasibility, fitout Cragg Management Redman Design project management, exhibitory, graphics, Services Ltd F: 0141 331 1590 48 The Grove, Ilkley, Athene Place, 66 Shoe Lane, E: [email protected] showcases, scenic reconstruction, West Yorkshire LS29 9EE interactives, models, audiovisual, electrical London EC4A 3BQ www.elmwoods.com Appleyard & Beacon Display Limited Contact: Alan Strachan, Managing T: 01943 816898 and lighting. T: 020 7007 9000 Trew LLP See our advert on page 17 40 Jubilee Drive, Loughborough, Director F: 01943 816173 F: 020 7583 1198 Leicestershire LE11 5XS Description: Specialists in project E: [email protected] E: [email protected] management of museums, visitor centres, www.redman-design.co.uk www.djdeloitte.co.uk/culture&heritage T: 01509 213755 galleries etc, including in-house expertise Contact: John Redman, Partner Contact: Rob Colley, Head of Drivers Jonas F: 01509 235749 in bespoke joinery fabrication. We offer the Description: Established in 1990, 45-46 Berners Street, Deloitte Culture & Heritage E: [email protected] complete museum fit-out, turnkey Redman Design works closely with clients London W1T 3NE Capita Symonds Ltd Description: Drivers Jonas Deloitte has www.beacondisplay.co.uk package. to create museums and visitor centres that over 70 clients in the culture and heritage Contact: Peter Rimell, Director T: 020 7637 2502 are innovative, entertaining and sector including some of the UK’s largest Description: Founded in 1980, we have Bolney Place, informative. Services include: master F: 020 7631 0723 museums, performing arts venues, extensive experience in the manufacture Cowfold Road, Bolney, planning, feasibility assessment, research, E: [email protected] Oriel Court, Ashfield Road, Sale, heritage attractions, libraries, and other and installation of bespoke joinery for the Haywards Heath RH17 5QT Fraser Randall community consultation and dialogue, www.malcolmreading.co.uk Cheshire M33 7DF 8th Floor, The Beacon, public buildings. Services include: strategic museum, heritage and leisure industries. concept development, interpretative Contact: Malcolm Reading, Chairman property advice; acquisition and disposals; We also liaise with sub-trades in the T: 01444 880344 Productions Ltd T: 0161 973 4347 176 St Vincent Street, planning, 3D, graphic and brand design, Description: Malcolm Reading planning and development; options manufacture of ancillary items, such as F: 01444 880349 education consultation, retail/catering Consultants provides independent advice F: 0161 905 1355 Glasgow, G2 5SG appraisal and business cases; lottery and metalwork, glass, plastics etc. Working in E: [email protected] E: [email protected] design, interactive and multimedia exhibit and hands-on support to clients involved in Tel: 0141 285 3600 funding applications; feasibility studies; conjunction with audiovisual specialists, www.craggmanagement.co.uk design, project costing, design and build, capital projects. Our work often involves www.appleyardandtrew.com procurement of consultants/contractors; reconstruction specialists, M&E Contact: Mark Newton, LLP Partner E: [email protected] Contact: Nicholas Cragg, Managing project management and HLF submission bringing together architects, designers, www.capitasymonds.co.uk design and project management; FM; contractors and electrical contractors we Director preparation. artists, exhibition designers and curators Description: Appleyard & Trew LLP is a valuation and rating; access audits; offer the complete package for the client. privately owned practice of chartered Contact: Bob Gairns, Operations Director Description: CMS is a project and to create something of lasting quality. We Description: Capita Symonds is one of environmental and sustainability audits; construction management company have worked with leading international quantity surveyors, project managers, energy advice; condition surveys and other The Ship, 228 Long Lane, building surveyors and CDM co-ordinators, the UK’s largest and most diverse specialising in the evaluation, organisations in the cultural and multidisciplinary consultancies offering a specialisms. refurbishment and new build of museums, London SE1 4QB educational fields and have a reputation providing independent professional services to the museum and galleries range of design, engineering and galleries, theatres, libraries and performing T: 020 7403 6403 for successful delivery. management services to museum and arts venues. We also provide cost sector country-wide. The practice holds a Beck Interiors Ltd F: 020 7403 6404 passion for delivering reliable services to cultural projects across the UK. 