· Preventive conservation consultancy for Museum and Gallery projects from their initial stages · Conservation assessments and surveys, advice on conservation and restoration strategies and their implementation · Collections accession conversion onto computer database with digital photographic recording · Recognised acceleration ageing tests for construction and display material to assess their long term suitability in conservation use · Environmental data collection and interpretation for objects in transit, temporary exhibitions, collections or storage facilities, using a range of sensors including telemetric sensors monitoring locally or remotely via modem · Design and production of microclimate controlled display cases, transit cases and storage facilities

Plowden & Smith have extensive world-wide experience of disaster mitigation and recovery. The wide range of skills that Plowden & Smith embraces gives it the ability to deal with the effects of most disasters, including fire, flood damage and transportation damage. Clients who have used Plowden & Smith following a disaster include Uppark, Windsor Castle, Hampton Court and the National Museum of Beirut.


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