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Counter-Disaster Planning
Recovery specialists
These are people and organisations who offer expertise in particular recovery procedures. Some offer overall cleaning and drying of office and storage areas; others offer cleaning, drying and repair of specific items, such as books, paintings or furniture. This last group includes conservators.
It is usual for conservators to be specialists in the treatment of one type of material, such as paintings. This is the way conservators are trained. This point should be well understood, because a variety of conservators may be needed if the collection contains many different types of items. Your counter-disaster plan should contain a list of people to contact for advice and assistance.
The following list is a starting point only. Contact your State museum, library or art gallery for a list of their contacts, or your State division of the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material, Inc. (AICCM). You can locate your State division of AICCM by phoning the National Secretary on (02) 6254 8695 or by writing to:
AICCM Secretariat
GPO Box 1638
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Recovery consultants and services: planning, prevention, cleaning, drying, repair and restoration
Artlab Australia
70 Kintore Avenue
Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8207 7520
Fax: (08) 8207 7259
Specialists in treatment of paintings, textiles, objects, books, photographs, documents and works of art on paper, sculpture.
Australasian Recovery Services Pty Ltd
Suite 4, 14 York Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205
Phone: (03) 9690 1373
Conservation Access
State Library of New South Wales,
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9230 1676
Fax: (02) 9233 3192
Specialists in the treatment of books, photographs, documents and works of art on paper.
International Conservation Services,
53 Victoria Avenue
Chatswood NSW 2067
Phone: (02) 9417 3311
Fax: (02) 9417 3102
Specialists in the treatment of furniture, textiles, metals, paper, paintings and mixed media.
Keith Adkins Bookbinding and Conservation of Books
66 Cameron St
Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6327 3549
Specialist in the treatment of books.
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery Commercial Preservation Service
Wellington St
Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6371 1296
Specialists in treatment of books, photographs, documents, works of art on paper, paintings, textiles and objects.
Fischers Steamatic
PO Box 709
Braeside VIC 3195
Phone: (03) 9587 6945
24-hour hotline: (03) 9587 6333
Fischers have a mobile freeze-drying chamber, so offering services Australia-wide. Also known as BMS Catastrophe.
Moisture Control Services
PO Box 2
Pinkenba QLD 4008
Phone: (07) 3868 2442
Fax: (07) 3868 1033
24-hour Australia-wide service:
Free call: 1800 800 675
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Rocherlea Annex
Wellington St
Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6371 1296
Ayline Cleaning and Restoration System
Unit 22/28 Vore Street
Silverwater NSW 2142
Phone: (02) 9748 4507
Fax: (02) 9748 4639
Moisture Control Services
PO Box 2
Pinkenba QLD 4008
Phone: (07) 3868 2442
Fax: (07) 3868 1033
24-hour Australia-wide service:
Free call: 1800 800 675
Munters Moisture Control Services:
Albury Head Office
21 Union Road
North Albury NSW 2640
Phone: (02) 6025 6422
Fax: (02) 6025 8266
Munters offers Australia and New Zealand-wide services in structural drying, document restoration, humidity control, disaster planning, and consulting.
Restoration: office furnishings and equipment
Fischers Steamatic
PO Box 709
Braeside VIC 3195
Phone: (03) 9587 6945
24-hour hotline: (03) 9587 6333
Fischers offers services Australia-wide.
Ayline Cleaning and Restoration System
Unit 22/28 Vore Street
Silverwater NSW 2142
Phone: (02) 9748 4507
Fax: (02) 9748 4639
Restoration: computer systems
First State Computing
Level 7, Underwood House
37-49 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9256 9999
Fax: (02) 9256 9910
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