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Designs Elmwood E: [email protected] T: 01234 846300 depict antique prints, photographs of welcomed without obligation. Suppliers to www.abgdesign.uk.com including the V&A, the British Museum and West Lothian EH51 0QG national and international museums and 25 Eagle Street, Craighall the National Gallery. Call us or visit our F: 01234 852334 antiques, flowers from British gardens and Contact: Howard Miles, Design Director E: [email protected] T: 01506 821910 collective names. Cards supplied with other heritage organisations. Tea towels Business Park, Glasgow G4 9XA Description: We approach all website to find out more. and other items also designed and www.cxdltd.com F: 01506 821911 recycled paper envelopes in transparent, T: 0141 332 3086 communications projects with the Big Contact: Denise Troughton, Marketing E: [email protected] compostable cornstarch bags. Online supplied on request. We exhibit at the Picture in mind. We aim to ensure that all Museums and Heritage Show. 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We offer the other objects. We manufacture the unique - beautiful magnets, jigsaws, notebooks, T: 01591 610512 T: 01746 861236 Norfolk PE30 4JJ personal service. produce moulded letters, flat cut letters Planorama® aluminium drawer system and mousemats, coasters etc. We have also complete museum fit-out, turnkey and mirror letters which are generally E: [email protected] F: 01746 862737 T: 01553 776607 package. are exclusive representatives for many built up an extensive wholesale range www.gothicgreenoak.co.uk E: [email protected] available in 7 days to your specification. We specialist manufacturers including: including the Unemployed Philosophers Contact: Jon Hather www.caligraphy.co.uk F: 01553 777141 specialise in using only the best plastics for Rothstein museum showcases, storage Guild. E: [email protected] our superior products. Our close Description: Gothic Green Oak produces Contact: Penny Parkin, Sales Manager cabinets and picture racking. a range of Roman, Viking, Medieval and Description: Manuscript Pen Company is www.prodir.com IWM Designs Limited association with Talbot Designs Ltd enable See our adverts on pages 45 and 87 Tudor board games and historic playing a family owned company established in Contact: Alan Fielding, Sales Manager Unit 13, Pearlbrook Industrial D4 Projekt us to also offer general fabrication and the cards suitable for children and adults. All 1990 and based in Shropshire. The (Museums & Galleries) Unit Y, North Road, Yate, leading ‘Teedy’ Domes products. 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Britannia Storage Contact: Richard Ryan, Director Meeting all aspects of your specification, sustainable modular systems ideally suited T: 01904 704001 to permanent, temporary and travelling Systems Ltd Description: With a product range that providing creative solutions to enhance the incorporates mobile, static and library Martick Jewellery F: 01904 700588 appeal of your products, optimising sales. exhibitions mean that D4 support you Unit 3, Lancaster Way, from the moment of creative inspiration, to shelving systems together with pull-out E: [email protected] Earls Colne Industrial Park, and mobile picture racking, Ecospace www.swannofyork.com the impact of final delivery. Clients include National Museum Liverpool, the Houses of Earls Colne, Colchester, specialises in providing storage solutions Contact: Paul Swann, Director Protosheet Engineering for museums, galleries, libraries and Description: Manufacturer of historical Parliament and National Museums Wales. 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Completed projects London SE24 0XW manufacture of a wide variety of writing T: 01322 550545 Consultants Contact: Peter Rimell, Director include National Museum of Wales, Jersey T: 020 7274 0333 gifts ranging from quill-pens through to Description: International designers, Museum, Jewish Museum and Bedford stationery sets, in packaging designs F: 01322 555719 Robert Denholm House, F: 020 7274 0222 manufacturers and suppliers of high Museum. representing various historical era’s, we E: [email protected] Bletchingley Road, Nutfield, quality, cost effective storage solutions See our advert on next page E: [email protected] can also provide a free in-house design www.protosheet.co.uk www.martickjewellery.com Surrey RH1 4HW including mobile and static shelving, service, for exclusive packaging tailored to Contact: Nigel Dabner, Contracts Manager picture racking, glass display cases, Contact: Julie Martick, Owner suit individual requirements. Description: Protosheet are specialist T: 01737 822555 Description: Designers and cabinets for conservation and bespoke Munters Ltd fabricators of all types of metalwork, we F: 0870 486 4664 museum storage. We pride ourselves on manufacturers of historically inspired have vast experience in the museum E: nathan@momentumsignconsultants. Blackstone Road, Huntingdon, jewellery and cufflinks. Martick Jewellery our ability to design the optimum storage Winged Heart Stained industry, working alongside designers and com solution for each customer. We Cambridgeshire PE29 6EE has been established for 24 years. We can architects we have the ability to offer a