• Founded by Stuart Welch in 1992 - his aim was to establish an ethical company which was creative and positive, dedicated to open minded design and delivery of products for all areas of cultural preservation.
• The business manufactures the world’s largest range of acid free archival storage boxes under the CXD Timecare™ brand. In addition they have an engineering facility where they manufacture Planorama ™ aluminum drawer storage systems, conservation display drawers, workshop furniture and equipment.
• They are exclusive UK & Irish agents for Rothstein Vitrinen museum showcases and storage furniture.
• CXD believe in delivering high quality conservation products and genuinely offering customers Time, Care and Attention and in 1998 were honored by the granting of a Royal Warrant of appointment to Her Majesty Queen.
• A forward thinking European company with a worldwide customer base
• Conservation By Design Limited is the leading UK manufacturer of acid free storage and display products for Archives, Libraries, Museums and Galleries.
• CXD manufacture the boxboard in Bedford from which the boxes are made with tight controls over the quality and purity of the raw material.
• Based in the historic county town of Bedford CXD is located midway between Oxford and Cambridge and within easy reach of London. The lazy River Great Ouse provides an attractive back drop to the town.
  

The Montefiascone Conservation Project

• The Montefiascone Conservation Project
• The Montefiascone Conservation Project was originally conceived in order to save the virtually derelict library of the Seminario Barbarigo. This late medieval library contains the collection of Cardinal Barbarigo and is important to the history of the town, since it contains a number of books printed by the seminary press.
• In 1988 Nicolas Barker, then Head of Special Collections at the British Library, was invited to appraise the collection. Working with Cheryl Porter, a book conservator, a programme was established to save the collections.
• This was begun in the summer of 1988 and subsequently, many conservators from across the world came to help with the preservation and conservation of the books. Soon the furnishings and fabric of the library itself became a part of the on-going work.
• A programme of summer schools was then started to run in parallel with the library project. These provide an opportunity for librarians, conservators, and those interested in the history and conservation of books, to assemble once each year for a choice of one-week courses. Many new acquaintances and friendships have been established as a result of these events.
  
  For more information contact Cheryl Porter Cheryl@caporter.co.uk www.monteproject.com