Advice on collection care routines;

Collections risk assessments;

Art, book, furniture and object condition assessments, condition surveys and cleaning, including textiles;

Condition assessment surveys and cleaning of interiors;

Advice and design of object storage and display;

Loaned object couriering, national and international;

Store room: object condition assessments and re-housing projects;

Exhibition preparation, installation and de-installation;

Preventive conservation audits and Benchmarks for Collections Care assessments

Integrated Pest Management, implementing new IPM plans or managing ongoing IPM.

Temperature and Relative Humidity monitoring, one off assessments and ongoing monitoring.

Light monitoring and light plans.

Dust monitoring and mapping.

Design and implementation of emergency and disaster response plans for your collections and interiors. Including different response strategies, creating priority salvage grab sheets, and training in emergency salvage, recovery and collections first aid.

During building refurbishment and maintenance work I can provide:

Risk assessments for requirements of and design of object / interior protection;

Object packing and storage solutions;

Environmental monitoring during building work;

Contractor / conservator induction and management.

Also management of long term cleaning projects, such as books and ceramics.

All training can be tailored to your collection and your needs.

Training for staff and volunteers in all aspects of preventive conservation, including:

Agents of deterioration;

Environmental control and monitoring;

Object handling and cleaning techniques;

Object storage and packing;

Emergency salvage and procedures training, including table talk and practical exercises;

Volunteer development, including recruitment

Health and Safety for Conservators;

Working with Hazardous Collections

I can support you in protecting your historic interiors and collections during filming and photo shoots. I have worked on feature films, period dramas and live television, for Amazon Prime, Netflix, Disney and the BBC

I can produce written and photographic interpretation on your project for visitors. I am also available to give talks / lectures on the preventive conservation, and write blogs on particular projects.

Photographic record survey of historic graffiti, interior and exterior, of your property.