www.momentumsignconsultants.com design jewellery in sterling silver or silver Glass manufacture under IS09002 and, when T: 08708 505202 range of bespoke products to meet your Contact: Nathan Farquhar, Director installed by us, give a full 12-month plate and produce items in reliable 7 The Old Brewery, Brampton, needs. Last year we installed over 100 Description: Momentum are F: 01480 413147 commercial designs. warranty on every installation that can be Cumbria CA8 1TR display case inserts at the V&A Museum’s independent and holistic wayfinding further extended with a maintenance E: [email protected] Medieval & Rennaissance gallery. Call now experts providing strategic, design, www.munters.co.uk T: 01697 73589 agreement specific to your installation. to discuss how we can help. technical and implementation services for See our advert on page 83 Contact: Jo Christopher, Marketing Museum Leather Company F: 01697 73211 a broad spectrum of clients from John Executive 78 - 80 Troutbeck, E: [email protected] Lewis to National Museum of Scotland. 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9001:2008 accredited and ISO14001 QUBIQA Ltd and objects. Our portfolio includes open accredited. Munters, the humidity expert storage and front of house display cabinets can help protect all exhibits against Preservation Sheddingdean Business Park, and shelving mobile storage, pull-out humidity damage. Equipment Ltd Marchants Way, Burgess Hill, picture racking, display cabinets and West Sussex RH15 8QY cupboards, gun and rifle storage, glass plate negative storage, textile, plan filing T: 01444 237220 and CD/DVD cabinets. Surveys and visits to F: 01444 237221 recent installations are provided without E: [email protected] obligation. Museum Polstore www.qubiqa.com See our advert on page 84 PO Box 1112, Guildford GU1 9LE Contact: Elaine Witchell, Sales & Marketing Support T: 0870 850 4012 Description: Qubiqa (previously known F: 0870 850 4013 as Nordplan) is a leading manufacturer of E: [email protected] storage solutions for museums, archives, Storage: General www.polstore.co.uk Vinces Road, Diss, libraries and record offices. Choose from an Contact: Adam Lucas/Jonathan Lucas BSc Norfolk IP22 4HQ electronic system to keep your artefacts in ACA T: 01379 647400 optimum condition; mechanical, static Description: Established for over 45 shelving or a two-tier option (for areas years our flexible storage solutions provide F: 01379 650582 with greater height). Qubiqa is the ultimate optimum protection, easy access and E: [email protected] solution in terms of flexibility and AMP Fab Ltd maximum display potential. Our product www.preservationequipment.com sustainability – easy to relocate, range includes drawer cabinets, plan Contact: Sally Breakwell, Customer reconfigure or upgrade. chests, shelving and cupboard systems, Service See our advert on page 89 photographic and negative storage, Description: Preservation Equipment is picture racking, mobile bases, air-tight the leading specialist in conservation and archival supplies with Europe’s largest entomology and herbarium cabinets, visual browser and displays units, transportation stocks and choice of top quality products. Sun Iron Works, Ward Street, systems, firearms racking and bespoke Our product range now includes a variety System Store Chadderton, Oldham OL9 9EX manufacture. We offer a no-obligation of unique items for disaster preparedness. Solutions Ltd For online purchasing and our very latest T: 0161 620 7250 survey and quotation service with 2D/3D Ham Lane, Lenham, drawing services. products please visit F: 0161 620 7251 See our advert on opposite page www.preservationequipment.com. A 220 Maidstone ME17 2LH E: [email protected] page catalogue is also available. T: 01622 859522 www.ampfab.co.uk Contact: Adam Beck/Philip McKaigg, F: 01622 858746 Directors E: [email protected] Description: Designers, manufacturers www.system-store.com and installers of pull-out and static picture Contact: David Price, Director racking, mobile and static storage, Description: We provide a high quality mezzanine floors, art handling trolleys, range of flexible storage systems providing bespoke cabinets including entomology, optimum protection of priceless artefacts herbarium, dust resistant and general
80 Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online Visit www.museumsassociation.org/suppliers to search for your supplier online 81 Storage: General Storage: General storage. Full consultancy and design Constantine Ltd www.lista.com service, including surveys of both Contact: Graham Missing, Key Accounts collections and sites, and the preparation Crystalizations Manager of drawings and reports. Systems Inc Description: Lista provide a complete range of specialist museum storage 20-26 Sandgate Street, equipment, including secure ‘open storage’. Particularly expert in high-density drawer London SE15 1LE systems, Lista have many years experience Britannia Storage T: 020 7635 2103 working with some of the country’s largest Systems Ltd F: 020 7732 2631 collections. Lista have the expertise to Unit 3, Lancaster Way, E: [email protected] create, manufacture and install bespoke equipment, designed to your Earls Colne Industrial Park, www.const.co.uk Contact: Paul Williamson, Director requirements. Please contact us for a no Earls Colne, Colchester, Description: One of the UK’s leading 1401 Lincoln Avenue, Holbrook, obligation consultation. Essex CO6 2NS packers and shippers of fine art, with a NY 11741, USA See our advert below T: 01787 224411 history stretching back to 1815. Specialists T: 07892 676859 in the packing and co-ordination of F: 01787 223038 exhibitions for museums and galleries F: 020 7380 0500 www.britannia-storage.co.uk E: [email protected] worldwide. Highly trained technicians for Contact: Peter Rimell, Director on-site packing and installation work. www.csistorage.com Description: International designers, Company operates large fleet of Contact: Patricia Ellenwood, President metalrax storage manufacturers and suppliers of high climate-controlled vehicles to Government Description: Aluminum art storage quality, cost effective storage solutions Indemnity Conditions. Full climate/ systems. We design, manufacture and including mobile and static shelving, humidity controlled high security storage install. Our well known Moving Painting picture racking, glass display cases, from own customs bonded warehouse. storage systems can be any size and floor cabinets for conservation and bespoke Our project team are specialists in gallery or ceiling supported. With installations in museum storage. We pride ourselves on decants. more than 280 museums worldwide and our ability to design the optimum storage some 30 years of collections storage solution for each customer. We experience, we can assist you with manufacture under IS09002 and, when budgeting and grant applications. Visit our installed by us, give a full 12-month new website to see product options and warranty on every installation that can be photos. further extended with a maintenance Bordesley Green Road, agreement specific to your installation. Birmingham B9 4TP See our advert on opposite page T: 0121 772 8151 E: [email protected] www.metalrax-storage.co.uk Forster Ecospace Ltd Contact: Peter McArthur, Sales Office Manager Description: Designers, manufacturers, and installers of static and mobile shelving and small parts containers. Full UK coverage and consultancy service. Systems Masons Gate, Townsend, designed to meet BS5454:2000. Founder Marsh Gibbon, Bicester, member of the Storage Equipment Oxon OX27 0EY Manufacturers Association and a member of the Storage & Handling Equipment T: 01869 278002 Distributors Association. ISO9001 F: 01869 278003 accredited. metalrax storage is part of MRX E: [email protected] Engineering Support Services Limited www.ecospace.co.uk which is a division of Metalrax Group PLC. Contact: Richard Ryan, Director Description: With a product range that incorporates mobile, static and library Munters Ltd shelving systems together with pull-out and mobile picture racking, Ecospace Blackstone Road, Huntingdon, specialises in providing storage solutions Cambridgeshire PE29 6EE for museums, galleries, libraries and T: 08708 505202 archives. The high quality systems are complemented by fully comprehensive F: 01480 413147 technical advisory, planning and E: [email protected] installation services. Completed projects www.munters.co.uk include National Museum of Wales, Jersey Contact: Jo Christopher, Marketing Museum, Jewish Museum and Bedford Executive Museum. Description: Worldwide leader in See our advert on page 80 desiccant and refrigeration dehumidification, Munters offers a wide range of products to suit all dehumidification requirements. Munters’ experience includes tailored dehumidification systems for museums, Lista UK Ltd galleries, warehouses and other permanent and temporary exhibitions. ISO 9001:2008 accredited and ISO14001 accredited. Munters, the humidity expert can help protect all exhibits against humidity damage.
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Our product London EC2A 3JX conservation and preservation of prints, range includes drawer cabinets, plan T: 01234 846300 drawings, textiles, photographs, books and chests, shelving and cupboard systems, T: 07711 139971 F: 01234 852334 other objects. We manufacture the unique photographic and negative storage, E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Planorama® aluminium drawer system and picture racking, mobile bases, air-tight www.railexprojects.co.uk www.cxdltd.com are exclusive representatives for many entomology and herbarium cabinets, visual Contact: Michael Church, Managing Contact: Denise Troughton, Marketing specialist manufacturers including: browser and displays units, transportation Director Manager Rothstein museum showcases, storage systems, firearms racking and bespoke Description: Railex Projects Ltd supply Description: A complete service for the cabinets and picture racking. manufacture. 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T: 01869 278002 T: 01622 859522 See our adverts on opposite page Sheddingdean Business Park, F: 01869 278003 F: 01622 858746 and page 45 E: [email protected] Marchants Way, Burgess Hill, E: [email protected] www.ecospace.co.uk West Sussex RH15 8QY www.system-store.com Contact: David Price, Director Contact: Richard Ryan, Director T: 01444 237220 Description: With a product range that Description: We provide a high quality incorporates mobile, static and library F: 01444 237221 range of flexible storage systems providing shelving systems together with pull-out E: [email protected] optimum protection of priceless artefacts and mobile picture racking, Ecospace www.qubiqa.com and objects. Our portfolio includes open specialises in providing storage solutions Contact: Elaine Witchell, Sales & storage and front of house display cabinets for museums, galleries, libraries and Marketing Support and shelving mobile storage, pull-out picture racking, display cabinets and
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Skills www.ecospace.co.uk Maidstone ME17 2LH include a thorough understanding of the audience development process, marketing Contact: Richard Ryan, Director T: 01622 859522 Description: With a product range that planning, qualitative and quantitative incorporates mobile, static and library F: 01622 858746 Studio 202, Spitfire Studios, research, project management, evaluation E: [email protected] and training. Able to offer a project team of shelving systems together with pull-out 63-71 Collier Street, and mobile picture racking, Ecospace www.system-store.com associates with complementary skills in specialises in providing storage solutions Contact: David Price, Director London N1 9BE heritage/museum management, for museums, galleries, libraries and Description: We provide a high quality T: 020 7278 7847 fundraising and strategic planning. archives. The high quality systems are range of flexible storage systems providing Experience of both HLF and ACE Lottery optimum protection of priceless artefacts F: 020 7183 7827 applications. complemented by fully comprehensive E: [email protected] technical advisory, planning and and objects. Our portfolio includes open storage and front of house display cabinets www.barkerlangham.co.uk installation services. Completed projects Contact: Stephanie Barrow, Practice include National Museum of Wales, Jersey and shelving mobile storage, pull-out picture racking, display cabinets and Manager Museum, Jewish Museum and Bedford Description: Barker Langham is a leading, Museum. cupboards, gun and rifle storage, glass plate negative storage, textile, plan filing cultural consultancy that puts people and Cultural Innovations See our advert on page 80 their needs at the centre of heritage and and CD/DVD cabinets. Surveys and visits to Unit 13-15 Quayside Lodge, recent installations are provided without cultural projects. We specialise in the obligation. visioning, strategic planning and William Morris Way, See our advert on page 84 development of cultural heritage projects London SW6 2SZ in the UK and abroad. On every project, our aim is to excite, inspire and engage visitors T: 020 7731 4396 Museum Polstore and audiences. See our website for current F: 020 7731 9442 projects. E: [email protected] www.culturalinnovations.com Strategic Contact: Martyn Best, Director BJA - Bryn Jones Description: Cultural Innovations is a planning consultancy specialising in the definition, PO Box 1112, Guildford GU1 9LE Associates Ltd development and delivery of all aspects of T: 0870 850 4012 41 The Square, Dringhouses, museum, gallery, exhibition and cultural Aidan Walsh Consultancy F: 0870 850 4013 York YO24 1UR projects. 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BJA www.heritageresource.co.uk manufacture. We offer a no-obligation assessment, analysis, advocacy and work with established venues, Contact: Jon Michael Hall, Director survey and quotation service with 2D/3D review. Curator of European-award- organisations and when planning new Description: Working to help clients drawing services. winning County Museum, then Director, developments. achieve sustainable goals through creative See our advert on page 81 Northern Ireland Museums Council, but realistic planning advice. Specialists in working especially with regional and strategic, concept, interpretive, independent museums. A consultant since Caitlin Griffiths communication and development QUBIQA Ltd 2001, working for government agencies, 36A St. Albans Road, planning, HRA leads teams of consultants local authorities and private sector. Clients to deliver bespoke, collaborative and Sheddingdean Business Park, include arts, libraries and museums in London NW5 1RD effective solutions. 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The services provided Manor, Oldmixon Road, storage solutions for museums, archives, include project management, strategic and Weston-super-Mare BS24 9PB libraries and record offices. Choose from an policy development, workforce electronic system to keep your artefacts in development and training, facilitation, T: 01934 811955 optimum condition; mechanical, static advocacy and research. F: 01934 614091 shelving or a two-tier option (for areas E: [email protected] with greater height). Qubiqa is the ultimate www.hilarymcgowan.co.uk Contact: Hilary McGowan, Director
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E: [email protected] Hands-on experience on hundreds of an independent Heritage and Museums others to success, innovative thinking, management and organisational Staffordshire ST5 1TT www.access-mattersuk.co.uk capital projects, gallery re-displays, focused retail consultancy. Offering practical and imaginative solutions. development; strategy and business T: 01782 714300 Contact: Jan Loveless, Access Consultant new-build and refurbishments. A solutions to develop sustainability, Twenty years at director level in Bristol, planning; partnership development; Vennersys Ltd Description: Extensive experience of professional practice offering sensible enhance the visitor experience and Exeter and York. F: 01782 714566 solutions. performance management; training, 15th Floor, Tower Building, E: [email protected] 249 Upper Third Street, access audits of historic environments and generate profit. Training and development coaching and facilitation. Mandy Barnett is 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX www.omniticket.com landscapes, design appraisals and access – customer service, selling skills, visual the director of MB Associates. She was Milton Keynes MK9 1DS statements, and user consultation. Our presentation, product and range T: 020 7921 9600 Contact: John Davies, Director of UK previously a chief executive and Operations T: 01908 350650 service is personal and friendly and tailored Emma Chaplin Heritage & development. Retail consultancy – retail development director in the cultural F: 020 7921 9601 Description: Computerised ticketing and F: 01908 350551 to the culture and resources of our clients. Museum Services reviews, commercial development and regeneration and social care sectors. She E: [email protected] Our associates include disability equality support. 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Manager tool, which virtually eliminates fraud, Description: Vennersys create, deliver work closely with them and with our T: 0151 342 9651 Description: Blackbaud offers advanced, permits access flow diversification and and support VENPoS: a “designed for clients to create a visitor experience which E: [email protected] comprehensive online and box office provides accurate in-venue visitor counts. purpose” ticketing, EPoS and e-commerce is inclusive, engaging and enjoyable. www.emmachaplin.co.uk Helen MacKintosh ticketing, marketing and CRM solutions, Overview automates ticket sales and solution for visitor and leisure attractions Contact: Emma Chaplin, Consultant Associates PLB allowing museums to gain a 360 degree access verification for daily, multi-day and ranging from a few points of sale to large Description: Effective, straightforward Dovecote Stables, view of their visitors and supporters, offer subscription and member admissions, for scale, multi-site attractions. 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T: 07540 625142 across local authority and independent Place, London WC2E 7EN processes, leading to greater efficiency Contact: Helen MacKintosh T: 01653 698309 E: [email protected] museums in England and Wales. Services Description: If you’re looking for effective T: 020 3006 6062 across your organisation. Contact: Caitlin Griffiths, Museums and include business planning, collections F: 01653 694791 leadership and development solutions, we F: 020 7240 5377 Heritage Consultant management and development, can help. With extensive experience within E: [email protected] Description: Bringing a flexible and interpretation planning and review and E: [email protected] www.plbltd.com the sector, and fully accredited in both www.jisc.ac.uk Gamma Dataware Ltd Touring thoughtful approach to a range of museum organisational and personal development Leadership Coaching & Mentoring, and Contact: Sarah Oswald, Projects Director TOR Systems Ltd and heritage projects. 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I provide trustees Midlothian EH20 9QZ Contact: Val Bott, Museums Consultant visitor attractions, TOR has three decades ‘Board and Card Games’. and managers with guidance and practical T: 0131 440 6750 Description: Thoughtful advice on experience installing systems in museums, advice to help them meet current managing change – forward planning, heritage sites and attractions. 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